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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they asked them, saying, is this your son,.... The first question they put was, whether the man that stood before them, pointing to him, was their son or not; whether they knew him by any marks to be their son, and would own him as such: had they answered to this in the negative, they would have got an advantage against him, and would have...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: 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. This was very...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
His parents answered them, and said,.... What follows, which contains distinct answers to the several questions: and to the first they reply very freely, and with great confidence, we know that this is our son; for though his receiving his sight made a considerable alteration in him, yet his features were the same; and there might be some marks in...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But by what means he now seeth we know not,.... As to the third question they could say nothing to it, they were not present when the cure was wrought, and knew nothing of the matter, but what they had heard from their son, or from others, or both: or who hath opened his eyes we know not; they had heard it was Jesus, and their son had doubtless...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
These words spake his parents,.... these were the answers they returned to the three questions put to them: and the reason why they answered in the manner they did to the third, was, because they feared the Jews; the Jewish sanhedrim, otherwise they were Jews themselves: for the Jews had agreed already; the sanhedrim had made a decree, either at...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him,— They wanted to see if they could catch him in his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Excommunicated; and they could not bear to be cut off from the respectable society which they had hitherto enjoyed.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise; we know that this man is a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Therefore said his parents, He is of age ask him. Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him Give God the praise: we know that this man is a...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Therefore said his parents, he is of age,.... [See comments on John 9:21].
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. 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. Does it not sound pretty from their Pharisaic lips? Arch hypocrites pretending to teach a man who knew much better than themselves! “We know that this man is a sinner. You did...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then again called they the man that was blind,.... That had been blind. After they had examined his parents, and could get nothing from them for their purpose, they try a second time what they could do with the son: and said unto him, give God the praise; a phrase used when confession of sin was required; see Joshua 7:19; and this may be the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. Dear me what wonderful “knowledge” those Pharisees had!
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He answered and said,.... That is, the man who had been blind, who takes no notice of the confession they pressed him to, which is what he could not do; there being no collusion in this case, he only replies to the reproachful character they had given of his benefactor. Whether he be a sinner or not, I know not: or "if he is a sinner I know not",...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. There was no driving him out of that stronghold. That which is a matter of our own personal experience is a thing about which we may well feel positively certain. I wish we had more Christian people firmly established in their...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 could not be beaten out of that. You cannot argue a man out of an experience of this kind; and if the Lord Jesus Christ has ever opened your eyes, dear friend, nobody can make you doubt that blessed fact.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He Our shrewd friend of the opened eyes.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? 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? The man is sharp, acute,...