John 9:11-12

9:11 He replied, ¹  “The man called Jesus made mud, ²  smeared it ³  on my eyes and told me, ⁴  ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and was able to see.” ⁵  9:12 They said ⁶  to him, “Where is that man?” ⁷  He replied, ⁸  “I don’t know.”

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¹ tn Grk “That one answered.”

² tn Or “clay” (moistened earth of a clay-like consistency).

³ tn Grk “and smeared.” Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when obvious from the context.

⁴ tn Grk “said to me.”

⁵ tn Or “and I gained my sight.”

⁶ tn Grk “And they said.”

⁷ tn Grk “that one.” “Man” is more normal English style for the referent.

⁸ tn Grk “He said.”