And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. The connection between the close of the preceding chapter and the opening of this one appears so close, that one is apt to conclude that all happened on one day, and that a Sabbath (). But the violence with which the former chap... [ Continue Reading ]
And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? AND HIS DISCIPLES ASKED HIM, SAYING, MASTER, WHO DID SIN, THIS MAN, OR HIS PARENTS, THAT HE WAS BORN BLIND? [ hina (G2443) tuflos (G5185) genneethee (G1080)] - or 'should be born blind.' Si... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. JESUS ANSWERED, NEITHER HATH THIS MAN SINNED, NOR HIS PARENTS: BUT THAT THE WORKS OF GOD SHOULD BE MADE MANIFEST IN HIM: - q.d., 'The cause was neither in himself nor his pare... [ Continue Reading ]
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. I MUST WORK THE WORKS OF HIM THAT SENT ME, WHILE IT IS DAY: THE NIGHT COMETH, WHEN NO MAN CAN WORK - a most interesting statement this, from the mouth of Christ; intimating, first, that He had a pr... [ Continue Reading ]
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. AS LONG AS I AM IN THE WORLD, I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. Not as if he would cease, after that, to be so; but that He must make full proof of His fidelity, while His earthly career lasted, By displaying His glory. As before the resurrec... [ Continue Reading ]
When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, WHEN HE HAD THUS SPOKEN, HE SPAT ON THE GROUND, AND MADE CLAY OF THE SPITTLE, AND HE ANOINTED THE EYES OF THE BLIND MAN WITH THE CLAY.... [ Continue Reading ]
And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. AND SAID UNTO HIM, GO, WASH IN THE POOL OF SILOAM, (WHICH IS, BY INTERPRETATION, SENT.) These operations were not so incongruous in their nature as might... [ Continue Reading ]
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 BLIND, [ tuflos (G5185)]. The true reading here appears plainly to be, 'that he was a beggar' [ hoti... [ Continue Reading ]
Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he. SOME SAID, THIS IS HE: OTHERS SAID, HE IS LIKE HIM: BUT HE SAID, I AM HE. How graphically is the identity of the man thus ascertained; and his own testimony, coming only to settle the point after it had been raised and occa... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? THEREFORE SAID THEY UNTO HIM, HOW WERE THINE EYES OPENED?... [ Continue Reading ]
He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. HE ANSWERED AND SAID, A MAN THAT IS CALLED JESUS MADE CLAY, AND ANOINTED MINE EYES, AND SAID UNTO ME, GO TO THE P... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not. THEN SAID THEY UNTO HIM, WHERE IS HE? HE SAID [`SAITH' legei (G3004 )], I KNOW NOT. No doubt, after the attempt to stone Him, Jesus would not deem it prudent at once to appear in public.... [ Continue Reading ]
They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. THEY BROUGHT TO THE PHARISEES HIM THAT AFORETIME WAS BLIND.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. AND [OR, 'NOW' de (G1161 )] IT WAS THE SABBATH DAY WHEN JESUS MADE THE CLAY, AND OPENED HIS EYES. The connection between these two verses, and especially what is mentioned in John 9:16, make it evident that it was our Lor... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN AGAIN THE PHARISEES ALSO ASKED HIM HOW HE HAD RECEIVED HIS SIGHT. HE SAID UNTO THEM, HE PUT CLAY UPON MINE EYES, AND I WASHED, AND DO SEE._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them. THEREFORE SAID SOME OF THE PHARISEES, THIS MAN IS NOT OF GOD, BECAUSE HE KEEPETH NOT THE SABBAT... [ Continue Reading ]
They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. THEY SAY UNTO THE BLIND MAN AGAIN, WHAT SAYEST THOU OF HIM, THAT HE HATH OPENED THINE EYES? HE SAID, HE IS A PROPHET - rightly viewing the miracle as but a "sign" [ seemeion (G45... [ Continue Reading ]
But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight. BUT - `Then,' or 'therefore.' Seeing, if they admitted the truth of the cure, they would likely be shut up to the acknowledgment of His d... [ Continue Reading ]
And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? AND THEY ASKED THEM, SAYING, IS THIS YOUR SON, WHO YE SAY WAS BORN BLIND? HOW THEN DOTH HE NOW SEE? Foiled by the testimony of the young man himself, they hope to throw doubt on the fact by close... [ Continue Reading ]
