20"We know he is our son," the parents answered, "and we know he was born blind.


In Context

17 Finally they turned again to the blind man, "What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened." The man replied, "He is a prophet."

18 The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man's parents.

19 "Is this your son?" they asked. "Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?"

20 "We know he is our son," the parents answered, "and we know he was born blind.

21 But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don't know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself."

22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for already the Jews had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

John 9:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:20His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:20His parents answered them, and said: We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:20His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:20His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:20His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:20His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:20His parents answered them, |We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:20His parents answered them and said, 'We have known that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:20His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: