KJV: The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
YLT: The man answered and said to them, 'Why, in this is a wonderful thing, that ye have not known whence he is, and he opened my eyes!
Darby: The man answered and said to them, Now in this is a wonderful thing, that ye do not know whence he is, and he has opened mine eyes.
ASV: The man answered and said unto them, Why, herein is the marvel, that ye know not whence he is, and yet he opened mine eyes.
| Ἀπεκρίθη | Answered |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἀποκρίνομαι Sense: to give an answer to a question proposed, to answer. |
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| ἄνθρωπος | man |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ἄνθρωπος Sense: a human being, whether male or female. |
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| εἶπεν | said |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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| αὐτοῖς | to them |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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| τούτῳ | this |
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Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Dative Neuter Singular Root: οὗτος Sense: this. |
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| τὸ | - |
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Parse: Article, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| θαυμαστόν | an amazing thing |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: θαυμαστός Sense: wonderful, marvellous. |
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| ὅτι | that |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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| οἴδατε | know |
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Parse: Verb, Perfect Indicative Active, 2nd Person Plural Root: οἶδα Sense: to see. |
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| πόθεν | from where |
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Parse: Adverb Root: πόθεν Sense: of place: from where, from what condition. |
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| ἐστίν | He is |
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Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: εἰμί Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present. |
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| καὶ | and yet |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: καί Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but. |
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| ἤνοιξέν | He opened |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἀνοίγω Sense: to open. |
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| μου | my |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Singular Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my. |
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| τοὺς | - |
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Parse: Article, Accusative Masculine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| ὀφθαλμούς | eyes |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Plural Root: ὀφθαλμός Sense: the eye. |
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Greek Commentary for John 9:30
This use of γαρ gar The man is angry now and quick in his insight and reply. You confess your ignorance of whence he is, ye who know everything, “and yet (adversative use of και ηνοιχεν μου τους οπταλμους kai again) he opened my eyes” That stubborn fact stands. [source]
The correct reading adds the article, the marvel. So Rev. [source]
Ye is emphatic: ye who might be expected to know about a man who has wrought such a miracle. [source]
See on John 8:20; see on John 1:10. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for John 9:30
A very difficult passage, and interpretations vary greatly.(1.) The verb μακροθυμέω means to be long-suffering, or to endure patiently. Such is its usual rendering in the New Testament.(2.) Them ( αὐτοῖς ) refers not to the persecutors of God's elect, but to the elect themselves. The Rev. cuts the knot by the most literal of renderings: “and he is long-suffering over ( ἐπι ) them.”(3.) The secondary meaning of restraining or delaying may fairly be deduced from the verb, and explained either (a) of delaying punishment, or (b) of delaying sympathy or help. The Am. Rev. adopts the former, and throws the sentence into the form of a question: “And is he slow to punish on their behalf” ( ἐπ ' αὐτοῖς )? I venture to suggest the following: Καὶ not infrequently has the sense of yet, or and yet. So Euripides' “Thou art Jove-born, and yet ( καὶ ) thy utterance is unjust “(“Helena,” 1147). Aristophanes: “O crown, depart, and joy go with thee: yet ( καὶ ) I part from thee unwillingly” (“Knights,” 1249). So John 9:30: “Ye know not from whence he is, and yet ( καὶ ) he hath opened my eyes.” John 16:32: “Ye shall leave me alone, and yet ( καὶ ) I am not alone,” etc. Render, then, “Shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry unto him day and night; yet he delayeth help on their behalf,” even as the unjust judge delayed to avenge the widow? Surely he will, and that ere long. This rendering, instead of contrasting God with the judge, carries out the parallel. The judge delays through indifference. God delays also, or seems to delay, in order to try his children's faith, or because his purpose is not ripe; but he, too, will do justice to the suppliant. Tynd., Yea, though he defer them.“He hides himself so wondrously,As though there were no God;He is least seen when all the powersOf ill are most abroad.O there is less to try our faith,In our mysterious creed,Than in the godless look of earthIn these our hours of need.It is not so, but so it looks;And we lose courage then;And doubts will come if God hath keptHis promises to men.”Faber. [source]
This present active indicative comes in awkwardly after the aorist subjunctive ποιησηι poiēsēi after ου μη ou mē but this part of the question is positive. Probably και kai here means “and yet” as so often (John 9:30; John 16:32, etc.). God delays taking vengeance on behalf of his people, not through indifference, but through patient forbearance. [source]