Ὁδὲ … αὐτῷ. He promptly uttered his belief and “worshipped” Jesus. In this Gospel προσκυνεῖν is used of the worship of God: the word is, however, susceptible of a somewhat lower degree of adoration (Matthew 18:26); but it includes the acknowledgment of supremacy and a complete submission.
JOHN 9:38-39 o` de. e;fh … kai. ei=pen o` VIhsou/j {B} Several witnesses lack the words o` de. e;fh( Pisteu,w ku,rie\ kai. proseku,nhsen auvtw|/) kai. ei=pen o` VIhsou/j (î75 a* W itb, (1) co...
Verse 38. _AND HE SAID, LORD, I BELIEVE._] That is, I believe thou art _the Messiah_; and, to give the fullest proof of the sincerity of his faith, he fell down before and adored him. Never having se...
I BELIEVE - This was the overflowing expression of gratitude and faith. AND HE WORSHIPPED HIM - He did homage to him as the Messiah and as his gracious benefactor. See the notes at Matthew 2:2. This...
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. ...
BELIEVE, LORD, AND HE WORSHIPED HIM. At once there is an outspoken confession of faith, followed by an act of homage. The believer believes with the heart, confesses with the lips, and shows forth th...
Jesus heard that they had put him out, so he found him and said to him: "Do you believe in the Son of God?" "But who is he, sir, he answered him, "that I might believe in him?" Jesus said to him: "You...
LIGHT FOR THE BLIND EYES (John 9:1-5)...
BELIEVE. App-150. WORSHIPPED. App-137....
_Lord, I believe_ Or, I believe, LORD: the order is worth keeping. Comp. the centurion's confession (Matthew 27:54). There is no need to suppose that in either case the man making the confession knew...
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...
ΠΙΣΤ. ΚΎΡΙΕ. I BELIEVE, LORD: the order is worth keeping. Comp. the centurion’s confession (Matthew 27:54). There is no need to suppose that in either case the man making the confession knew anything...
OPPOSITE RESULTS OF THE SIGN...
VER 1A. IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD,...
ΈΦΗ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΦΉΜΙ (G5346) говорить. ΠΡΟΣΕΚΎΝΗΣΕΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΠΡΟΣΚΥΝΈΩ (G4352) поклоняться. Inch, _impf._, "он начал поклоняться". Поклоны, сопровождающие поклонение, используютс...
DISCOURSE: 1660 DISPOSITION TO BE EXERCISED TOWARDS THE GOSPEL John 9:35. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He a...
JESUS SAID, &C.— This passage of the gospel well deserves serious attention, as it is of great force to prove theDivinity of our Saviour, who here declares himself in express terms τον υιον του Θεου,...
BLINDNESS INDEED! _Text 9:35-41_ 35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, he said, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? 36 He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may...
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...
And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. AND HE SAID, LORD, I BELIEVE. AND HE WORSHIPPED HIM - a faith and a worship, beyond doubt, meant to express far more than he would think proper...
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...
AND HE SAID, LORD, I BELIEVE. — The title is repeated, but now with the deeper meaning. His half-faith has passed into full conviction. The spiritual education has led him step by step from “the Man t...
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...
“A STONE OF STUMBLING” John 9:35-41; John 10:1-6 In John 9:35 we hear of Jesus finding the outcast, whom the Pharisees had excommunicated; and this story is appropriately followed by a picture of the...
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...
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...
present the moral result of this miracle, and John 9:39-41 formulate that of the activity of Jesus in general. VV. 35-38. “ _Jesus heard that they had driven him out; and having found him, he said to...
Jesus heard that they had cast him out: and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? (36) He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? (37)...
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...
_BELIEF AND WORSHIP_ ‘And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped Him.’ John 9:38 John supplements the other Gospels. The miracle recorded in this chapter is found nowhere else. But some people...
38._And he worshipped him. _It may be asked, Did the blind man honor or worship Christ as God? (275) The word which the Evangelist employs ( προσέκυνησει) means nothing more than to express respect an...
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...
AND HE SAID, LORD, I BELIEVE,.... He immediately found faith in his soul, and that in exercise, moving towards, and acting upon Christ, as the Son of God, and true Messiah, for everlasting life and sa...
And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. Ver. 38. _And he worshipped him_] _sc._ as the Son of God, with divine adoration. This our Saviour would not have suffered had he not been of God....
_Jesus heard that they had cast him out_ Had excommunicated the poor man for his sake; _and when he had found him_ Which it appears he did soon after; _he said unto him_, privately, _Dost thou believe...
AND HE SAID, LORD, I BELIEVE. AND HE WORSHIPED HIM. The former blind man's frankness enraged the Pharisees beyond measure. They now cast the popular belief into his face, telling him that his blindnes...
Jesus reveals Himself:...
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...
35-38 Christ owns those who own him and his truth and ways. There is particular notice taken of such a suffer in the cause of Christ, and for the testimony of a good conscience. Our Lord Jesus graciou...
Now is the work of faith with power wrought in his soul: he saith, Lord, I do acknowledge and receive thee as the Son of God; I am fully persuaded that thou art more than what thou art in thy external...
John 9:38 Then G1161 said G5346 (G5713) Lord G2962 believe G4100 (G5719) And G2532 worshiped G4352 ...
‘And he said, “Lord, I believe”', and he worshipped him.' The man's eyes had now been opened again, this time spiritually, and he confessed Jesus as ‘Lord'. How far he yet saw the full truth we do no...
John 9:38. AND HE SAID, I BELIEVE, LORD; AND HE WORSHIPPED HIM. The simple and immediate answer shows how little remained to be done to make his faith complete. Not with bodily senses only, but in his...
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...
LORD, I BELIEVE (Πιστευω, κυριε). Κυριε here = Lord (reverence, no longer respect as in John 9:36). A short creed, but to the point.AND HE WORSHIPPED HIM (κα προσεκυνησεν αυτω). Ingressive first a...
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...
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...
36-38. TELL ME WHO HE IS, SIR. The way he asks this shows he thinks _knowing_ the Son of Man is such a privilege that he has no right to hope for it. I BELIEVE, LORD! The man had lost the world, but f...
_Jesus heard that they had cast him out and … said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?_ THE VERDICT OF CHRIST ON THE WHOLE CASE I. THE DEMAND CHRIST MAKES UPON THE HUMAN HEART--Faith (Joh...
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...
_And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped Him_, as the Son of God, and very God, to be worshipped as God with the worship due to Him (_latria_). Moreover, the blind man, inwardly enlightened (a...
_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 20:28; Luke 24:52; Matthew 14:33; Matthew 28:17; Matthew 28:9;...
Worshipped [π ρ ο σ ε κ υ ν η σ ε ν]. See on Acts 10:25....
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...