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He answered them, "I told you already, and you didn`t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?"
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The Courage of Conviction
Commentators universally highlight the healed man's shift in tone. He moves from a simple witness to a bold challenger, using what scholars call "keenest irony" and "sarcasm." His question, "Do you also want to become his disciples?" is not a genuine inquiry but a sharp jab at the Pharisees' insincere investigation, demonstrating how a personal experience with Christ can embolden one to speak truth to power.
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I told you even now (ειπον υμιν ηδη). In verses 15,17,25.
Would ye also become his disciples? (Μη κα υμεις…
19th Century
Anglican
I have told you already, and you did not hear.—The man becomes weary of this cross-questioning, the purpose of which is sufficient…
Baptist
Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: whe…
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The ensuing argument between the previously blind man and the Pharisees was a duel between an obvious fact and a legal syllogism. The fact of the h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He answered them, I have told you already . As he had, (John 9:15) ,
and you did not …
Presbyterian
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…
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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…
