John 9:2
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 9:2 Suffering is not always a direct result of a person’s sin (e.g., Luke 13:2; 2 Corinthians 12:7; and Jesus’ crucifixion; see also John 12:28, John 12:37; John 17:1, John 17:5). ⇐ [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 9:2 Suffering is not always a direct result of a person’s sin (e.g., Luke 13:2; 2 Corinthians 12:7; and Jesus’ crucifixion; see also John 12:28, John 12:37; John 17:1, John 17:5). ⇐ [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 9:3 THAT THE WORKS OF GOD MIGHT BE DISPLAYED IN HIM. God sometimes allows people to suffer so that they can experience his mercy and power in delivering them. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 9:4 WHILE IT IS DAY. The time when Jesus was here on earth. NIGHT. The time of Jesus’ crucifixion and death. WE indicates that Jesus involves his disciples in God’s work. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 9:5 I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. The second of seven “I am” sayings in John 1:1 (see chart). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 9:6 This verse may echo God’s creative activity (Genesis 2:7). The Creator is now re-creating. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 9:7 POOL OF SILOAM. Archaeology indicates a large pool (225 feet [69 m] long on one side) with steps leading down into it. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 9:14 Jesus mixed clay with his saliva to make mud. This activity was among the 39 classes of work forbidden on the Sabbath by Jewish tradition. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 9:22 THE JEWS. Often in John 1:1, this refers to the Jewish leaders who were opposed to Jesus, and to the people who followed their lead. See esv footnote on v. John 9:18, etc. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 9:31 The man’s main idea, that GOD DOES NOT LISTEN TO SINNERS, reflects several OT passages (e.g., Psalms 34:15; Psalms 66:18). The man’s minor point, that there was no previous act of opening of THE EYES of a person BORN BLIND, is also confirmed by the absence of similar miracles... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 9:34 CAST HIM OUT means expulsion from the synagogue (see note on Luke 4:16). The way this is done suggests an impulsive action rather than a formal procedure. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 9:41 IF YOU WERE BLIND means if they had no knowledge at all about God’s words or his laws, and no knowledge about who Jesus is. YOU WOULD HAVE NO GUILT (or sin, see esv footnote) for violating specific teachings or commands that they had received. Paul makes a similar argument in... [ Continue Reading ]