John 9:23

Myles Coverdale Bible

Therfore sayde his elders: He is olde ynough, axe him.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
This is why his parents said, “He’s of age; ask him.”

King James Version (1611)
Therefore said his parents, He is of age, aske him.

King James Version
Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

English Standard Version
Therefore his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."

New American Standard Bible
It was for this reason that his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."

New Century Version
That is why his parents said, "He is old enough. Ask him."

Amplified Bible
Because of this his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For this reason his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."

Legacy Standard Bible
For this reason his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."

Berean Standard Bible
That was why his parents said, "He is old enough. Ask him."

Complete Jewish Bible
This is why his parents said, "He's old enough, ask him."

Darby Translation
On this account his parents said, He is of age: ask *him*.

Easy-to-Read Version
That is why his parents said, "He is old enough. Ask him."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore sayde his parents, Hee is olde ynough: aske him.

George Lamsa Translation
For this reason his parents said, He is of age, ask him.

Good News Translation
That is why his parents said, "He is old enough; ask him!"

Lexham English Bible
Because of this his parents said, "He is a mature adult; ask him.")

Literal Translation
Because of this, his parents said, He is of age, ask him.

American Standard Version
Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

Bible in Basic English
That was the reason why they said, He is old enough; put the question to him.

Hebrew Names Version
Therefore his parents said, "He is of age. Ask him."

International Standard Version
That's why his parents said, "He is of age. Ask him."

Etheridge Translation
on this account said his parents, He hath entered on his years, ask him.

Murdock Translation
For this reason his parents said, He hath come to his years, ask him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore sayde his father & mother: he is olde inough, aske hym.

English Revised Version
Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

World English Bible
Therefore his parents said, "He is of age. Ask him."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

Weymouth's New Testament
That was why his parents said, "He is of full age: ask him himself."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor his fadir and modir seiden, That he hath age, axe ye hym.

Update Bible Version
Therefore his parents said, He is of age; ask him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

New English Translation
For this reason his parents said, "He is a mature adult, ask him.")

New King James Version
Therefore his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."

New Living Translation
That's why they said, "He is old enough. Ask him."

New Life Bible
That is why his parents said, "He is old enough, ask him."

New Revised Standard
Therefore his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For this cause, his parents said - He is, of age, - question him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore did his parents say: He is of age. Ask himself.

Revised Standard Version
Therefore his parents said, "He is of age, ask him."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Therefore sayde his father and mother: he is olde ynough axe him.

Young's Literal Translation
because of this his parents said -- `He is of age, ask him.'

Mace New Testament (1729)
it was this made his parents say, "he is of age, ask him."

Simplified Cowboy Version
That's why they said, "Ask him. He's a full-grown man."

Contextual Overview

¹³ Then brought they vnto the pharises, him that a litle before was blynde ¹⁴ It was the Sabbath, whan Iesus made the claye, and opened his eyes. ¹⁵ Then agayne the Pharises also axed him, how he had receaued his sight. He sayde vnto the: He put claye vpon myne eyes, and I wasshed me, & now I se. ¹⁶ Then sayde some of the pharises: This man is not of God, seynge he kepeth not ye Sabbath. But the other sayde: How can a synfull man do soch tokens? And there was a stryfe amonge the. ¹⁷ They sayde agayne vnto ye blynde: What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He sayde: he is a prophet. ¹⁸ The Iewes beleued not hi, that he was blynde, and had receaued his sight, tyll they called the elders of him, that had receaued his sight, ¹⁹ and they axed them, and sayde: Is this youre sonne, whom ye saye, was borne blynde? How doth he now se then? ²⁰ His elders answered them, and sayde: We knowe, that this is oure sonne, and that he was borne blynde. ²¹ But how he now seyeth, we can not tell: or who hath opened his eyes, can we not tell. He is olde ynough himself, axe him, let him speake for him self. ²² This sayde his elders, because they feared the Iewes. For the Iewes had conspyred allready, that yf eny man dyd confesse that he was Christ, the same shulde be excomunicate.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

He is: John 9:21

Cross-References

Exodus 20:12
Honoure thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest lyue longe in the londe, which the LORDE thy God shal geue the.

Leviticus 19:32
Thou shalt ryse vp before a graye heade, and shalt geue reuerence vnto the aged. For thou shalt feare God: for I am ye LORDE.

Romans 13:7
Geue to euery man therfore his dutye: tribute, to whom tribute belongeth: custome, to whom custome is due: feare, to whom feare belongeth: honoure, to whom honoure pertayneth.

Galatians 6:1
Brethren, Yf eny ma be ouertaken of a faute, ye which are spirituall, enfourme him with a meke sprete: and considre thine owne selfe, that thou also be not tempted.

1 Timothy 5:1
Rebuke not an Elder, but exhorte him as a father: and the yoger men as brethren:

1 Timothy 5:17
The Elders that rule well, are worthy of double honoure, most specially they which laboure in the worde & in teachinge.

1 Timothy 5:19
Agaynst an Elder receaue none accusacion, but vnder two or thre witnesses.

1 Peter 2:17
Honoure all men. Loue brotherly fellishippe. Feare God. Honoure the kynge.

1 Peter 4:8
but aboue all thinges haue feruent loue amonge you one to another. For loue couereth the multitude of synnes.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore said his parents, he is of age,....

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