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And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

As he passed by (παραγων). Present active participle of παραγω, old verb to go along, by, or past (Matthew 20:30). Onl…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

As Jesus passed by. As he was leaving the temple (John 8:59). This man was in the way in which Jesus was going to escape from …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And as Jesus passed by.—Better, And. as He was passing by. The words are immediately connected with those of the precedin…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth, And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. John Chrysostom: Because the Jews had rejected Christ’s words due to their depth, He went out of the temple and healed the…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Although Jesus had healed blind persons on other occasions (Matthew 9:27–31; Matthew 12:22; Matthew 15:30; [Ref…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Jesus saw a man blind. In this chapter, the Evangelist describes the restoration of sight to the blind man, at the same time mingling doct…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And as [Jesus] passed by
The word "Jesus" is not in the Greek text, but is rightly supplied by us, as it is in the V…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Christ cured many who were blind by disease or accident; here He cured one born blind. Thus He showed His power to help in the most desperate cases…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After showing the enlightening power of His teaching by His own words, our Lord confirms this by His action when He gives sight to one physically b…

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