If this man were not from God (ε μη ην ουτος παρα θεου). Negative condition of second class with imperfect indicative. Assuming th…

Could do nothing. Could do no such work as this. This reasoning was conclusive. The fact that Jesus could perform miracles like this was f…

If this man were not of God.—His argument meets each of their assertions. His general assumption, admitted as a universal truth ([Referenc…

The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that you know not from whence he is, and yet he has opened my eyes. Now …

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

Again the blind man pressed the pragmatic argument, and he also employed an argument of his own. Since, according to the assumption of the Jews, “G…

If this man were not of God

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…