Scripture Spot Logo

And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?

Commentaries

...

A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Who did sin? (τις ημαρτεν; ). Second aorist active indicative of αμαρτανω. See Ac 3:2; 14:8 for two examples of lameness from birt…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Master, who did sin? etc. It was a universal opinion among the Jews that calamities of all kinds were the effects of sin (see Bar…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Who did sin, this man, or his parents?—The disciples noticed that He looked at the man, and it may be that He halted as H…

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

The interest of the disciples was prompted by theological curiosity rather than compassion. For them the blind man was an unsolved riddle rather th…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Rabbi, who has sinned, this man, or his parents? In the first place, as Scripture testifies that all the sufferings to which the human rac…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And his disciples asked him
It may be that some of the twelve apostles, or others of his disciples, might put the fo…

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…

Sermons

Loading sermons...

Catechisms

Loading catechisms...

Confessions

Loading confessions...

Devotionals

Loading devotionals...