But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
But - `Then,' or 'therefore.' Seeing, if they admitted the truth of the cure, they would likely be shut up to the acknowledgment of His divine commission, therefore they took the course of discrediting the fact.
The Jews - that is, these ruling ecclesiastics (see the note at John 1:19),
Did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.