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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:20

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 his body, which they were acquainted with, by which they knew assuredly he was their son: and if even the neighbours, though they disagreed... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:21

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 told them it was he; but since they could say nothing of their own personal knowledge, they choose not to say anything of him: he is of age ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:22

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 this time, upon this account, or some time before, that if any man did confess that he was Christ ; that Jesus of Nazareth was the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:23

Therefore said his parents, he is of age ,.... See Gill on John 9:21 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:24

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 meaning of it here; confess this fraud and imposture before the omniscient God, the searcher of hearts, and in so doing glorify that perfection... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:25

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", as the Vulgate Latin version renders it, suggesting that he did not know he was a sinner; he could not charge him with being one; nor could... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:26

Then said they to him again ,.... Finding they could not bring him to deny the fact, or cause him to entertain an ill opinion of him that did it, they examine him again about the manner of it: what did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes ? These questions they had put before, John 9:15 , and propose them again, in hope he would vary in the account, which they would not fail of improving against him; or that it would appear that he had not been really blind, at least from his birth; or... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:27

He answered them, I have told you already ,..... As he had, John 9:15 , and ye did not hear ; the Vulgate Latin version reads, and ye have heard; and so some copies of Stephens's; that is, an account had been given of the manner how his eyes were opened, and they had heard the account with their bodily ears, though not with the ears of their minds; and therefore, according to most copies and versions, it is read, "ye did not hear"; did not regard it, or give credit to it; and so the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:28

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 be called a disciple of Jesus of Nazareth; though there is nothing more honourable than to... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:29

We know that God spoke to Moses ,.... Out of the bush, and told him who he was, and sent him to deliver the children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage, and spoke the ten words, or law unto him, and by him delivered them to the children of Israel, and to whom he spake face to face, as a man does to his friend, and mouth to mouth, and not in dark sayings; they mean, they knew that Moses had his mission, commission, and credentials from God: but as for this fellow ; so they contemptuously... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:29

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