Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
John 9:8
The neighbors, therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
The neighbors, therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
Verse John 9:8. _THAT HE WAS BLIND_] Ὁτι τυφλος ην: but, instead of this, προσαιτης, _when he begged_, or _was a beggar_, is the reading of ABC*DKL, _seven_ others, both the _Syriac_, both the _Arab...
THE NEIGHBOURS ... - This man seems to have been one who attracted considerable attention. The number of persons totally blind in any community is very small, and it is possible that this was the only...
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. ...
JOHN 9. THE HEALING OF THE MAN BORN BLIND. JESUS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. HOSTILITY TO HIS FOLLOWERS. John 9:1. The Miracle. The expression passed by (_cf._ Mark 1:16) does not necessarily connect the...
IS NOT THIS HE THAT SAT AND BEGGED? The only doubt arose from the fact that that was. blind beggar, but this man could see. Apparently, he was. well-known beggar, but their surprise was so great that...
LIGHT FOR THE BLIND EYES (John 9:1-5)...
When he had said this he spat on the ground, and made clay from the spittle, and he smeared the clay on his eyes and said to him: "Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam." (The word "Siloam" means "sent.") So...
NEIGHBOURS. Note the different parties in the Structure on p. 1641. SEEN. Greek. _theoreo.App-133._ Not the same word as elsewhere in this chapter. not. App-106. SAT AND BEGGED. was sitting and begg...
_had seen him that he was blind_ The true reading is, SAW _him that he was_a BEGGAR, or perhaps, BECAUSE _he was a beggar_, i.e. he was often seen in public places. _he that sat and begged_ Or, _he t...
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....
ΠΡΟΣΑΊΤΗΣ (all the best MSS. and versions) for τυφλός. 8. ΟἹ ΘΕΩΡΟΥ͂ΝΤΕΣ. _They_ WHO USED TO BEHOLD HIM AFORETIME, _that_ (John 4:19; John 12:19) _he was a_ BEGGAR, or BECAUSE _he was a beggar_, and...
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....
ΓΕΊΤΟΝΕΣ _pl. от_ ΓΕΊΤΩΝ (G1069) сосед. Часто используется для описания близлежащей местности, ΘΕΩΡΟΎΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. (subst.)_ от ΘΕΩΡΈΩ (G2334) видеть. _Praes._ указывает на одновременное и...
WHICH BEFORE HAD SEEN HIM, &C.— _Who had seen him before, when he was blind._...
A BLIND MAN HEALED _Text 9:1-12_ 1 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born b...
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...
The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? THE NEIGHBOURS THEREFORE, AND THEY WHICH BEFORE HAD SEEN HIM THAT HE WAS BL...
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...
BLIND] RV 'a beggar.' 13-34. This whole section illustrates the incredible blindness of the Pharisees (John 9:40), who can see nothing in this unique sign, except the technical breach of the sabbath,...
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...
THEY WHICH BEFORE HAD SEEN HIM THAT HE WAS BLIND. — The better reading is, _that he was a beggar._ The persons are the neighbours, who from living near him knew all about him, and those who used to se...
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...
Οἱ οὖν γείτονες … προσαιτῶν; “The neighbours, then,” who might or might not be at that time near the man's home, “and those who formerly used to see him, that he was blind” [but προσαίτης is read inst...
_The people discuss the man's identity_....
JESUS OPENS BLIND EYES John 9:1-12 At the close of the previous chapter our Lord bore the contradiction of sinners against Himself. The Jews had caught up the stones gathered to repair the Temple, in...
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...
(4) The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? (4) A true image of all men, who as they are naturally blind do not thems...
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...
“ _His neighbors therefore, and those who before saw him begging_, _said, Is not this he that sat and begged?_ 9. _Some said, It is he; others, He is like him. He said, I am Hebrews 10_. _Thereupon th...
The neighbours 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....
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...
8._Then the neighbors, and those who had formerly seen him. The blind man _was known not only to _the neighbors_, but to all the inhabitants of the town, having been wont to sit and beg at the gate of...
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...
THE NEIGHBOURS THEREFORE, AND THEY WHICH BEFORE HAD SEEN HIM,.... For it seems the blind man was not a stranger, one that came out of the country to the city to beg; but a native of Jerusalem, that ha...
The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? Ver. 8. _Is not this he that sat and begged?_] As once blind Belisarius did w...
_The neighbours, therefore_ Those who lived in the beggar's neighbourhood, and those who had frequently passed by where he used to beg, being well acquainted with his form and visage, were astonished...
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...
8-12 Those whose eyes are opened, and whose hearts are cleansed by grace, being known to be the same person, but widely different in character, live as monuments to the Redeemer's glory, and recommen...
The evangelist now reports the consequence of this miracle. He, being cured, returneth to his friends: those who lived about that place, had taken notice of his ordinary sitting there, and begging; no...
John 9:8 Therefore G3767 neighbors G1069 and G2532 previously G4386 seen G2334 (G5723) that G3754 he G846 was...
‘The neighbours therefore, and those who saw him in the past, and knew that he was a beggar, said, “Is this not the one who sat and begged?” Others said, “It is he”. Others said, “No, but he is like h...
The conflict of Jesus with the Jews begins to draw to a close. At the last verse of the preceding chapter Jesus had hidden Himself and gone out of the temple, leaving it in possession of those who had...
John 9:8. THE NEIGHBOURS THEREFORE, AND THEY WHICH BEHELD HIM AFORETIME, THAT HE WAS A BEGGAR, SAID, IS NOT THIS HE THAT SAT AND BEGGED? The fact that he was a beggar has not been mentioned before. St...
NEIGHBOURS (γειτονες). From γη (land), of the same land, old word. See Luke 14:2.SAW HIM (θεωρουντες). Present active participle of θεωρεω, who used to observe him.AFORETIME (το προτερον). Adve...
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...
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. 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. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answer...
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...
_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;...
_The neighbours, therefore … said, Is not this he that sat and begged_ TYPES OF CHARACTER IN RELATION TO CHRIST’S WORK--THOSE WHO ARE ONLY SPECULATIVELY INTERESTED IN THE WORK As a stone cast into a...
_Who did sin, this man, or his parents?_ WHAT THE MASTER AND WHAT THE DISCIPLES SAW At such a time it was very wonderful that He should see anything but the way out. His life was in peril. The plot w...
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 9:1. The connection of this narrative with what precedes and what follows is variously stated. Westcott, _e.g._, supposes that the occurrence took place at the fe...
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...
1 Samuel 2:8; 1 Samuel 21:11; Acts 3:2; Luke 16:20; Luke 18:35;...
Blind. The best texts substitute prosaithv, a beggar. That sat and begged [ο κ α θ η μ ε ν ο ς κ α ι π ρ ο σ α ι τ ω ν]. Literally, the one sitting and begging. Denoting something customary....
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...
The blind man, thus miraculously cured, returns with much joy to his neighbours and acquaintance, who confer with him about this matter; they inquire, Whether he was the person cured or not? Who was t...