John 9:14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 9:13-34

One would have expected that such a miracle as Christ wrought upon the blind man would have settled his reputation, and silenced and shamed all opposition, but it had the contrary effect; instead of being embraced as a prophet for it, he is prosecuted as a criminal. I. Here is the information that was given in to the Pharisees concerning this matter: They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind, John 9:13. They brought him to the great sanhedrim, which consisted chiefly of... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 9:1-41

Before we leave this very wonderful chapter we would do well to read it again, this time straight through from start to finish. If we do so read it with care and attention, we will see the loveliest progression in the blind man's idea of Jesus. It goes through three stages, each one higher than the last. (i) He began by calling Jesus a man. "A man that is called Jesus opened mine eyes" ( John 9:11 ). He began by thinking of Jesus as a wonderful man. He had never met anyone who could do... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 9:13-16

9:13-16 They brought him, the man who had been blind, to the Pharisees. The day on which Jesus had made the clay and opened his eyes was the Sabbath day. So the Pharisees asked him again how sight had come to him. He said to them: "He put clay on my eyes; and I washed; and now I can see." So some of the Pharisees said: "This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath." But others said: "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?" And there was a division of opinion... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:14

And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay ,.... Which was reckoned a violation of the sabbath, John 9:16 , and was one reason why they had the man to the Pharisees to be examined, and why they were desirous of knowing where Jesus was: and opened his eyes ; by putting on the clay, and sending him to wash in the Pool of Siloam: nor did the miracle, nor the good done to the man, excuse with them, what they thought a breach of the sabbath. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 9:14

It was the Sabbath - Some of the ancient rabbins taught, and they have been followed by some moderns, not much better skilled in physic than themselves, that the saliva is a cure for several disorders of the eyes; but the former held this to be contrary to the law, if applied on the Sabbath. See Lightfoot's Hor. Talm. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 9:14

Verse 14 14.Now it was the Sabbath. Christ purposely selected the Sabbath-day, which must have given ground of offense to the Jews. He had already found, in the case of the paralytic, that this work was liable to slander. Why then does he not avoid the offense — which he could easily have done — but because the defense malignantly undertaken by men would tend to magnify the power of God? The Sabbath-day serves as a whetstone to sharpen them, to inquire more eagerly into the whole matter. And... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 9:1-41

The removal of the closing words of John 8:59 from the text as a gloss, favors a pause between the attempt to stone Jesus and the miracle. Lange has the inconsistent remark that the παράγων is "the participle of the preceding though doubtful παρῆγεν ." If it were a gloss, the παρῆγεν had been introduced by some copyist from the παράγων , and therefore the latter can derive no meaning from the former. Admitting the spuriousness of the gloss, the connection between the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 9:1-41

The passage of a soul from darkness into light. This graphic and dramatic narrative begins with the healing of a bodily privation by the exercise el Christ's miraculous power. But its chief interest lies in the spiritual process which it unfolds. It relates how a young man, poor and blind, but intelligent, candid, and brave, received spiritual as well as bodily illumination, and how he displayed insight in apprehending Christ's character, courage in resisting Christ's adversaries, and ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 9:8-34

(9) The proof of the reality of the miracle , the antagonism of the Pharisees , and the persecution of the heated mad . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 9:13-34

The investigation of the miracle. This was prompted by the unfriendly questioners first referred to. I. THE INQUIRY OF THE PHARISEES . 1. They first examined the beggar as to the facts of his cure . These it was as impossible to ignore as it was difficult to explain. 2. The performance of the cure on the sabbath day was the pivot upon which the question turned . "Now it was the sabbath day that Jesus made the clay, and opened the eyes of this man." Of the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 9:13-34

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 9:1-41

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 9:13-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 9:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 9:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 9:14

The Pulpit Commentary - John 9:1-41

The Pulpit Commentary - John 9:1-41

The Pulpit Commentary - John 9:8-34

The Pulpit Commentary - John 9:13-34

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