John 9:8
“The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him,.... For it seems the blind man was not a stranger, one…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The neighbours ... - This man seems to have been one who attracted considerable attention. The number of persons totally…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
That he was blind - Ὁτι τυφλος ην: but, instead of this, προσαιτης, when he begged, or was a beggar, is the reading of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714John 9:8-12
Such a wonderful event as the giving of sight to a man born blind could not but be the talk of the town, and many heeded…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
had seen him that he was blind The true reading is, saw him that he wasa beggar, or perhaps, because he was a beggar,…
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