Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, (d) Give God the praise: we know that this man is a (e) sinner.
(d) A solemn order, by which men were put under oath in ancient time to acknowledge their fault before God, as if it was said to them, "Consider that you are before God, who knows the entire matter, and therefore be sure that you revere his majesty, and do him this honour and confess the whole matter openly rather than to lie before him"; (Joshua 7:19; 1 Samuel 6:5).
(e) He is called a sinner in the Hebrew language, who is a wicked man, and someone who makes an art of sinning.