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So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, "Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner."
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A Demand, Not an Invitation
When the Pharisees told the man to "Give glory to God," they weren't asking him to thank God for his healing. Commentators unanimously explain this was a formal command, like putting someone under oath, to confess a sin. Citing Old Testament examples like Joshua 7:19, they show the Pharisees were pressuring the man to admit the miracle was a fraud, essentially saying, "Tell the truth before God and confess your lie."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Give God the praise. This expression seems to be a form of administering an oath. It is used in Joshua 7:19, when Achan was put on his oat…
A second time (εκ δευτερου). He had given the Pharisees the facts the first time (9:15). It was really the third time (see παλιν i…
19th Century
Anglican
Then again they called the man who was blind.—He had not been present during the interview with his parents. They now wished him t…
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Baptist
These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, h…
To the Jews there was only one solution. The Law forbade working on the Sabbath; Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; therefore, Jesus was a sinner. So…
16th Century
Protestant
A second time, therefore, they called the man who had been blind. There can be no doubt that they were constrained by shame to call the bl…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then again called they the man that was blind That had been blind. After they had examined his parents, and could ge…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
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…
