John 9:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. ”

John 9:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

What sayest thou of him? ... - The translation here expresses the sense obscurely. The meaning is, “What sayest thou of him for giving thee sight?” (Campbell); or, “What opinion of him hath this...
John 9:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
John 9:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

of . concerning. Greek. peri. App-104. hath opened . opened. prophet . Compare John 4:18 .
John 9:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

17. They say to him who had been blind. The more diligently they inquire, the more impressively does the truth of God appear; for they act as if one were endeavoring to extinguish a strong f...
John 9:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. He is a prophet - They had intended to lay snares for the poor man, that, getting...
John 9:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

They say unto the blind man— He is so named after having received his sight, agreeable to the scripture phraseology. Thus Matthew 10:3 . Matthew is called the publican, after he had left off t...
John 9:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath...
John 9:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
John 9:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

They say unto the blind man again. — The question is not asked by either of the parties, for this must have been noted, but by the assembly generally. They who questioned him in John 9:15 , questi...
John 9:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
John 9:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
John 9:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
John 9:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
John 9:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

They say unto the blind man again ,.... After they had discoursed among themselves, and could not agree about the author of the miracle, they turn to him that had been blind, who is called the blind...
John 9:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. Ver. 17. He is a prophet ] The more the Pharisees opposed the truth, the more...
John 9:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They say unto the blind man, What sayest thou of him What inference dost thou draw from what thou sayest he hath done for thee? He said, He is a prophet For surely otherwise he would have been un...
John 9:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
John 9:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Cavilling of the Pharisees; The Cavilling of the Pharisees Refuted. 13 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was...
John 9:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? What opinion hast thou of this man, who hath opened thine eyes? To make the question perfect, interpreters think, there ought to be this sup...
John 9:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘They say therefore to the blind man again, “What do you say about him in view of the fact that he opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet”.' They asked the man what he thought about this p...
John 9:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 9:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 9:1-2 . 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 Chris...
John 9:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 ,...
John 9:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 ;...
John 9:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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;...
John 9:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The inquiry of the Pharisees:
John 9:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 10:38 ; Acts 2:22 ; Acts 3:22-26 ; John 4:19 ; John 6:14 ; Luke 24:19
John 9:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

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...
John 9:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

What sayest thou of him, for that he hath opened thine eyes? — What inference dost thou draw herefrom?

John 9:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

John 9:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John 9:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

John 9:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

John 9:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

John 9:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

John 9:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

John 9:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

John 9:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

John 9:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

John 9:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

John 9:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John 9:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John 9:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John 9:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

John 9:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 9:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

John 9:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

John 9:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

John 9:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

John 9:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

John 9:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 9:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 9:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

John 9:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

John 9:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

John 9:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 9:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

John 9:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes