Commentary Critical and Explanatory
John 9:15
Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
No JFB commentary on this verse.
Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
No JFB commentary on this verse.
THE PHARISEES ASKED HIM HOW ... - The proper question to have been asked in the case was whether he had in fact done it, and not in what way. The question, also, about a sinner’s conversion is whether...
CHAPTER 9 _ 1. The Man Born Blind, Healed. (John 9:1 .)_ 2. The Healed Man Questioned. (John 9:8 .) 3. Reviled and Cast Out. (John 9:27 .) 4. Jesus Reveals Himself to Him. ...
THE INCOMPETENCE AND ANGER OF THE AUTHORITIES. In what follows the actors are described first as Pharisees, then as Jews, the larger party of whom the Pharisees are one section. In John 9:13 the attem...
THIS MAN IS NOT OF GOD, BECAUSE HE KEEPETH NOT THE SABBATH DAY. The Pharisees questioned the man, learned that his eyes had been smeared with spittle, and then declared that Jesus had broken the Sabba...
They brought him, the man who had been blind, to the Pharisees. The day on which Jesus had made the clay and opened his eyes was the Sabbath day. So the Pharisees asked him again how sight had come to...
LIGHT FOR THE BLIND EYES (John 9:1-5)...
UPON. Greek. _epi._ App-104....
John 2:13 TO JOHN 11:57. The Work We here enter on the second portion of the first main division of the Gospel, thus subdivided: The Work (1) among _Jews_, (2) among _Samaritans_, (3) among _Galilean...
John 8:12 TO JOHN 9:41. Christ the Source of Truth and Light In John 8:12-46 the word -true" occurs six times, the word -truth" seven times....
_Then again_ Better, _Again_, THEREFORE. The man is becoming impatient of this cross-questioning: he answers much more briefly than at first (John 9:11)....
ΠΗΛῸΝ ἘΠ. The man is becoming impatient of this cross-questioning and answers more briefly than at first. He omits the aggravating circumstance of making the clay as well as the sending to Siloam....
OPPOSITE RESULTS OF THE SIGN...
8. The neighbors therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? 9. Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he....
ΉΡΏΤΩΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΈΡΩΤΆΩ, _см._ John 9:2. Iterat. _impf._ подчеркивает постоянные вопросы: "они постоянно спрашивали" ΆΝΈΒΛΕΨΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΝΑΒΛΈΠΩ, _см._ John 9:11. ΈΠΈΘΗΚΕΝ _aor....
THE BLIND MAN INVESTIGATED _Text 9:13-23_ 13 They bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. 14 Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. 15 Aga...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 9:8-23 We begin with our usual Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— In our last chapter we pointed out how that the opening verses of John 9 suppl...
1 The sixth sign brings before us Israel's blindness, and the opening of their eyes when they recognize Him as the One Whom God has commissioned, at His return. It anticipates the crisis of His minist...
THE MAN BORN BLIND 1-12. The healing of the man born blind. This miracle occurred on the same day as the events of the last c., i.e. probably on the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles. It is intende...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 9 JESUS CURES A MAN WHO WAS BLIND SINCE BIRTH 9:1-12 V1 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a blind man. The man had bee...
THEN AGAIN THE PHARISEES ALSO ASKED. — As the neighbours and acquaintances had done before (John 9:10). HE SAID UNTO THEM, HE PUT CLAY UPON MINE EYES. — The answer is the same as before, but briefer....
CHAPTER 20 SIGHT GIVEN TO THE BLIND. “And as He passed by, He saw a man blind from his birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, Rabbi, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he should be born...
_The man is examined by the Pharisees, who eventually excommunicate him_,...
πάλιν … ἀνέβλεψεν. πάλιν looks back to the same question put by the people, John 9:10; the καὶ serving the same purpose. Their first question admits the man's original blindness. The man's reply is si...
THE TESTIMONY OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE John 9:13-25 The jealous Pharisees now set themselves to discredit the miracle and to throw suspicion upon the witness. But their hostility, prompted by jealousy...
The account of His healing of a blind man follows. Its values are gained very largely in relation to this spirit of opposition which was being exhibited. The case aroused great interest, so much so th...
SABBATICAL FANATICISM John 9:13-16. “ _They lead him to the Pharisees_, _who was at one time blind. And it was the Sabbath_, _on which day Jesus made the mortar and opened his eyes. Then again the Pha...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 1-41. 1. The miracle recorded in this chapter occurred probably on the same day with the discourses of the closing part of ch. 8, and not improbably (if J...
“ _They lead the man who was formerly blind to the Pharisees._ 14. _Now it was the Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened the eyes of this_ Man 1:15. _In their turn, the Pharisees also asked him...
They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. (14) And it was the sabbath-day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. (15) Then again the Pharisees also asked him, how he had rece...
The point at which we have arrived gives me an opportunity of saying a little on the beginning of this chapter, and the end of the last; for it is well known that many men, and, I am sorry to add, not...
15._The Pharisees also asked him. _The people had already heard this confession from the mouth of the blind man; and now the Pharisees also are made witnesses of it, who might have objected that a rep...
