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He answered, "A man called Jesus made mud, anointed my eyes, and said to me, "Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash." So I went away and washed, and I received sight."
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A Model Testimony
Multiple commentators, especially Charles Spurgeon, praise the healed man's testimony. It is direct, factual, and free of exaggeration. This serves as a powerful model for believers: when sharing what Christ has done for you, the simple, unadorned truth is the most compelling witness. The power is in the story itself, not our embellishments.
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The man that is called Jesus (ο ανθρωπος ο λεγομενος Ιησους). He does not yet know Jesus as the Messiah the Son of God (9:36).
19th Century
Anglican
A man that is called Jesus.—Some of the better manuscripts read, “The Man that is called Jesus,” implying that He would b…
Baptist
A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and …
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The curiosity of the neighbors demanded an explanation. The man replied in matter-of-fact fashion, narrating the event just as it happened. His rep…
16th Century
Protestant
And after I had gone and washed. So happy a result of obedience instructs us to surmount every obstacle, and to proceed courageously where…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He answered and said, a man that is called Jesus Whom he had as yet little knowledge of, only by some means or anoth…
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Presbyterian
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 …
13th Century
Catholic
After describing the miraculous healing of the blind man, the Evangelist tells of the miracle being examined. The miracle is examined in …
