John 9:8

¶ The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seene him, that he was blinde, said, Is not this he that sate and begged?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, "Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)

The neighbors therefore, and they that saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
- American Standard Version (1901)

Then the neighbours and others who had seen him before in the street, with his hand out for money, said, Is not this the man who got money from people?
- Basic English Bible

The neighbours therefore, and those who used to see him before, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that was sitting and begging?
- Darby Bible

The neighbors therefore, and they who before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
- Webster's Bible

His neighbours, therefore, and the other people to whom he had been a familiar object because he was a beggar, began asking, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?"
- Weymouth Bible

The neighbors therefore, and those who saw that he was blind before, said, "Isn't this he who sat and begged?"
- World English Bible

And so neiyboris, and thei that hadden seyn him bifor, for he was a beggere, seiden, Whether this is not he, that sat, and beggide?
- Wycliffe Bible

the neighbours, therefore, and those seeing him before, that he was blind, said, `Is not this he who is sitting and begging?'
- Youngs Literal Bible

Wesley's Notes for John 9:8

9:6 He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay - This might almost have blinded a man that had sight. But what could it do toward curing the blind? It reminds us that God is no farther from the event, when he works either with, or without means, and that all the creatures are only that which his almighty operation makes them.

9:7 Go, wash at the pool of Siloam - Perhaps our Lord intended to make the miracle more taken notice of. For a crowd of people would naturally gather round him to observe the event of so strange a prescription, and it is exceeding probable, the guide who must have led him in traversing a great part of the city, would mention the errand he was going upon, and so call all those who saw him to a greater attention. From the fountain of Siloam, which was without the walls of Jerusalem, a little stream flowed into the city, and was received in a kind of basin, near the temple, and called the pool of Siloam. Which is, by interpretation, Sent - And so was a type of the Messiah, who was sent of God. He went and washed, and came seeing - He believed, and obeyed, and found a blessing. Had he been wise in his own eyes, and reasoned, like Naaman, on the impropriety of the means, he had justly been left in darkness. Lord, may our proud hearts be subdued to the methods of thy recovering grace! May we leave thee to choose how thou wilt bestow favours, which it is our highest interest to receive on any terms.