John 9:8
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New International Version (©2011)
His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, "Isn't this the same man who used to sit and beg?"

New Living Translation (©2007)
His neighbors and others who knew him as a blind beggar asked each other, "Isn't this the man who used to sit and beg?"

English Standard Version (©2001)
The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, "Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?"

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
His neighbors and those who formerly had seen him as a beggar said, "Isn't this the man who sat begging?"

International Standard Version (©2012)
Then the neighbors and those who had previously seen him as a beggar said, "This is the man who used to sit and beg, isn't it?"

NET Bible (©2006)
Then the neighbors and the people who had seen him previously as a beggar began saying, "Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?"

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
But his neighbors and those who had seen him begging before were saying: “Was this not he who sat and begged?”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
His neighbors and those who had previously seen him begging asked, "Isn't this the man who used to sit and beg?"

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
The neighbors therefore, and they who before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

American King James Version
The neighbors therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

American Standard Version
The neighbors therefore, and they that saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

Douay-Rheims Bible
The neighbours therefore, and they who had seen him before that he was a beggar, said: Is not this he that sat and begged? Some said: This is he.

Darby Bible Translation
The neighbours therefore, and those who used to see him before, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that was sitting and begging?

English Revised Version
The neighbours therefore, and they which saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

Webster's Bible Translation
The neighbors therefore, and they who before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

Weymouth New Testament
His neighbours, therefore, and the other people to whom he had been a familiar object because he was a beggar, began asking, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?"

World English Bible
The neighbors therefore, and those who saw that he was blind before, said, "Isn't this he who sat and begged?"

Young's Literal Translation
the neighbours, therefore, and those seeing him before, that he was blind, said, 'Is not this he who is sitting and begging?'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

9:8-12 Those whose eyes are opened, and whose hearts are cleansed by grace, being known to be the same person, but widely different in character, live as monuments to the Redeemer's glory, and recommend his grace to all who desire the same precious salvation. It is good to observe the way and method of God's works, and they will appear the more wonderful. Apply this spiritually. In the work of grace wrought upon the soul we see the change, but we see not the hand that makes it: the way of the Spirit is like that of the wind, which thou hearest the sound of, but canst not tell whence it comes, nor whither it goes.

Pulpit Commentary

Verses 8-34. -

(9) The proof of the reality of the miracle, the antagonism of the Pharisees, and the persecution of the heated mad. Verse 8. - The neighbors therefore, and they who beheld him aforetime that (or, because) he was a beggar. This is the first time that his well-known position is mentioned, and (if we translate ὅτι "because") the very fact of his begging (probably with loud voice) had made him a well-known individual. Said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him,.... For it seems the blind man was not a stranger, one that came out of the country to the city to beg; but a native of Jerusalem, that had long lived in a certain neighbourhood in it, and was well known to be what he was;

that he was blind; the Alexandrian copy, and one of Beza's exemplars, and the Vulgate Latin version read, "that he was a beggar"; to which agree the Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions: wherefore they

said, is this not he that sat and begged? they particularly remark his begging posture; he was not laid all along, as the lame man in Acts 3:2; nor did he go from door to door, as others were used to do, but he sat in some certain place, as blind men generally did; see Matthew 20:30.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

8-15. The neighbours therefore … said, Is not this he that sat and begged—Here are a number of details to identify the newly seeing with the long-known blind beggar.

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Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind
…7And said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. 8The neighbors therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? 9Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he. …

Luke 1:58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.
John 9:9 Some claimed that he was. Others said, "No, he only looks like him." But he himself insisted, "I am the man."
Acts 3:2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.
Acts 3:10 they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.