1 tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both males and females.
2 sn Jesus’ teaching as reflected in the phrase treat others in the same way you would want them to treat you, known generally as the Golden Rule, is not completely unique in the ancient world, but it is stated here in its most emphatic, selfless form.
3 tn Grk “said.”
4 tn Grk “Lord, that I may see [again].” The phrase can be rendered as an imperative of request, “Please, give me sight.” Since the man is not noted as having been blind from birth (as the man in John 9 was) it is likely the request is to receive back the sight he once had.
5 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
6 tn In the Greek text this a deliberative subjunctive.