John 9:20
His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
His parents answered them, and said, We know that this is our sonne, and that he was borne blind:
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John 9:20
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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Sense 1: Unable to see with the eyes, or unable or unwilling to perceive, understand, or judge. Sense 2: A person or persons unable to see, as in ‘the blind’. Sense 3: To make unable to see or judge, or to obscure or hinder sight or judgment.
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19And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
19And they asked them, saying, Is this your sonne, who ye say was borne blind? how then doth he now see?
20His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
20His parents answered them, and said, We know that this is our sonne, and that he was borne blind:
Selected passage21But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
21But by what meanes he now seeth, we know not, or who hath opened his eyes we know not: hee is of age, aske him, he shall speake for himselfe.