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John 9:27
He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear; wherefore would ye hear it again? Will ye also be His disciples?
He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear; wherefore would ye hear it again? Will ye also be His disciples?
Verse 27. _I HAVE TOLD YOU ALREADY_] So he did, John 9:15. _And did ye not hear_? Ye certainly did. _Why then do you wish to_ _hear it again_? Is it because ye wish to become his disciples? The poor m...
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...
HAVE TOLD YOU ALREADY. See verse 15. He had answered these questions to the Pharisees who were an important part of "the Jews." His answers show. growing impatience. WILL YE ALSO BE HIS DISCIPLES? T...
Now the Jews refused to believe that he had been blind and had become able to see, until they called the parents of the man who had become able to see, and asked them: "Is this your son? And do you sa...
LIGHT FOR THE BLIND EYES (John 9:1-5)...
I HAVE TOLD. I told. hear. See note on John 8:43. WOULD YE HEAR. do ye wish (App-102.) to hear (two verbs). WILL YE ALSO, &c.. surely ye also do not (App-105. wish to become....
_I have told you_ Rather, _I_ TOLD _you_. _and ye did not hear_ Or possibly, _and did ye not hear?_This avoids taking -hear" in two different senses; (1) -pay attention," (2) -hear." The man loses al...
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....
OPPOSITE RESULTS OF THE SIGN...
ΚΑῚ ΟΥ̓Κ ἨΚΟΎΣΑΤΕ. Possibly interrogative, DID YE NOT HEAR? This avoids taking ἀκούειν in two senses; (1) ‘hearken,’ (2) ‘hear.’ The man loses all patience, and will not go through it again. ΜῊ ΚΑῚ ὙΜ...
Ver 24. Then again called they the man that was blind, and said to him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. 25. He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one...
ΉΚΟΎΣΑΤΕ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191) слышать. Относится не только к акустическому аспекту слушания, но к принятию истины, ΜΉ (G3361) используется в вопросах, на которые ожидается отр. ответ. Он...
HE ANSWERED THEM, I HAVE TOLD YOU ALREADY,— The resistance of the rulers to the truth, appeared so criminal to the man, that, laying aside all fear, he spoke to them with great freedom: _"I have told...
THE QUESTIONED BECOMES QUESTIONER _Text 9:24-34_ 24 So they called a second time the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is a sinner. 25 He therefore a...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 9:24-41 The following is offered as an Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— "Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Giv...
He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples? HE ANSWERED THEM, I HAVE TOLD YOU ALREADY, AND YE DID NOT HEAR: WHER...
16 It is notable how many of our Lord's recorded signs were done on the sabbath. Doubtless this indicates the fact that their antitype is to be found in the sabbatism which comes at His epiphany. When...
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...
I HAVE TOLD YOU ALREADY, AND YE DID NOT HEAR. — The man becomes weary of this cross-questioning, the purpose of which is sufficiently clear to him. His first answer was in the fewest possible words (J...
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_,...
WILLFUL BLINDNESS John 9:26-34 “What a contrast between the opening and the closing of this chapter! The blind sees! The beggar is enriched! The outcast on the Temple steps is a worshiper in the temp...
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...
_I have told you already, and you have heard. In almost all Greek manuscripts we now read, and you have not heard. Beza, with good reason, here prefers the Latin Vulgate, as more correct than the Gree...
EXCOMMUNICATION John 9:22-34. “ _His parents said this because they feared the Jews_; _for already the Jews had entered into a covenant that if any one may confess Christ_, _he must be put out of the...
ADROITNESS OF THIS MAN UNDER PROSECUTION John 9:23-38. “ _Therefore his parents said_, _He is of age_; _ask him. Then they called the man the second time who was blind_, _and said to him_, _Give glory...
“ _They called, for the second time, the man who had been blind, and they said to him, Give glory to God; we know that this man is a wicked person._ 25. _He answered them, Whether he is a wicked perso...
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 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...
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...
HE ANSWERED THEM, I HAVE TOLD YOU ALREADY,..... As he had, John 9:15, AND YE DID NOT HEAR; the Vulgate Latin version reads, and ye have heard; and so some copies of Stephens's; that is, an account ha...
He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear _it_ again? will ye also be his disciples? Ver. 27. _Will ye also be his disciples?_] A bold speech of so mean...
_Then again called they the man_ The court, finding that nothing could be learned from the man's parents, by which the miracle could be disproved, called the man himself a second time, and tried, by f...
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...
24-34 As Christ's mercies are most valued by those who have felt the want of them, that have been blind, and now see; so the most powerful and lasting affections to Christ, arise from actual knowledg...
It is wonderful to see how the boldness and confidence of the poor man increased; God giving him that wisdom and courage which they were not able to resist. He refuseth to repeat the story to them, te...
John 9:27 answered G611 (G5662) them G846 told G2036 (G5627) you G5213 already G2235 and G2532 did...
‘He answered them, “I told you even now and you did not accept it. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?” ' He could see quite clearly that they were not trying t...
John 9:27. HE ANSWERED THEM, I HAVE TOLD YOU ALREADY, AND YE DID NOT HEAR: WHEREFORE WOULD YE HEAR IT AGAIN? WOULD YE ALSO BECOME HIS DISCIPLES? The words ‘ye did not hear' manifestly mean that they h...
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...
I TOLD YOU EVEN NOW (ειπον υμιν ηδη). In verses John 9:15; John 9:17; John 9:25.WOULD YE ALSO BECOME HIS DISCIPLES? (Μη κα υμεις θελετε αυτου μαθητα γενεσθαι;). Negative answer formally expected,...
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...
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,...
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? Jesus answere...
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...
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...
_Then again called they the man_ THE SECOND EXAMINATION OF THE MAN I. INTIMIDATION. The hostile section sought to overbear the man’s judgment by their superior knowledge and position. They, the heave...
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; Luke 22:67...
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...
Are ye also — As well as I, at length convinced and willing to be his disciples?...