John 9:36

Weymouth New Testament

"Who is He, Sir?" replied the man. "Tell me, so that I may believe in Him."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Who is he, Sir, that I may believe in him?” he asked.

King James Version (1611)
He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might beleeue on him?

King James Version
He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?

English Standard Version
He answered, "And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?"

New American Standard Bible
He answered by saying, "And who is He, Sir, that I may believe in Him?"

New Century Version
He asked, "Who is the Son of Man, sir, so that I can believe in him?"

Amplified Bible
He answered, "Who is He, Sir? Tell me so that I may believe in Him."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
He answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?"

Legacy Standard Bible
He answered and said, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?"

Berean Standard Bible
"Who is He, Sir?" he replied. "Tell me so that I may believe in Him."

Contemporary English Version
He replied, "Sir, if you will tell me who he is, I will put my faith in him."

Complete Jewish Bible
"Sir," he answered, "tell me who he is, so that I can trust in him."

Darby Translation
He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?

Easy-to-Read Version
The man said, "Tell me who he is, sir, so I can believe in him."

Geneva Bible (1587)
He answered, and sayd, Who is he, Lord, that I might beleeue in him?

George Lamsa Translation
He who was healed answered and said, Who is he, my Lord, so that I may believe in him?

Good News Translation
The man answered, "Tell me who he is, sir, so that I can believe in him!"

Lexham English Bible
He answered and said, "And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?"

Literal Translation
And he answered and said, Who is He, Lord, that I may believe into Him?

American Standard Version
He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?

Bible in Basic English
He said in answer, And who is he, Lord? Say, so that I may have faith in him.

Hebrew Names Version
He answered, "Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?"

International Standard Version
He answered, "And who is he, sir?Lord">[fn] Tell me,Tell me">[fn] so that I may believe in him."

Etheridge Translation
He who had been cured answered and said, Who (is he), my Lord, that I may believe in him ?

Murdock Translation
And he that was healed, answered and said: My Lord, who is he, that I may believe on him?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He aunswered and sayde: Who is he Lorde, that I myght beleue on hym?

English Revised Version
He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?

World English Bible
He answered, "Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
He answered and said, Sir, who is he, that I may believe on him?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He answerde, and seide, Lord, who is he, that Y bileue in hym?

Update Bible Version
He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?

Webster's Bible Translation
He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?

New English Translation
The man replied, "And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?"

New King James Version
He answered and said, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?"

New Living Translation
The man answered, "Who is he, sir? I want to believe in him."

New Life Bible
He said, "Who is He, Sir? Tell me so that I can put my trust in Him."

New Revised Standard
He answered, "And who is he, sir? Tell me, so that I may believe in him."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He answered and said- And, who, is he, Sir, that I may believe on him?

Douay-Rheims Bible
He answered, and said: Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?

Revised Standard Version
He answered, "And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
He answered and sayde: Who is it Lorde that I myght beleve on him?

Young's Literal Translation
he answered and said, `Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He answered, and sayde: LORDE, who is it, yt I might beleue on him?

Mace New Testament (1729)
he answered and said, who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?

THE MESSAGE
The man said, "Point him out to me, sir, so that I can believe in him."

Simplified Cowboy Version
The man replied, "Tell me who he is and show him to me so that I can ride for him."

Contextual Overview

³⁵ Jesus heard that they had done this. So having found him, He asked him, "Do you believe in the Son of God?" ³⁶ "Who is He, Sir?" replied the man. "Tell me, so that I may believe in Him." ³⁷ "You have seen Him," said Jesus; "and not only so: He is now speaking to you." ³⁸ "I believe, Sir," he said. And he threw himself at His feet.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Who: John 1:38, Proverbs 30:3, Proverbs 30:4, Song of Solomon 5:9, Matthew 11:3

Reciprocal: John 9:39 - that they John 11:27 - Yea

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He answered and said,.... That is, "he that was healed", as the Syriac version reads:

who is the Lord that I might believe in him? which shows, that though he knew there was a Messiah expected, and he believed in him as to come, yet he knew not that he was already come, nor the particular person in human nature, who was the Messiah, and the Son of God; even though he had been cured of his blindness by him, and had vindicated him, and pleaded for him before the sanhedrim, and had also suffered for him; which makes it appear, that Christ does many and great things for his people before they know him: nor does their interest in him, in his favour, and in the blessings of his grace, depend upon their knowledge of him, and faith in him; as likewise, that a man may plead for Christ, and suffer much for him, and yet be ignorant of him: however, there were in this man desires of knowing Christ; he was not like those in Job 21:14; and there was a readiness in him to believe on him, as soon as he was pointed out to him; not that there is any natural disposition in men to believe, or any readiness in themselves to it, or that it is of themselves; nothing of this nature was in this man; but he having, by the power and grace of Christ, the principle of faith implanted in his heart, what he wanted was to be directed to the proper object of it, as he is in John 9:37.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who is he? - It is probable that the man did not know that he who now addressed him was the same who had healed him. He had not yet seen him John 9:7, but he was prepared to acknowledge him when he did see him. He inquired, therefore, who the person was, or wished that he might be pointed out to him, that he might see him. This passage shows that he was disposed to believe, and had a strong desire to see and hear the Son of God.

Lord - This word here, as in many other instances in the New Testament, means “Sir.” It is clear that the man did not know that it was the Lord Jesus that addressed him, and he therefore replied to him in the common language of respect, and asked him to point out to him the Son of God. The word translated “Lord” here is rendered “Sir” in John 4:11; John 20:15; John 12:21; Acts 16:30; Matthew 27:63. It should have been also here, and in many other places.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 36. Who is he, Lord? — it is very likely that the blind man did not know that it was Jesus the Christ who now spoke to him; for it is evident he had never seen him before this time; and he might now see him without knowing that he was the person by whom he was cured, till our Lord made that discovery of himself, mentioned in the following verse.