It serves its purpose of exasperating them and bringing them to the direct expression of their feelings. Ἐλοιδόρησαν … ἐστίν. “They reviled him.” On ἐκείνου Bengel has: “Hoc vocabulo removent Jesum a sese”.
Verse 28. _THEN THEY REVILED HIM_] ελοιδορησαν. _Eustathius_ derives λοιδορια from λογος, _a word_, and δορυ, _a_ _spear_:- they spoke _cutting, piercing_ words. Solomon talks of some who _spoke like...
THOU ART HIS DISCIPLE - This they cast at him as a reproach. His defense of Jesus they regarded as proof that he was his follower, and this they now attempted to show was inconsistent with being a fri...
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...
LIGHT FOR THE BLIND EYES (John 9:1-5)...
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...
REVILED. railed at. Not merely rebuked, but abused. Elsewhere only in Acts 23:4; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 1 Peter 2:23. HIS. that Man's. Spoken with contempt. MOSES'. See note on...
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....
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...
_Then they reviled him_ Omit -then." The word for -revile" occurs nowhere else in the Gospels. Comp. 1 Peter 2:23. Argument fails, so they resort to abuse. _Thou art his disciple_ Better, _Thou art_ T...
ἘΛΟΙΔΌΡΗΣΑΝ. The word occurs here only in the Gospels: comp. 1 Peter 2:23. Argument fails, so they resort to abuse. ἘΚΕΊΝΟΥ. THAT MAN’S _disciple_: the pronoun expresses that they have nothing to do w...
OPPOSITE RESULTS OF THE SIGN...
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...
ΈΛΟΙΔΌΡΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΛΟΙΔΟΡΈΩ (G3058) злоупотреблять, разоблачать или сурово критиковать, включает проклятия и очернение (TDNT; TLNT). ΜΑΘΗΤΉΣ (G3101) ученик (TDNT; EDNT)....
BUT WE ARE MOSES' DISCIPLES, &C.— Hereby they craftily but most maliciously and falsely insinuated, that there was such an opposition between Moses and Jesus, that it was impossible for the same perso...
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...
Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. [THEN] THEY REVILED HIM. [The oun (G3767) of the received text has hardly any authority.] AND SAID, THOU ART...
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...
THEN THEY REVILED HIM. — The Greek word occurs only here in the Gospels. The other passages where it occurs in the New Testament are Acts 23:4; 1 Corinthians 4:12, and 1 Peter 2:23. It expresses the p...
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...
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...
(6) Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. (6) Eventually, proud wickedness must necessarily break forth, which lies vainly hidden under a zeal of godlin...
_They reviled him with scornful[1] and disdainful language. (Witham)_ [BIBLIOGRAPHY] Maledixerunt, _Greek: eloidoresan, reviled, rather than cursed._...
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...
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 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...
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...
28._Then they upbraided him. _It is probable that all the reproaches which were prompted by the violence of their rage and indignation were eagerly cast upon him; but there was this one reproach among...
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 THEY REVILED HIM,.... Called him an impertinent, saucy, impudent fellow, for talking in this pert manner to them, the great sanhedrim of the nation; or, as the Vulgate Latin version reads, they c...
Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. Ver. 28. _Then they reviled him_] As an apostate from the law, a noveller, a Nazarite, a disciple of Christ, Thou...
_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...
THEN THEY REVELATION LED HIM AND SAID, THOU ART HIS DISCIPLE; BUT WE ARE MOSES' DISCIPLES....
A second interview with the former blind man:...
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...
If this were all their reviling, for them to tell this poor man that he was Christ's disciple, it was a very tolerable imputation, and what the blind man had reason to glory in: their guilt in revilin...
John 9:28 Then G3767 reviled G3058 (G5656) him G846 and G2532 said G2036 (G5627) You G4771 are...
‘And they reviled him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he has come from”.' His reply ange...
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...
John 9:28. AND THEY REVILED HIM, AND SAID, THOU ART HIS DISCIPLE, BUT WE ARE MOSES' DISCIPLES. Whether the man distinctly intended such reference to himself or not, it is thus that they understood his...
THEY REVILED HIM (ελοιδορησαν αυτον). First aorist active indicative of λοιδορεω, old verb from λοιδορος (reviler, 1 Corinthians 5:11), in N.T. only here, Acts 23:4; 1 Corinthians 4:12;...
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 4:12; 1 Corinthians 6:10; 1 Peter 2:23; Acts 6:11;...
Reviled [ε λ ο ι δ ο ρ η σ α ν]. The verb means to reproach or scold in a loud and abusive manner. Calvin, on 1 Corinthians 4:12, "being reviled we bless," remarks : "Loidoria is a harsher railing, wh...
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...