John 9:28 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. ”

• John 9:28 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Thou art his disciple - This they cast at him as a reproach. His defense of Jesus they regarded as proof that he was his follower, and this they now attempted to show was inconsistent with being...

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• John 9:28 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (6) Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. (6) Eventually, proud wickedness must necessarily break forth, which lies vainly hidden under a zeal of godli...

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• John 9:28 - 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...

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• John 9:28 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  reviled . railed at. Not merely rebuked, but abused. Elsewhere only in Acts 23:4 ; 1 Corinthians 4:12 ; 1 Peter 2:23 . his . that Man's. Spoken with contempt. Moses'. See note on John 1:17...

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• John 9:28 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  28. Then they upbraided him. It is probable that all the reproaches which were prompted by the violence of their rage and indignation were eagerly cast upon him; but there was this one repro...

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• John 9:28 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. Then they reviled him - Ελοιδορησαν. Eustathius derives λοιδορια from λογος, a word, and δορυ, a spear: - they spo...

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• John 9:28 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  But we are Moses' disciples, &c.— Hereby they craftily but most maliciously and falsely insinuated, that there was such an opposition between Moses and Jesus, that it was impossible for the sam...

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• John 9:28 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. [Then] they reviled him. [The oun ( G3767 ) of the received text has hardly any authority.] And sa...

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• John 9:28 - 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...

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• John 9:28 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Then they reviled him. — The Greek word occurs only here in the Gospels. The other passages where it occurs in the New Testament are Acts 23:4 ; 1 Corinthians 4:12 , and 1 Peter 2:23 . It expres...

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• John 9:28 - 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...

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• John 9:28 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Willful Blindness John 9:26-34 “What a contrast between the opening and the closing of this chapter! The blind sees! The beggar is enriched! The outcast on the Temple steps is a worshiper in t...

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• John 9:28 - 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...

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• John 9:28 - 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...

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• John 9:28 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Then they reviled him ,.... Called him an impertinent, saucy, impudent fellow, for talking in this pert manner to them, the great sanhedrim of the nation; or, as the Vulgate Latin version reads, the...

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• John 9:28 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. Ver. 28. Then they reviled him ] As an apostate from the law, a noveller, a Nazarite, a disciple of Christ, Th...

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• John 9:28 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Then again called they the man The court, finding that nothing could be learned from the man's parents, by which the miracle could be disproved, called the man himself a second time, and tried, by...

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• John 9:28 - 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...

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• John 9:28 - 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...

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• John 9:28 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  If this were all their reviling, for them to tell this poor man that he was Christ's disciple, it was a very tolerable imputation, and what the blind man had reason to glory in: their guilt in revili...

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• John 9:28 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘And they reviled him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he has come from”.' His reply an...

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• John 9:28 - 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...

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• John 9:28 - 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...

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• John 9:28 - 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 ,...

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• John 9:28 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Then again called they the man The second examination of the man I. INTIMIDATION. The hostile section sought to overbear the man’s judgment by their superior knowledge and position. They, the h...

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• John 9:28 - 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;...

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• John 9:28 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  A second interview with the former blind man:

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• John 9:28 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 4:12 ; 1 Corinthians 6:10 ; 1 Peter 2:23 ; Acts 6:11-14 ; Isaiah 51:7 ; John 5:45-47 ; John 7:19 ; John 7:47-52 ; John 9:34 ; Matthew 27:39 ; Matthew 5:11 ; Romans 2:17

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• John 9:28 - 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...

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