The man answered them, "How amazing! You don`t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Why, herein is the marvel (εν τουτω γαρ το θαυμαστον εστιν). This use of γαρ (γε + αρα, accordingly indeed) to bring out an affirm…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A marvellous thing. This is wonderful and amazing.

Know not from whence he is. That you cannot perceive that he who has pe…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Why herein is a marvellous thing.—Several of the better manuscripts read more emphatically, the marvellous thing.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.

We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. John Chrysostom: After the parents referred the Pharisees to the healed man himself, they summoned him a second time. They…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Again the blind man pressed the pragmatic argument, and he also employed an argument of his own. Since, according to the assumption of the Jews, “G…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Certainly this is wonderful. He indirectly rebukes them for remaining unmoved by such an illustrious miracle and for pretending that they …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The man answered and said to them Very appropriately and pertinently,

why in this is a marvelous thing…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

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…

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