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John 9:24 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 24. 24Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
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Quick Meaning
John 9:24 opens The Healed Man Out-Argues His Interrogators by recording the wording that preserves speech that redirects the scene or presses its claim: “Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner”.
Recalled and pressured, the man holds to the one thing he knows
This verse is one part of that explanation in John 9:24-34. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- John 9:24-34
Read John 9:24 with 9:24-34. In isolation, this contribution—opens The Healed Man Out-Argues His Interrogators by recording the wording that preserves speech that redirects the scene or presses its claim: “Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner”—can be detached from its speaker, question, sign, festival, conflict, or outcome. The complete unit establishes: Recalled under oath-like pressure, the man refuses the label placed on Jesus, repeats the one thing he knows, uses irony against repeated questioning, reasons from the unprecedented sign, and is cast out.
Follow the Context
- John 9:24-34 is a coherent Johannine movement titled “The Healed Man Out-Argues His Interrogators.” The change in speaker, place, audience, festival setting, or narrated response at each edge gives this unit its natural limits.
- Recalled under oath-like pressure, the man refuses the label placed on Jesus, repeats the one thing he knows, uses irony against repeated questioning, reasons from the unprecedented sign, and is cast out.
- 'Give God the praise' is an idiom demanding truthful confession, not sincere worship detached from pressure. The man's claim that God does not hear sinners is part of his argument, not a complete doctrine of prayer. His expulsion must remain a specific act, not proof of Jewish hostility as an essence.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
This verse does not detach its specific contribution—opens The Healed Man Out-Argues His Interrogators by recording the wording that preserves speech that redirects the scene or presses its claim: “Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner”—from John 9:24-34 or negate the unit's explicit boundary: The man's proverb does not prove that God never hears any prayer from a sinner.
What Remains True
John 9:24 opens The Healed Man Out-Argues His Interrogators by recording the wording that preserves speech that redirects the scene or presses its claim: “Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner”. Its enduring force supports this passage-controlled response: Hold to verified truth under pressure, use courage without contempt, and support people excluded for honest testimony.
Teach It Back
Explain how John 9:24 opens The Healed Man Out-Argues His Interrogators by recording the wording that preserves speech that redirects the scene or presses its claim: “Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner”. Include 9:24-34, one stated uncertainty, and the misuse boundary attached to this Lens.
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Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read John 9:24-34 — The Healed Man Out-Argues His InterrogatorsSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
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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 9:24-34, 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, 9:24-34
Open the John Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
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 9:24-34 and attached translator, study, and textual notes
Open the official NET John PDF ↗