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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
We know not from whence he is. 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. They were the gentlemen who said, “We know,” and they wanted, a little while before, to silence him by parading their superior knowledge; so now he turns upon them, and says,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. Bravo, you who used to be blind! What an irresistible thing truth is, whoever handles it! These Pharisees, keen of intellect,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. Well argued! The case is proven indeed.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born bland. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. Christ could not have given sight to the blind man if he had not himself come from God. This was good reasoning, and it would...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: He meant men who are living in known sin, impostors and deceivers. Of course, God would not hear sinners of that stamp.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. This was bravely spoken. The man did not, at that time, know the Godhead of the Saviour, but he felt that he must have come from...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. That was very forcibly spoken. Oh, that all of us, whose eyes Christ has opened, would...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They answered and said unto him, What could they say to him ? Nothing but more reviling and abuse. Joh_9:34. Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. That is the last argument of all. “We cannot answer him, so let us turn him out!”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? Cannot you hear them say it? “A blind beggar, who has just begun to see, ‘Dost thou teach us?’ — D.D.’s, men who are learned in the law, ‘Dost thou teach us?’” Well, brethren, if a man has only one eye, he may teach those who have not any, for the old...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they cast him out. 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 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? He wanted instruction. Christ may have done much for a man, but he may not as yet fully know the Lord. There may be some here tonight...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? “Holy and learned people like us, Pharisees, do you set up to be our teacher?”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they cast him out. 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? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, It is the old rule, “Abuse the plaintiff.” Nothing could be said. Now abuse the man. He has answered you, and his arguments are too hard for you. Now throw hard words at him. “Thou wast altogether born in sins.” Joh_9:34. And dost thou teach us? Wonderful, that “us.” “Dost thou...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? Their dignity was touched; their superlative wisdom lifted them so much above this poor man that they said, with the utmost disdain, “Dost thou teach us?”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; Oh! if there are any of you who are suffering persecution for Christ’s sake, who have been cast out of any company because of what he has done for you, I do not think you need any sweeter comfort than this one line: “Jesus heard that they had cast him out;”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? “Such learned men as we are, with such culture and such penetration as we have, ‘dost thou teach us?’” Joh_9:34. And they cast him out. It was a great mercy for him that they did excommunicate him, one of the greatest blessings that could come to him was...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him,— Oh, how he rejoices in finding those that are cast out by the world, or by the self-righteous: “When he had found him,”—.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said,— Note the humility of the man’s tone, how changed it is from that sharpness, that acerbity to which he had been driven by his enemies: “He answered and said,”—
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus heard that they had cast him out: and when he had found him, What a blessed thing to be cast out, if Christ finds us! Many and many have been put out of the synagogue and treated with contempt, but then outside Jerusalem they found their Lord, for there he died without the camp, and his people need not be ashamed to go after him bearing his...