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Therefore they asked the blind man again, "What do you say about him, in that he opened your eyes?" He said, "He is a prophet."
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A Courageous Confession
Commentators like Calvin and Spurgeon emphasize the man's remarkable bravery. Facing powerful religious leaders who were hostile to Jesus, he boldly declared his conviction: "He is a prophet." His courage, which Calvin calls a "second miracle," serves as a powerful example for believers to confess Christ without fear, relying on the truth of their experience with Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
What sayest thou of him? etc. The translation here expresses the sense obscurely. The meaning is, "What do you say about him for giving yo…
Unto the blind man again (τω τυφλω παλιν). The doctors disagree and they ask the patient whose story they had already heard (verse…
19th Century
Anglican
They say unto the blind man again.—The question is not asked by either of the parties, for this must have been noted, but…
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Baptist
Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he does not keep the Sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a si…
Again the man himself was questioned to help bring a decision in the dispute. His verdict was more definite than the preceding one: “He is a prophe…
16th Century
Protestant
They say to him who had been blind. The more diligently they inquire, the more impressively the truth of God appears, for they act as if s…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They say unto the blind man again After they had discoursed among themselves, and could not agree about the author of the mira…
Christ not only worked miracles on the Sabbath, but in such a manner as would cause offense to the Jews, for He would not seem to yield to the scri…
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 …
