The Jews (ο Ιουδαιο). Probably the incredulous and hostile section of the Pharisees in verse 16 (cf. 5:10).

Did not…

Is this your son? The Pharisees proposed three questions to the parents, by which they hoped to convict the man of falsehood.

But the Jews did not believe.—Better, The Jews therefore did not believe. The words are connected, as an inference, with…

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 rece…

St. John Chrysostom: Unable to deter the blind man from publicly proclaiming his Benefactor through intimidation, the Pharisee…

The evidence was still insufficient to remove the objections of “the Jews” (a phrase here synonymous with “the Pharisees”). They proceeded to query…

But the Jews did not believe. Two things here should be observed: that they do not believe a miracle has been performed, and that…

But the Jews did not believe concerning him
Not Jesus, but the blind man;

The Pharisees vainly hoped to disprove this notable miracle. They expected a Messiah, but could not bear to think that this Jesus should be he, bec…

1. After describing the miraculous healing of the blind man, the Evangelist tells of the miracle being examined. The miracle is examined in …