“ And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. ”
The Incompetence and Anger of the Authorities. In what follows the actors are described first as Pharisees, then as Jews, the larger party of whom the Pharisees are one section. In John 9:13-17 t...
And . Now. the sabbath day . a sabbath. Compare John 5:10 . made the clay . Held then to be. breach of the law
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 wo...
And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. It was the Sabbath - Some of the ancient rabbins taught, and they have been followed by some moderns, not much better skilled...
And opened his eyes.— This phrase shews that the man's blindness proceeded not from any fault or defect in the organs of vision, but from his entire want of those organs: his eyelids were grown tog...
And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. And [or, 'Now' de ( G1161 )] it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. The connect...
The Man Born Blind 1-12. The healing of the man born blind. This miracle occurred on the same day as the events of the last c., i.e. probably on the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles. It is int...
And it was the sabbath day — i.e., most probably, the last day, that great day of the feast of John 7:37 . Nothing has taken place which makes it necessary to suppose any interval, and though th...
Chapter 20 SIGHT GIVEN TO THE BLIND. “And as He passed by, He saw a man blind from his birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, Rabbi, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he should be...
the Testimony of Personal Experience John 9:13-25 The jealous Pharisees now set themselves to discredit the miracle and to throw suspicion upon the witness. But their hostility, prompted by jea...
The account of His healing of a blind man follows. Its values are gained very largely in relation to this spirit of opposition which was being exhibited. The case aroused great interest, so much so t...
They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. (14) And it was the sabbath-day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. (15) Then again the Pharisees also asked him, how he had rec...
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...
And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Ver. 14. It was the sabbath day ] And our Saviour knew it would be as ill resented as that other miracle on the sabbath d...
They brought to the Pharisees him that was blind They brought him to the sanhedrim, which consisted chiefly of Pharisees, at least the Pharisees in the sanhedrim were most active against Christ. So...
SIGHT RESTORED TO A MAN BORN BLIND (vs.1-12) Now that it has been clearly demonstrated that the Jews were determined to kill Him, this chapter witnesses a wonderful contrast to such hatred in the...
The Cavilling of the Pharisees; The Cavilling of the Pharisees Refuted. 13 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was...
It was observed before, that Christ made choice of the sabbath day, as the day wherein he did many of his mighty works. It was on the sabbath day that he cured the impotent man who lay at the pool of...
‘Now it was the Sabbath on the day that Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.' The day of the healing was the Sabbath, and according to the teaching of the Rabbis all healing, apart from emergenc...
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 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 Sabbat...
John 9:1-3 . And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus a...
John 9:7 . Go, wash in the pool of Siloam. Some travellers say that this fountain is supplied by conduits from the Gihon, and that the water has a sweet taste. Mr. Biddulph, quoted on John 4:5 ,...
And as Jesus passed by He saw a man which was blind from his birth Jesus and the blind man I. CHRONIC BLINDNESS. 1. A type of spiritual need ( John 9:1 ; Ephesians 4:18 ; 2Co Luke 2:34 ;...
EXPOSITION These chapters (9. and 10.) bring the conflict with the Jews to a climax before the commencement of the Peraean ministry. They are doubtless closely connected with what has preceded;...
The inquiry of the Pharisees:
John 5:16 ; John 5:9 ; John 7:21-23 ; Luke 13:10-17 ; Luke 14:1 ; Luke 6:1-11 ; Mark 2:23-28 ; Mark 3:1-6 ; Matthew 12:1-14
The Man Blind from Birth John 9:1-41 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A strange question. As Jesus passed by He saw a man which was blind from his birth. That doubtless was a common occurrence along most...
Anointing the eyes — With any kind of medicine on the Sabbath, was particularly forbidden by the tradition of the elders.