John 9

John 9:3

NEither hath this man sinned] Neither this mans sinnes, nor his parents were a cause why he was born blinde, rather then all other sinners, but that Gods glory might appear in his cure.

John 9:4

while it is day] While I live here, or, while I have opportunitie.

John 9:5

I am the light of the world] Chap. 1. 9.

John 9:6

he spat on the ground] Christ used means to mans reason improbable, that his power might be the better seen in the cure.

anointed the eyes of the blinde] Or, spread the clay upon the eyes of the blinde man.

John 9:7

Go wash in the pool of Siloam] Siloam it was a fountain at the foot of mount Sion.

John 9:12

I know not] For though he had learned his name of others, as Mark 9:2. & Mark 20:30. yet he saw him not, or found him not after he returnd from Siloam, seeing.

John 9:16

because he keepeth not the sabbath] See Notes on Cha. 5. 9, 10.

John 9:17

a Prophet] A man of God, of whom he must have such power.

John 9:21

he is of age] They were afraid of excommunication, which the Pharisees had ordained for any man that confessed him to be Christ: (vers. 22.) otherwise it is likely that the man had told his parents how his sight was given him.

John 9:24

Give God the praise] Tell truth that God may be glorified thereby. So Joshua 7:19.

this man is a sinner] By this they meant a notorious impious man.

John 9:27

ye did not hear] Ye beleeved it not.

John 9:28

we are Moses disciples] They boasted, but were indeed wicked Hypocrites.

John 9:29

whence he is] They knew his Parents, but doubted of his authority.

John 9:30

herein is a marvellous thing] He well might admire their ignorance, seeing opening the eyes was a foretold signe of the Messiah; Isa. 35. 4, 5. So Matthew 11:5. Luk. 7. 20, 21, 22.

John 9:31

God heareth not sinners] Psalms 66:18.

but if any man, &c.] 1 John 3:22.

John 9:34

altogether born in sinnes] They meant a wicked rude idiot, as if he had been marked for a notorious sinner, in that he was born blinde; or a cursed sinner; as Chap. 7. 39.

Cast him out] Or, excommunicated him.

John 9:38

And he worshipped him] He fell down and worshipped him.

John 9:39

For judgement I am come] Meaning, the Pharises arrogate all jurisdiction to themselves, as if they onely saw all things; but I shall judge or execute authoritie farre otherwise, for I will enlighten those whom they count blinde, and deliver them to darknesse of minde, who think themselves the onely knowing men.

John 9:40

Are we blinde also] Are we ignorant.

John 9:41

ye should have no sinne] You should not be so much in fault. James 4:17.