Yohanes 9:35-36

The Man’s Response to Jesus

9:35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, so he found the man ¹  and said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” ²  9:36 The man ³  replied, ⁴  “And who is he, sir, that ⁵  I may believe in him?”

[9:35]  ¹ tn Grk “found him”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:35]  ² tc Although most witnesses (A L Θ Ψ 070 0250 Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat) have θεοῦ (qeou, “of God”) instead of ἀνθρώπου (anqrwpou, “of man”) here, the better witnesses (Ì^66,75 א B D W sy^s) have ἀνθρώπου. Not only is the external evidence decidedly on the side of ἀνθρώπου, but it is difficult to see such early and diverse witnesses changing θεοῦ to ἀνθρώπου. The wording “Son of Man” is thus virtually certain.

[9:36]  ³ tn Grk “That one.”

[9:36]  ⁴ tn Grk answered and said.” This has been simplified in the translation to “replied.”

[9:36]  ⁵ tn Or “And who is he, sir? Tell me so that…” Some translations supply elliptical words like “Tell me” (NIV, NRSV) following the man’s initial question, but the shorter form given in the translation is clear enough.