John 9:31 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - John 9:29-34

A noble defense. Notice— I. A MARVELLOUS IGNORANCE . "Why herein is a marvelous thing," etc. Their ignorance of the origin and history of Jesus was marvelous considered in reference to the persons themselves. Ignorant: (a) While they really knew so much. The sum of their general religious knowledge must be considerable. (b) While they professed and were supposed to know so much. They professed to know all about the Divine communications to Moses; professed to know the less,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 9:31

We know —the new-born disputant takes up the language of these proud casuists, and adopts the technical phrase which they had used ( John 9:24 , John 9:29 )—we know , you and I, t hat God heareth not sinners in any special sense of miraculous approval ( Job 27:9 ; Job 35:13 ; Psalms 109:7 ; and especially Psalms 66:18 , Psalms 66:19 ; Proverbs 15:29 ; Isaiah 1:15 ). One aspect of Old Testament teaching shows that a man must delight himself in the Lord in order to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 9:31

Now we know - That is, it is an admitted or conceded point. No one calls it into question.God heareth not - When a miracle was performed it was customary to invoke the aid of God. Jesus often did this himself, and it was by his power only that prophets and apostles could perform miracles. The word “heareth” in this place is to be understood as referring to such cases. God will not hear - that is, answer.Sinners - Impostors. False prophets and pretenders to divine revelation. See John 9:24. The... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 9:30-34

John 9:30-34. The man answered Utterly illiterate as he was: and with what strength and clearness of reason! So had God opened the eyes of his understanding, as well as his bodily eyes! Why, herein is a marvellous thing, that ye The teachers and guides of the people; know not whence he is From whence he comes, and who hath sent him; and yet he hath opened mine eyes Hath wrought a miracle, the like of which was never heard of before. Surely a man who could do such a thing must be from... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 9:1-41

92. Dispute concerning a blind man (John 9:1-41)Some Jews believed that diseases and physical disabilities were the result of either a person’s own sins or the sins of the person’s parents. When Jesus met a blind man, his disciples asked him which was the most likely cause of the man’s blindness (John 9:1-2).Jesus was not interested in discussing theoretical questions just to satisfy people’s curiosity. He was more concerned with healing the man, and in this way he would bring glory to God. His... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 9:31

a worshipper of God = a pious man, or God-fearing [man]. Greek theosebes. Occurs only here in N.T. Compare the kindred noun in 1 Timothy 2:10 . In an inscription at Miletus the Jews are called theosebeioi. Deissmann, Light, &c., App-4 . will. Greek. thelema. App-102 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 9:30-31

John 9:30-31. The man answered— Utterly illiterate as he was!—and with what strength and clearness of reason! Thus God had opened the eyes of his understanding, as well as his bodily eyes. "Why, herein is a marvellous thing, that ye,—the teachers and guides of the people, should not know that a man, who hath wrought a miracle, the like of which was never heard of before must be from heaven, sent by God; for we, even we of the populace, know that God heareth not sinners, so as to answer their... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 9:31

31. they cast him out—judicially, no doubt, as well in fact. The allusion to his being "born in sins" seems a tacit admission of his being blind from birth—the very thing they had been so unwilling to own. But rage and enmity to truth are seldom consistent in their outbreaks. The friends of this excommunicated youth, crowding around him with their sympathy, would probably express surprise that One who could work such a cure should be unable to protect his patient from the persecution it had... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 9:24-34

The Pharisees’ second interrogation 9:24-34The Pharisees, who considered themselves enlightened, now tried to badger the formerly blind man into denying that he saw the light. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 9:30-31

The healed man not only possessed a sense of humor but also common sense. It seemed remarkable to him that the Pharisees could not see that Jesus had come from God. Their unbelief in view of the evidence was incredible to him. The proof that Jesus had come from God was His ability to perform such a powerful and constructive miracle as giving sight to the blind. A fundamental biblical revelation is that God responds positively to the godly, but He does not hear (in the sense of granting the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 9:29-34

The Pulpit Commentary - John 9:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 9:31

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 9:30-34

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 9:1-41

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 9:31

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 9:30-31

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 9:31

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 9:24-34

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 9:30-31

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