Born Blind, Now Seeing
“Where is He?” they asked. John 9:12 · Berean Standard Bible
When people ask where Jesus is, the man honestly says he has no idea. He obeyed, he was healed, and Jesus was gone.
Jesus had already moved on after the healing. The man responded to Jesus in faith without having all the answers.
The neighbors ask the man where Jesus went, and he candidly admits he doesn't know.
It's a humble moment. The man doesn't pretend to know more than he does. All he knows is that he was blind and now he sees.
When asked about Jesus' whereabouts, the man confesses ignorance—'ouk oida' (I do not know)—underscoring that the miracle happened through obedient faith rather than full understanding.
Jesus had departed, as is His pattern in John after performing signs (cf. 5:13). The man's lack of knowledge about Jesus' location heightens the irony: he has received physical sight but has yet to 'see' Jesus fully.
The neighbors ask the healed man where Jesus is, and he honestly admits he does not know.
The brief exchange reveals that the man obeyed Jesus' command and received healing without even knowing where Jesus went, setting the stage for their later reunion.
10“How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
11He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
12“Where is He?” they asked.
13They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
14Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
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