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John Gill
Then they reviled him,.... Called him an impertinent, saucy, impudent fellow, for talking in this pert manner to them, the great sanhedrim of the nation; or, as the Vulgate Latin version reads, they cursed him; they thundered out their anathemas against him, and pronounced him an execrable and an accursed fellow: and said, thou art his disciple; for they looked upon it a reproach and scandal to...
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 xiii. 17. What is recorded in ch. vii. and viii....
Charles H. Spurgeon
Then they reviled him,— That is an unprincipled lawyer’s rule,—When you cannot answer the plaintiff’s argument, abuse him. This was the last resort of those who knew that they had a bad case, or no case at all: “Then they reviled him,”—
Charles H. Spurgeon
And said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples. We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, 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. Now we know that God heareth not sinners: The man meant, God does not open blind eyes by the hands of sinners....
Charles H. Spurgeon
Then they reviled him, It is a bad case, so abuse the plaintiff. There is nothing to be said for our side, so let us abuse the man who has had his eyes opened.
Charles H. Spurgeon
And said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples. We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, 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. Does not that manifestation of miraculous power show where he must have come from? Could he have come from...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Then they reviled him,— That is the usual way with the men of the world; when they cannot beat a man in argument, they begin to call him bad names: “They reviled him,”—
Charles H. Spurgeon
And said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples. We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, 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. Now we know that God heareth not sinners: That is to say, he does not work miracles by them; he does not hear...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is. The word “fellow” is supplied by the translators. There is no such word there, because they did not know a word bad enough with which to express their scorn.
Charles H. Spurgeon
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? Then they reviled him, —As they could not answer him, they reviled him. It is the old plan which is still followed by certain lawyers, “No case; therefore abuse the plaintiff.” “They reviled...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples. We know that God spake unto Moses: As for this — They did not say “fellow,” because they meant something worse than that, something which they could not express: “As for this — “
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. 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 disciple? Then they reviled him, — Of course, that is the usual way with those who...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And said, Thou art his disciple but we are Moses’ disciples. We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, 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. Where could he have come from but from God? Who could have wrought such a miracle unless he had been sent from...