Went away and told (απηλθεν κα ειπεν). Both aorist active indicatives. Instead of giving heed to the warning of Jesus about his ow…

The man departed, and told the Jews.—We are not told what reason lay behind his report to the Jews. It is natural that he…

Full of joy, full of delight, he must proclaim the name of the one who had cured him, as grateful patients like to sound the praises of their physi…

St. John Chrysostom: The man, when healed, did not go to the marketplace or give himself up to pleasure or vainglory. Instead,…

Jesus’ interest in the man is implied in the word “found.” Apparently Jesus searched for him out of a concern for his spiritual state as well as fo…

The man went away Nothing was farther from his intention than to make Christ an object of their hatred, and nothing was farther from his e…

The man departed
From Christ, and from the temple, not through displeasure, or as resenting what was said to him, bu…

Those relieved from the punishment of sin are in danger of returning to sin when the terror and restraint are over, unless Divine grace dries up th…

1. Having seen a visible miracle that shows the power of Christ to restore spiritual life, we now see an opportunity given to him to teach. …