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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

Jesus heard that they had cast him out,.... this being perhaps the first instance, of putting in execution the act they had made, John 9:22, and was a stretching of that act; which only threatened with an ejection, in case any should confess Jesus to be the Messiah; which this man had not done as yet, only had said he was a prophet, and that he was of God; it made a very great noise in the city,...

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 xiii. 17. What is recorded in ch. vii. and viii....

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

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 upon whom Christ has wrought a great deal, and yet...

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 him. Then was his cure indeed complete. He had seen...

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 reproach. “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, 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 him. He does not appear to have been a Unitarian, therefore; and if those persons had their eyes opened, they would do the same. “He said,...

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

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. I scarcely remember that, up to this time, the Lord Jesus had given such a manifestation of himself to anyone except to the Samaritan woman at the well. When she...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; — Jesus knew all that had happened to this man, but someone probably related the story to him; and our Lord knows all about each one of us, and he knows whether anyone here is suffering for his sake or for the truth’s sake. Jesus knew that they had cast him out; — Joh_9:35. And when he had found him, — For he always finds those whom the world or false...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

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 was a sensible man, and he had the sense to perceive that knowledge rightly used leads to faith. He desired to know in order that he might believe; and if you ever say that you cannot believe, but are anxious to do so, then make enquiry as to what is to be believed,...