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Verse 29. _WE KNOW NOT FROM WHENCE HE IS._] As if they had said: We
have the fullest assurance that the commission of Moses was Divine;
but we have no proof that this man has such a commission: and sh...
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WE KNOW ... - We know that God commanded Moses to deliver the law. In
that they were correct; but they assumed their interpretation of the
law to be infallible, and, hence, condemned Jesus.
AS FOR TH...
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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. ...
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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...
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WE KNOW THAT GOD SPAKE TO MOSES.
Hence they argue that they are on sure ground in clinging to Moses,
but as to being the disciple of "this fellow, they do not even know
whence he is....
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LIGHT FOR THE BLIND EYES (John 9:1-5)...
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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...
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SPAKE. hath spoken.
FROM WHENCE. whence. Compare John 7:27; John 8:14....
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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...
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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....
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_that God spake_ Literally, _that God_ HATH SPOKEN, i.e. that Moses
received a revelation _which still remains_. This is a frequent
meaning of the perfect tense to express the permanent result of a pa...
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OPPOSITE RESULTS OF THE SIGN...
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ΛΕΛΆΛΗΚΕΝ. HATH SPOKEN, i.e. that Moses received a revelation
_which still remains_. This is a frequent meaning of the perfect
tense—to express the permanent result of a past action. Thus the
frequent...
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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...
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ΛΕΛΆΛΗΚΕΝ _perf. ind. act. от_ ΛΑΛΈΩ, _см._ John
9:21; здесь в _знач._ "открывать"
ΠΌΘΕΝ (G4159) откуда....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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WE KNOW THAT GOD SPAKE UNTO MOSES. — Better, _We know that God hath
spoken unto Moses._ “He was commissioned,” they would say, “by
God, and received a revelation from God which remains to us.” They
wo...
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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...
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_The man is examined by the Pharisees, who eventually excommunicate
him_,...
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We know that Moses was a prophet, commissioned by God to speak for Him
(for λελάληκεν see Hebrews 1:1); and if this man is
commissioned He must show proof of His being sent from God, and not
leave us...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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“ _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...
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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...
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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...
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29._As for this man, we know not whence he is. _When they say so, they
refer not to his country or the place of his birth, but to the
prophetical office. For they allege that they have no knowledge of...
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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...
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WE KNOW THAT GOD SPOKE TO MOSES,.... Out of the bush, and told him who
he was, and sent him to deliver the children of Israel out of Egyptian
bondage, and spoke the ten words, or law unto him, and by...
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We know that God spake unto Moses: _as for_ this _fellow_, we know not
from whence he is.
Ver. 29. _We know not whence he is_] _i.e._ Whence he had his mission
and commission to act the part of a pro...
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_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...
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A second interview with the former blind man:...
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WE KNOW THAT GOD SPAKE UNTO MOSES; AS FOR THIS FELLOW, WE KNOW NOT
FROM WHENCE HE IS.
The Pharisees were in a quandary. If the facts concerning this miracle
were spread abroad, the fame of Christ woul...
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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...
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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...
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OLBGrk;
Concerning Moses indeed they speak honourably, and say, they knew God
spake to him; yet did they know it no otherwise than by tradition, and
the revelation of the will of God in the law and th...
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John 9:29 We G2249 know G1492 (G5758) that G3754 God G2316 spoke G2980
(G5758) Moses G3475 this...
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‘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...
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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...
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John 9:29. WE KNOW THAT GOD HATH SPOKEN UNTO MOSES; BUT AS FOR THIS
MAN WE KNOW NOT FROM whence he is. In holding by the law of Moses,
then, they are safe and are assured that they are doing the will...
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WE KNOW THAT GOD HATH SPOKEN UNTO MOSES
(ημεις οιδαμεν οτ Μωυσε λελαληκεν ο
θεος). Perfect active indicative of λαλεω, so still on
record. See Exodus 33:11. For λαλεω used of God speaking see
Hebre...
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John 9:29
Truths temporary and truths eternal. The arguments of the Pharisees,
both as regards miracles, and as regards the suspicion with which we
should look on a doctrine opposed to the settled opi...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Kings 22:27; 2 Kings 9:11; Acts 22:22; Acts 26:22; Acts 7:35;...
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Spake [λ ε λ α λ η κ ε ν]. Perfect tense, hath spoken, and
the authority of Moses ' words therefore continues to the present. So
Rev., Lalew is to talk, familiarly. See Exodus 33:11.
Whence he is. Co...
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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...
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We know not whence he is — By what power and authority he does these
things....