Sermon Bible Commentary - John 9:35-36
John 9:35-36 This is the very question which Jesus still puts to the conscience of every man, and on the answer given to it does the salvation of every man still depend. How often also is the answer which our hearts would return, the very same with that which was made by the blind man to Christ: "Who is He, Lord, that I might believe on Him?" I. First, let us see what the question means. It is plain that it means more than a mere nominal belief, like that of a person who had learnt his creed by... read more
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - John 9:13-41
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTESJohn 9:13. They brought.—Better They bring.John 9:14. Now it was a Sabbath on the day that Jesus made the clay, etc.—It was most likely a festival Sabbath.John 9:15. The Pharisees.—In the lesser Sanhedrin, or Synagogue Councils.John 9:16. This man is not of God … a division among them.—The prophecy that was uttered at His presentation in the temple was being fulfilled (Luke 2:34). The Light was separating the righteous from the unrighteous (John 7:43, John... read more