He spat on the ground (επτυσεν χαμα). First aorist active indicative of the old verb πτυω for which see Mr 7:33. Χαμα is an old ad…

And made clay, etc. Two reasons may be assigned for making this clay and anointing the eyes with it. One is that the Jews regarded spi…

And he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.—The words “blind man” are omitted in some of the older manuscrip…

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…

St. John Chrysostom: Because the Jews had rejected Christ’s words due to their depth, He went out of the temple and healed the…

To make known his intention to the blind man, Jesus made clay from dust and spittle and placed it on the sightless eyes. The touch of a friendly ha…

He spat on the ground. Christ's intention was to restore sight to the blind man, but He begins the operation in a way that appear…

And when he had thus spoken
In answer to the disciples' question, and declaring his own work and office in the world…

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…

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…