John 9:10-12

Jesus had not accompanied the man to the pool so he could identify Him to the crowd as his healer. Here is further evidence that Jesus was not promoting Himself to gain glory but was simply doing the work that God had given Him to do.

When questioned about the miracle, the former blind man could only report the facts of his case and the name of Jesus, whom he had not yet seen. The crowd obviously wanted to find Jesus. The man’s description of Jesus gives no indication that he was a true believer. Jesus did not perform this healing because the man believed that He was God’s Son or even the Messiah. It was simply an expression of God’s grace that became an opportunity for teaching.