They reviled him (ελοιδορησαν αυτον). First aorist active indicative of λοιδορεω, old verb from λοιδορος (reviler, [Reference 1 Co…

Thou art his disciple. This they cast at him as a reproach. His defense of Jesus they regarded as proof that he was his follower, and this…

Then they reviled him.—The Greek word occurs only here in the Gospels. The other passages where it occurs in the New Test…

He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. Then said they to him a…

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

Such a response to learned rabbis on the part of an illiterate man was surely considered insulting. The Jews quickly retorted that they were abidin…

Then they upbraided him. It is probable that all the reproaches, fueled by their violent rage and indignation, were eagerly hurled at him.…

Then they reviled him
Called him an impertinent, saucy, impudent fellow, for talking in this pert manner to them, th…

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…