John 9:22-26

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 9:17-34

9:17-34 Now the Jews refused to believe that he had been blind and had become able to see, until they called the parents of the man who had become able to see, and asked them: "Is this your son? And do you say that he was born blind? How, then, can he now see?" His parents answered: "We know that this is our son; and we know that he was born blind; how he has now come to see we do not know; or who it was who opened his eyes we do not know. Ask himself. He is of age. He can answer his own... read more

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 9:22

Put out of the synagogue - That is, excommunicated - separated from all religious connection with those who worshipped God. This was the lesser kind of excommunication among the Jews and was termed nidui . The cherem , or anathema , was not used against the followers of Christ till after the resurrection. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 9:24

Give God the praise - Having called the man a second time, they proceeded to deal with him in the most solemn manner; and therefore they put him to his oath; for the words above were the form of an oath, proposed by the chief magistrate to those who were to give evidence to any particular fact, or to attest any thing, as produced by or belonging to the Lord. See Joshua 7:19 ; 1 Samuel 6:5 , and Luke 17:18 . But, while they solemnly put him to his oath, they endeavored to put their own... read more

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