18:41b

“Lord,” he said, “let me see again”: Here the blind man was making a polite request to Jesus. He was asking Jesus to heal his eyes so that he could see. Express this request in a polite way in your language. For example:

Lord ⌊please⌋ ⌊heal my eyes⌋ so I can see.
-or-
Lord, I would like to see again.

Lord: See Lord, Context 3, in the Glossary.

he said: In the Greek text, the phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as he said introduces the blind man’s response to Jesus. The Berean Standard Bible has placed it after his response. Place the phrase where it is natural in your language.

see again: The Greek verb that the Berean Standard Bible translates as see again refers here to being able to see again after being blind. One way to translate this is:

please restore my sight

There are two ways to translate the verb here:

• Use a specific term that means “see again.” For example:

to regain my sight (New American Standard Bible)
-or-
to see again (God’s Word)

• Use a more general expression that means “see.” For example:

to see (New International Version)
-or-
to be able to see

Translate the verb in a natural way for this context.

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