John 9:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 9:2-3

John 9:2-3. His disciples asked him, saying, &c.— Some have thought that the Jews, having derived from the Egyptians the doctrines of the pre-existence and transmigration of souls, (see Wis 8:19-20.) supposed that men were punished in this world for the sins that they had committed in their pre-existent state. From the account which Josephus gives of this matter, it appears that the Pharisees believed that the souls of good men only went into other bodies, whereas the souls of the wicked,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 9:3

3. Neither . . . this man, &c.—The cause was neither in himself nor his parents, but, in order to the manifestation of "the works of God," in his cure. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 9:1-12

The healing of the Man 9:1-12The exact time of this miracle and Jesus’ resultant discourse is unclear. Evidently these events transpired sometime between the feast of Tabernacles (John 7:2; John 7:10; September 10-17, A.D. 32.) and the feast of Dedication (John 10:22-39; December 18, A.D. 32.). [Note: Hoehner, p. 143; cf. Brown, 1:388-90.] This sixth of John’s seven select signs shows Jesus’ power over misfortune. [Note: Tenney, John: The Gospel . . ., p. 312.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 9:3

Neither of the disciples’ options was the reason for this man’s blindness. Rather God had permitted it so He might display His work in this man’s life. It is wrong to conclude that every instance of suffering springs immediately from a particular act of sin. It is also wrong to conclude that God permits every instance of suffering because He intends to relieve it miraculously. Jesus was talking about that particular man’s case. He did not reveal all the reasons for the man’s condition... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 9:1-41

The Man Born Blind1-12. The healing of the man born blind. This miracle occurred on the same day as the events of the last c., i.e. probably on the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles. It is intended to illustrate the truth that Christ is ’the Light of the world’ (John 8:12; John 9:5). Christ proves His power to open the eyes of the soul by opening the eyes of the body. The miracle, being wrought on the sabbath day, intensified the hostility of the rulers, which had already been violently... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 9:3

(3) Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents.—The answer is, of course, to be understood with the limitation of the question, “that he was born blind.” Neither his special sin nor theirs was the cause of the blindness. Our version does not give quite accurately the form of the answer. It should be, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents. Their question sought to establish a connection between the suffering and some definite act of sin. The answer asserts that no such... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - John 9:1-41

The Birth-mark John 9:1 The text is 'from his birth'; that is to say, from the very moment of his first breathing; something he brought into the world with him and which is, so to say, part of him, is the very signature of Providence upon his personality. Let us get to these fundamental realities and regions, and we may go away from God's altar quiet, calm, confident; because we recognise that the Divine sceptre is over us, the Divine Spirit is in us, the cloud of indication marks the midday,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - John 9:1-41

Chapter 20SIGHT GIVEN TO THE BLIND.“And as He passed by, He saw a man blind from his birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, Rabbi, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind? Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. We must work the works of Him that sent Me, while it is day; the night cometh, when no man can work. When I am in the world, I am the Light of the world. When He had thus... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - John 9:1-41

CHAPTER 9 1. The Man Born Blind, Healed. (John 9:1-7 .) 2. The Healed Man Questioned. (John 9:8-26 .) 3. Reviled and Cast Out. (John 9:27-34 .) 4. Jesus Reveals Himself to Him. (John 9:35-41 .) The healing of the man born blind is a type and an illustration of how Christ, the Light, communicates light and how he who follows the Light walks no more in darkness, but has the light of life. (John 8:12 .) And before He healed the man He testified that His day of activity on earth as Man was... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - John 9:3

9:3 Jesus answered, {a} Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.(a) Christ reasons here as his disciples thought, who presupposed that no diseases came except for the reason of sins: as a result of this he answers that there was another cause of this man’s blindness, and that was in order that God’s work might be seen. read more

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