A second time (εκ δευτερου). He had given the Pharisees the facts the first time (9:15). It was really the third time (see παλιν i…

Give God the praise. This expression seems to be a form of administering an oath. It is used in Joshua 7:19, when Achan was put on his oat…

Then again they called the man who was blind.—He had not been present during the interview with his parents. They now wished him t…

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 recei…

St. John Chrysostom: After the parents referred the Pharisees to the healed man himself, they summoned him a second time. They…

To the Jews there was only one solution. The Law forbade working on the Sabbath; Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; therefore, Jesus was a sinner. So…

A second time, therefore, they called the man who had been blind. There can be no doubt that they were constrained by shame to call the bl…

Then again called they the man that was blind
That had been blind. After they had examined his parents, and could ge…

As Christ's mercies are most valued by those who have felt their need for them, who have been blind and now see; so the most powerful and lasting a…

1. After the questioning of the blind man and his parents, an attempt is made to make him deny the truth and affirm what is false. They do t…