His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: HIS PARENTS ANSWERED THEM, AND SAID, WE KNOW THAT THIS IS OUR SON, AND THAT HE WAS BORN BLIND:... [ Continue Reading ]
But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. BUT BY WHAT MEANS HE NOW SEETH, WE KNOW NOT; OR WHO HATH OPENED HIS EYES, WE KNOW NOT: HE IS OF AGE; ASK HIM: HE SHALL SPEAK FOR HIMSELF. Here, however, they... [ Continue Reading ]
These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. THESE WORDS SPAKE HIS PARENTS, BECAUSE THEY FEARED THE JEWS: FOR THE JEWS AGREED ALREADY, THAT IF ANY MAN DID CONFES... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. THEREFORE [OR 'FOR THIS CAUSE' dia (G1223 ) touto (G5124 )], SAID HIS PARENTS, HE IS OF AGE; ASK HIM.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. THEN AGAIN [`THE SECOND TIME' ek (G1537 ) deuterou (G1208 )] CALLED THEY THE MAN THAT WAS BLIND. Baffled and perplexed, they seem to have put him forth until they should agr... [ Continue Reading ]
He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. HE ANSWERED AND SAID, WHETHER HE BE A SINNER OR NO, I KNOW NOT: ONE THING I KNOW, THAT, WHEREAS I WAS BLIND, NOW I SEE. Not that the man meant to insinuate any doubt in his own... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? THEN SAID THEY ('THEY SAID') TO HIM AGAIN, WHAT DID HE TO THEE? HOW OPENED HE THINE EYES? - hoping by repeated questions to ensnare him; but the youth is more than a match for them.... [ Continue Reading ]
He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples? HE ANSWERED THEM, I HAVE TOLD YOU ALREADY, AND YE DID NOT HEAR: WHEREFORE WOULD YE HEAR IT AGAIN? WILL YE ALSO BE HIS DISCIPLES? In a vein of keen irony he treats thei... [ Continue Reading ]
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 HIS DISCIPLE; BUT WE ARE MOSES' DISCIPLES.... [ Continue Reading ]
We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is. WE KNOW THAT GOD SPAKE [OR 'HATH SPOKEN' lelaleeken (G2980 )] UNTO MOSES: ALL FOR THIS [FELLOW] - or simply, 'this [man]:' it is the language of contempt, though probably more affected than real. WE KNOW NOT FR... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE MAN ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO THEM, WHY HEREIN IS A MARVELLOUS THING, THAT YE KNOW NOT FROM WHENCE HE IS, AND YET HE HATH OPENED MINE EYES._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. IF THIS MAN WERE NOT OF GOD, HE COULD DO NOTHING. So irresistible was this argument that their rage burst forth in a speech of the mast intense Pharisaism.... [ Continue Reading ]
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. THEY ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HIM, THOU WAST ALTOGETHER BORN IN SINS, AND DOST THOU TEACH US? - `Thou, a base-born, uneducated, impudent youth, teach us, the trained, constituted, rec... [ Continue Reading ]
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? JESUS HEARD THAT THEY HAD CAST HIM OUT (BY INTELLIGENCE BROUGHT TO HIM), AND WHEN HE HAD FOUND HIM - shall we say by accident? Not very likely. Sympathy in that breast could... [ Continue Reading ]
He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? HE ANSWERED AND SAID, WHO IS HE, LORD, THAT I MIGHT (OR RATHER, 'MAY') BELIEVE ON HIM? This is evidently the language of one who did believe in Him who had performed such a marvelous work on him, and who now only yearned to beho... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus said unto him Thou hast both seen him and it is he that talketh with thee And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. AND JESUS SAID UNTO HIM, THOU HAST BOTH SEEN HIM, AND IT IS HE THAT TALKETH WITH THEE. The new sense of sight imparted to him... [ Continue Reading ]
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 ado... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. AND JESUS SAID - perhaps at the same time, but after a crowd, including some of the sceptical and scornful rulers, had, on seeing Jesus talking with the healed... [ Continue Reading ]
And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? AND SOME (RATHER, 'THOSE') OF THE PHARISEES WHICH WERE WITH HIM HEARD THESE WORDS, AND SAID UNTO HIM. ARE WE BLIND ALSO? - we, the constituted, recognized guides of the people in spiritual thin... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. JESUS SAID UNTO THEM, IF YE WERE BLIND - If ye wanted light to discern My claims, and only waited to receive it, $ YE SHOULD HAVE NO SIN - none of the guilt of shutting out the l... [ Continue Reading ]