John 9:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
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
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
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?”

Berean Study Bible
At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”

New American Standard Bible
So the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is this not the one who used to sit and beg?”

NASB 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?"

NASB 1977
The neighbors therefore, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?”

Amplified Bible
So the neighbors, and those who used to know him as a beggar, said, “Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?”

Christian Standard Bible
His neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the one who used to sit begging? ”

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

Contemporary English Version
The man's neighbors and the people who had seen him begging wondered if he really could be the same man.

Good News Translation
His neighbors, then, and the people who had seen him begging before this, asked, "Isn't this the man who used to sit and beg?"

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

International Standard Version
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
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?"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

New King James Version
Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind said, “Is not this he who sat and begged?”

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

New Heart English Bible
The neighbors therefore, and those who saw that he was a beggar before, said, "Is this not the one 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?"

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?

A Faithful Version
Therefore, the neighbors and those who had seen him before, and knew that he was blind, said, "Isn't he the one who was sitting and begging?"

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?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Nowe the neighbours and they that had seene him before, when he was blinde, sayd, Is not this he that sate and begged?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
So, the neyghbours, and they that hadde seene hym before when he was blynde, sayde: Is not this he that sate and begged?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The neghbours and they that had sene him before, that he was a begger, sayde: Is not this he that sat, and begged?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
The neghboures and they that had sene him before how that he was a begger sayde: is not this he that sate and begged?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
the neighbors, therefore, and those seeing him before, that he was blind, said, “Is this not he who is sitting and begging?”

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore the neighbors and those having seen him before, that he was a beggar, were saying, "Is this not he who was sitting and begging?"

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?'

Smith's Literal Translation
Then the neighbors, and those seeing him before that he was blind, said, Is not this he sitting and begging?

Literal Emphasis Translation
The neighbors therefore and those having seen him before, that he was a beggar, said, Is this not he who was sitting and begging?

Catholic Translations
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And so the bystanders and those who had seen him before, when he was a beggar, said, “Is this not the one who was sitting and begging?” Some said, “This is he.”

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

Lamsa Bible
His neighbors and those who had seen him before begging, said, Is not this he who used to sit down and beg?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Then his neighbors, and those who had before seen him, that he was blind, said: Is not this he that sat and begged?

Godbey New Testament
Then the neighbors, and those seeing him previously, because he was a beggar, continued to say, Is not this the one sitting and begging?

Haweis New Testament
The neighbours therefore, and they who saw him formerly, that he was blind, said, Is not this the man who was sitting and begging?

Mace New Testament
the neighbours therefore, and they who before had seen him begging, said, is not this he that used to sit begging?

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?"

Worrell New Testament
The neighbors, therefore, and those formerly beholding him, that he was a beggar, said, "Is not this he that sits and begs?"

Worsley New Testament
And the neighbors, and they that had seen him before, that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat begging?
















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