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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - John 9:1-41

The account of His healing of a blind man follows. Its values are gained very largely in relation to this spirit of opposition which was being exhibited. The case aroused great interest, so much so that the man was arraigned before the rulers, and his attitude before them aroused their anger even yet more, so that they excommunicated him. Then our Lord sought him out, revealed Himself as the Son of God, and received his worship. Then, again, He declared that He had come into the world in... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - John 9:1-41

The Man Blind from Birth John 9:1-41 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A strange question. As Jesus passed by He saw a man which was blind from his birth. That doubtless was a common occurrence along most any road side. This, however, was a special case. A man blind from birth, and a man who was blind to the objects around him, was yet a man able to see in Christ the One who alone could help and heal him. As they passed by, the disciples said, "Who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - John 9:1-3

THE MYSTERY OF SUFFERING‘And as Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from his birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.’John 9:1-Leviticus :How familiar and how natural to us is this question, this puzzle of the Apostles, of physical pain! And our Lord gives His answer. I. Let us remember,... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 9:3

‘Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God might be revealed clearly in him.” Jesus replied, ‘It was not this man or his parents who sinned. It happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.’ The answer negated any suggestion of linking his blindness with sin. Nor was it intended to mean that God deliberately made the man blind for this purpose. What Jesus was really saying was that, rather than being seen as a punishment for sin, the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 9:1-12

John 9. The Healing of the Man Born Blind. Jesus the Light of the World. Hostility to His Followers. John 9:1-2 Kings : . The Miracle.— The expression “ passed by” ( cf. Mark 1:16) does not necessarily connect the incident with the preceding chapter. In subject-matter it is more closely connected with the first part of ch. 10. It belongs to the period between the Feasts of Tabernacles and the Dedication. The encounter with a man born blind suggests the question of sin and suffering, so often... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - John 9:3

Our Saviour must not be understood here, as either asserting the blind man or his parents free from sin, and a degree of sin deserving such a punishment; but as speaking to his disciples question strictly, and answering, that this affliction came not upon him, either for any personal sin of his own, (for he could not be guilty of any actual sin before he was born), nor yet for any sin that his parents had committed: but that the works of God might be made glorious in him; both his work of power... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - John 9:1-12

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTESJohn 9:1. The connection of this narrative with what precedes and what follows is variously stated. Westcott, e.g., supposes that the occurrence took place at the feast of Dedication (John 10:22 : “Then was the feast of dedication,” etc.). It is here assumed that it is immediately connected with the previous chapter—that the miracle was wrought in the evening of the festival Sabbath, in the morning of which Jesus declared Himself to be the Light of the world. The... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - John 9:1-3

John 9:1-3 Sin a Disease I. The instinct that there is a connection between sin and penalty is universal and from God. The grossest forms of sacrifice that have made the name of religion horrible had their root in a true instinct. The revelation of God in Christ came not to uproot this belief, but to interpret it, to guide it, to lead it to bear fruit. Bodily sickness is to a certain extent the lot of all, and we may not show ourselves anxious to connect it with the notion of punishment for... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - John 9:2-3

John 9:2-3 The Discipline of Sorrow It is not very easy to see, nor is it necessary for us to determine, in what way the disciples thought that a man could be born blind in consequence of his own sins. They may have supposed that it was done in a kind of anticipatory justice, and that God, knowing beforehand that the man would commit some sin, punished it before it was done, by causing him to be born blind. However this may be, the intention of the whole passage is abundantly clear. Our Lord is... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - John 9:3

sinned Sin. (See Scofield " :-") . read more