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John 9:18 KJV
John · chapter 9 · verse 18
But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.John 9:18 · King James Version
John 9:18 in context
16Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
17They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
18But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
19And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
20His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- concerningperiabout, concerning, on account of, because of, around, nearG4012 →
- believepisteuōto think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in, of the thing…G4100 →
- parentsgoneusfathers, parent, the parentsG1118 →
- calledphōneōto sound, emit a sound, to speak, of a cock to crow, of men to cry, cry out, cry aloud…G5455 →
- blindtyphlosblind, mentally blindG5185 →
- sightanablepōto look up, to recover sightG308 →
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One would have expected that such a miracle as Christ wrought upon the blind man would have settled his reputation, and silenced and shamed all opposition, but it had the contrary effect; instead of being embraced as a prophet for it, he is prosecuted as a criminal. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-34