In chapter 9, we come to the testimony of His works, but as down here as a man in lowliness. It is not the Son of God quickening whom He will as the Father, but by the operation of His grace down here...
THEN AGAIN THE PHARISEES ASKED HIM,.... Not that they had put any question of this kind to him before; but they also, as well as the neighbours, inquired of him, HOW HE HAD RECEIVED HIS SIGHT; from w...
Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. Ver. 15. _How he had received his sight_] Gr. how he ha...
_Then again the Pharisees asked him_, &c. They hoped to find something in the manner of the cure, which would show it to be no miracle, or, at least, which would prove Jesus to be a bad man. _He said...
The inquiry of the Pharisees:...
THEN AGAIN THE PHARISEES ALSO ASKED HIM HOW HE HAD RECEIVED HIS SIGHT. HE SAID UNTO THEM, HE PUT CLAY UPON MINE EYES, AND I WASHED, AND DO SEE....
SIGHT RESTORED TO A MAN BORN BLIND (vs.1-12) Now that it has been clearly demonstrated that the Jews were determined to kill Him, this chapter witnesses a wonderful contrast to such hatred in the Lo...
13-17 Christ not only worked miracles on the sabbath, but in such a manner as would give offence to the Jews, for he would not seem to yield to the scribes and Pharisees. Their zeal for mere rites co...
THE PHARISEES ASKED HIM HOW HE HAD RECEIVED HIS SIGHT; they had before heard it from others, but they now desire to hear it from himself; not (as appears) out of any good design, that they might be co...
John 9:15 Then G3767 Pharisees G5330 also G2532 asked G2065 (G5707) him G846 again G3825 how G4459 sight...
‘Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He put clay on my eyes and I washed and do see”.' They asked the man the details of how he had received h...
John 9:15. AGAIN THEREFORE THE PHARISEES ALSO ASKED HIM HOW HE HAD RECEIVED HIS SIGHT; AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, HE PUT CLAY UPON MINE EYES, AND I WASHED, AND DO SEE. To his neighbours and acquaintances...
The blind man, restored to sight, is brought before the Pharisees with the view of instituting proceedings against Jesus, who, by the healing on the Sabbath, had violated the sanctity of the day of re...
AGAIN (παλιν). Besides the questioning of the neighbours (verses John 9:8; John 9:9).THEREFORE (ουν). Since he has been brought to the Pharisees who must make a show of wisdom.ALSO ASKED HIM (ηρ...
John 9:1. _And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth, And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?_ The proced...
John 9:1. _And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind_ Christ's di...
John 9:1. _And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth._ The man could not see Jesus, but sight came to the man from Jesus. If there are any here who cannot look to Christ as...
We will first read about one of our Lord's miracles, and then, as many of us will be coming to the communion table, we will read about the Lord's supper. John 9:1. And as Jesus passed by, he saw a ma...
John 9:1. _And as Jesus passed by he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answere...
John 9:1. _And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth._ Therefore the man could not see Jesus, but the more important matter was that Christ could see the blind man. And you,...
CONTENTS: Healing of the man born blind. The fault finding of unbelievers. CHARACTERS: Jesus, blind man, disciples, Pharisees, neighbors, Moses. CONCLUSION: The Lord Jesus Christ came into the world,...
John 9:7. _Go, wash in the pool of Siloam._ Some travellers say that this fountain is supplied by conduits from the Gihon, and that the water has a sweet taste. Mr. Biddulph, quoted on John 4:5, says...
BECAUSE HE DOES NOT OBEY THE SABBATH LAW. Not the Law, but their Tradition. See note on Matthew 15:2....
_They brought to the Pharisees him_ THE FIRST EXAMINATION OF THE MAN I. AN IMPORTANT ADMISSION. The Pharisees recognized that the man saw (John 9:13). If therefore he had been previously blind, ther...
_And as Jesus passed by He saw a man which was blind from his birth_ JESUS AND THE BLIND MAN I. CHRONIC BLINDNESS. 1. A type of spiritual need (John 9:1; Ephesians 4:18; 2Co Luke 2:34;...
CHAPTER 9 VER. 1. _And as Jesus passed by_, &c. Passing through the midst of His enemies and the crowd of the people. This signifies (though some deny it) that this cure took place immediately after C...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 9:13. THEY BROUGHT.—Better THEY BRING. John 9:14. NOW IT WAS A SABBATH ON THE DAY THAT JESUS MADE THE CLAY, ETC.—It was most likely a festival Sabbath. John 9:1...
EXPOSITION These chapters (9. and 10.) bring the conflict with the Jews to a climax before the commencement of the Peraean ministry. They are doubtless closely connected with what has preceded; but th...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the gospel according to John, chapter 9. Jesus had been having a dispute with the Pharisees in the temple at the time of the Feast of the Tabernacles, six months or...
John 9:10; John 9:11; John 9:26; John 9:27...
THE MAN BLIND FROM BIRTH John 9:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A strange question. As Jesus passed by He saw a man which was blind from his birth. That doubtless was a common occurrence along most any road...