Neighbours (γειτονες). From γη (land), of the same land, old word. See Lu 14:2.

Saw him (θεωρουντες). Pres…

The neighbours, etc. This man seems to have been one who attracted considerable attention. The number of persons totally blind in any comm…

They which before had seen him that he was blind.—The better reading is, that he was a beggar. The persons are t…

But that the works of God should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no…

St. John Chrysostom: The suddenness of the miracle made people incredulous. Therefore, his neighbors and those who had previou…

The man’s recovery of his sight created a genuine sensation. The effects of the miracle are described vividly by the responses of four groups or in…

Then the neighbors, and those who had formerly seen him. The blind man was known not only to the neighbors, but to all the inhabi…

The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen
him
For it seems the blind m…

Those whose eyes are opened, and whose hearts are cleansed by grace, being known to be the same person, but widely different in character, live as …

1. After describing the miraculous healing of the blind man, the Evangelist tells of the miracle being examined. The miracle is examined in …