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John 9:18 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 18. 18But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
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Quick Meaning
John 9:18 opens The Parents Confirm Their Son but Fear Expulsion by recording the wording that joins the preceding movement to what follows: “But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight”.
Read It With
- John 9:18-23
Read John 9:18 with 9:18-23. In isolation, this contribution—opens The Parents Confirm Their Son but Fear Expulsion by recording the wording that joins the preceding movement to what follows: “But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight”—can be detached from its speaker, question, sign, festival, conflict, or outcome. The complete unit establishes: Authorities question the man's parents, who confirm his identity and congenital blindness but defer the healing question because they fear exclusion from the synagogue.
What Remains True
John 9:18 opens The Parents Confirm Their Son but Fear Expulsion by recording the wording that joins the preceding movement to what follows: “But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight”. Its enduring force supports this passage-controlled response: Recognize how institutions shape testimony through threat, and do not condemn vulnerable families for cautious speech under pressure.
How It Can Shape Life
- For John 9:18, practice this verse's particular contribution by doing the following without outrunning John 9:18-23: Recognize how institutions shape testimony through threat, and do not condemn vulnerable families for cautious speech under pressure.
Continue in Context
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Read John 9:18-23 — The Parents Confirm Their Son but Fear ExpulsionSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph flags, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: John 9:18-23, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, sentence relations, and critical-text reading checked independently of the KJV.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/John.txt, 9:18-23
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NET Bible — John with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level syntax, older-English clarification, material variants, background, and alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible John PDF, John 9:18-23 and attached translator, study, and textual notes
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