9 Some claimed that he was.

Others said, “No, he only looks like him.”

But he himself insisted, “I am the man.”

9 Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.

9 Some said he was, and others said, “No, he just looks like him!”

But the beggar kept saying, “Yes, I am the same one!”

9 Some said, “This is he.” Others said, “He is like him.”

He said, “I am he.”

9 Some said, “He is the one,” but others said, “No, he only looks like him.”

The man himself said, “I am the man.”

9 Others said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he.

9 Some said, It is he; others said, No, but he is like him: he said, It is I.

9 Some of them said, “He’s the one.” Others said, “No, he isn’t, but he looks like him.” But the man himself said, “I am the one.” 

9 Some said, “He’s the one.” “No,” others were saying, “but he looks like him.”

He kept saying, “I’m the one!”

9 Some were saying, “It is he.” Others were saying, “No, but it is someone like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.”

9 Others were saying, “It is this man”; others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” That one was saying, “I am he!”

9 Some claimed that he was.

Others said, “No. He only looks like him.”

But the man who had been blind kept saying, “I am the man.”

9 Others were saying, “This is he,” still others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the one.”