Thou wast altogether born in sin (εν αμαρτιαις συ εγεννηθης ολος). First aorist passive indicative of γενναω. "In sins thou wast b…

Wast born in sins. That is, you were born in a state of blindness—a state which proved that either you or your parents had sinned, and tha…

Thou wast altogether born in sins.—Their reproach now takes the most malignant form, and does not shrink from reproaching…

And do you teach us?

Wonderful, that "us." Do you teach us? Folly, ignorance, and pride go together. This man, in the simp…

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

To this argument the Jews had no real answer, so they attacked the man by character assassination and made him feel unworthy to answer. Then they e…

You were altogether born in sins. They alluded, I do not doubt, to his blindness, as proud men are accustomed to tease those who have any …

They answered and said to him
Being nettled, and stung at what he said, and not able to confute his reasoning; and i…

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…