Translation Comparison

John 9:6

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The verse John 9:6 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.

Bible verse John 9:6 comparison across 10 translations
Translation	Verse Text	Copy
King James BibleKJV	When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
American Standard VersionASV	When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,
Douay Rheims BibleDRB	When he had said these things, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and spread the clay on his eyes,
Darby Bible TranslationDBT	Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud of the spittle, and put the mud, as ointment, on his eyes.
English Revised VersionERV	When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,
Webster Bible TranslationWBT	When he had thus spoken, he spit on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
World English BibleWEB	When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man's eyes with the mud,
Young's Literal TranslationYLT	These things saying, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind man, and said to him,
American King James VersionAKJV	When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
Weymouth New TestamentWNT	After thus speaking, He spat on the ground, and then, kneading the dust and spittle into clay, He smeared the clay over the man's eyes and said to him,

King James Bible

KJV

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

American Standard Version

ASV

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

When he had said these things, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and spread the clay on his eyes,

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud of the spittle, and put the mud, as ointment, on his eyes.

English Revised Version

ERV

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

When he had thus spoken, he spit on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

World English Bible

WEB

When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man's eyes with the mud,

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

These things saying, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind man, and said to him,

American King James Version

AKJV

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

After thus speaking, He spat on the ground, and then, kneading the dust and spittle into clay, He smeared the clay over the man's eyes and said to him,

King James Bible

KJV

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

American Standard Version

ASV

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

When he had said these things, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and spread the clay on his eyes,

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud of the spittle, and put the mud, as ointment, on his eyes.

English Revised Version

ERV

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

When he had thus spoken, he spit on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

World English Bible

WEB

When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man's eyes with the mud,

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

These things saying, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind man, and said to him,

American King James Version

AKJV

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

After thus speaking, He spat on the ground, and then, kneading the dust and spittle into clay, He smeared the clay over the man's eyes and said to him,