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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And as [Jesus] passed by,.... The word "Jesus" is not in the Greek text, but is rightly supplied by us, as it is in the Vulgate Latin, and as the word "Christ" is in the Persic version; for of his passing from the temple, and by the multitude that were there, and on his way to the place he designed to make to, is this said, as appears from the...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
After Christ's departure out of the temple, in the close of the foregoing chapter, and before this happened which is recorded in this chapter, he had been for some time abroad in the country, it is supposed about two or three months; in which interval of time Dr. Lightfoot and other harmonists place all the passages that occur from Luke x. 17 to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 to say, their sin was not the cause of his blindness.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 disciples were often inquisitive even when their Master was bent upon giving proofs of his practical benevolence. Fools may sometimes ask questions which wise men...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 yet, our prayer is that he may look on them as he looked on this blind man.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. We are not to look upon such afflictions as any...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 procedure of these disciples is very much like that of many people in these days; they are much more ready to ask questions about sufferers than they are to sympathize...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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, dear heart, may not yet have learned to look on Christ, but he can look on you in your blindness, and a look from him will speedily work a wondrous change in you.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And his disciples asked him,.... It may be that some of the twelve apostles, or others of his disciples, might put the following question to him on sight of this blind man, who by some means or another knew was born blind: saying, master, who did man, or his parents, that he was born blind? the first of these questions, whether the man himself had...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Beloved, if you had Christ with you, you could occupy your time better than in asking such questions as this; and I think that, when we go to Holy Scripture, we can do better than pry into things of small practical importance, or even into...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Many of Christ’s disciples are still occupied in asking questions that serve no practical purpose, like this one, “Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Jesus answered, neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents,.... Not but that both were guilty of original sin, and had committed actual transgressions; but Christ's answer is to be considered agreeable to the design of the question; and the sense is, that it was not any sin that either of them had committed, whilst he was in the womb, or...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But that the works of God should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents : but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. Think of our Lord being under the necessity of working: “I must work.” Men say that “Must is for the king;” but here is the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. In other words, this man is not blind as the result of sin in himself, or in his parents. He is blind in order that God may have a platform for the display of his gracious power in healing him.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 hopeful light, and say, “There is something in me for God to conquer....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. That is to say, this blindness was not the result of special sin in any individual, but God intended that his works of mercy and of grace should be manifested through his affliction. It is a cruel thing when every form of malady...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: That is to say, sin on their part was not the cause of his blindness. Joh_9:3. But that the works of God should be made manifest in him Human nature is a platform for the manifestation of divine work. The more in need you are, dear friend, the more room there is for God’s mercy to...