John 9:38

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 to any human "prophet" (); the unstudied, resistless expression, probably, of SUPREME faith and adoration, though without the full understanding of what that implied....

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 and homage by bending the knee, or by other signs. For my own part, certainly, I think that it denotes something rare and uncommon; namely, that the blind man gave far more honor to Christ than to an ordinary man, or even to a prophet. And yet I do not think that at that time he had made such progress as to know that Christ was God manifested in the flesh. What then is meant by _worship _? The blind man, convinced that Jesus was _the Son of God_, nearly lost the command of himself, and, in rapturous admiration, bowed down before him....

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 graciously reveals himself to the man. Now he was made sensible what an unspeakable mercy it was, to be cured of his blindness, that he might see the Son of God. None but God is to be worshipped; so that in worshipping Jesus, he owned him to be God. All who believe in him, will worship him....

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 seen Jesus before, but simply knowing that a person of that name had opened his eyes, he had only considered him as a holy man and a prophet; but now that he sees and hears him he is convinced of his divinity, and glorifies him as his Saviour. We may hear much of Jesus, but can never know his glories and excellencies till he has discovered himself to our hearts by his own Spirit; then we _believe on him_, trust him with our souls, and _trust in him_ for our salvation. The word κυριε has two meanings: it signifies _Lord_, or Sovereign Ruler, and _Sir_, a title of civil respect. In the latter sense it seems evidently used in the 36th verse, John 9:36 because the poor man did n...

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 shows: * That it is right and natural to express thanks and praise for mercies. * All blessings should lead us to pour out our gratitude to Jesus, for it is from him that we receive them. * Especially is this true when the mind has been enlightened, when our spiritual eyes have been opened, and we are permitted to see the glories of the heavenly world. * It is right to pay homage or worship to Jesus. He forbade it not. He received it on earth, and for all mercies of providence and redemption we should pay to him the tribute of humble and grateful hearts. The Syriac renders the phrase, “he worshipp

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 the note of time (John 10:22) implies an interval of some months of intense activity elsewhere—to have carried on the ministry of Christ from the Feast of Tabernacles to the winter. If John 10:22 points back, as Westcott argues by alteration of the Received Text and by special translation, to the preceding discourse, we are compelled to dissociate the cure of the blind man from the teaching of John 8:1., and to regard the opening verse of John 9:1. a

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 salvation; and as soon as he did perceive it, he made an open and hearty profession of it: AND HE WORSHIPPED HIM: as God, with religious worship and adoration, not only trusting in him, but ascribing honour, glory, and blessing to him, which are due to God only, and not a creature....

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 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 answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents:_ That is, the sin of the man or of his parents was not the cause of his being blind. John 9:3. _But that the works of God should be made manifest in him._ What a very blessed way of looking at evil, as an opportunity for God to manifest the power of his works of grace by getting rid of it! I wish that everyone here would look upon the evil within his own heart in this very

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) copach; Diatessaronv lacks verses John 9:38 and John 9:39 entirely 13). Since e;fh is rare in John (only at...

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 9:35 .) The healing of the man born blind is a type and an illustration of how Christ, the Light, communicates light and how he who follows the Light walks no more in darkness, but has the light of life. (John 8:12 .) And before He healed the man He testified that His day of activity on earth as Man was rapidly drawing to its close. ...