They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
Ver. 24. Thou wast altogether born in sins] Because born blind: so they upbraid him with his misery, as if therefore a notorious offender. This is harsh and rash judgment.
And dost thou teach us?] Oh, take heed of that. But a mortified man will yield to learn of anybody: "a little child shall lead him," Isaiah 11:6. Learned Apollos was better instructed by a couple of poor tentmakers, Acts 18:26 .