And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
And, [ de (G1161 ), rather, 'But'] some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, х tou (G3588) tuflou (G5185)] - not 'of blind people' generally, but 'of the blind man;' referring to the specific case recorded in the ninth chapter.
Have caused that even, х hina (G2443) kai (G2532) houtos (G3778)] - rather, 'have caused also that'
This man should not have died? The former exclamation came from the better-feeling portion of the spectators; this betokens a measure of suspicion. It hardly goes the length of attesting the miracle on the blind man, but-`if, as everybody says, He did that, why could He not also have kept Lazarus alive?' As to the restoration of the dead man to life, they never so much as thought of it. But this disposition to dictate to divine power, and almost to peril our confidence in it upon its doing our bidding, is not confined to men of no faith.