John 9:6
Strong's Lexicon
When [Jesus] had said
εἰπὼν (eipōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

[this],
Ταῦτα (Tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

He spat
ἔπτυσεν (eptysen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4429: To spit. A primary verb; to spit.

on [the] ground,
χαμαὶ (chamai)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5476: Adverb perhaps from the base of chasma through the idea of a fissure in the soil; earthward, i.e. Prostrate.

made
ἐποίησεν (epoiēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

[some] mud
πηλὸν (pēlon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4081: Clay, mud. Perhaps a primary word; clay.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

applied
ἐπέχρισεν* (epechrisen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2025: To spread on, anoint. From epi and chrio; to smear over.

[it]
πηλὸν (pēlon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4081: Clay, mud. Perhaps a primary word; clay.

to
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

[the man’s]
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

eyes.
ὀφθαλμούς (ophthalmous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3788: The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.

Young's Literal Translation
These things saying, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind man, and said to him,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After He said these things He spit on the ground, made some mud from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes.

New American Standard Bible
When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes,

King James Bible
When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
Parallel Verses
New International Version
After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man's eyes.

New Living Translation
Then he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man's eyes.

English Standard Version
Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man’s eyes with the mud

New American Standard Bible
When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes,

King James Bible
When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After He said these things He spit on the ground, made some mud from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes.

International Standard Version
After saying this, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he spread the mud on the man's eyes

NET Bible
Having said this, he spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva. He smeared the mud on the blind man's eyes

American Standard Version
When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,

English Revised Version
When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,

Young's Literal Translation
These things saying, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind man, and said to him,
















Cross References
Isaiah 35:5
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

Mark 7:33
And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;

Mark 8:23
And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

John 9:11
He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 9:5
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

John 9:4
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

John 9:3
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

John 9:7
And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

John 9:8
The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

John 9:9
Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.
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