Conclusion of Healing A Man Born Blind

The people now lead the once blind man to their religious leaders, the Pharisees. These also take up asking him how he gained sight. "He put a clay upon my eyes, and I washed and have sight," the man explains. Surely, the Pharisees should rejoice with the healed beggar! But instead, they denounce Jesus. "This is not a man from God," they claim Why do they say this? "Because he does not observe the Sabbath." And yet other Pharisees wonder: "How can a man that is a sinner perform signs of that sort?" So there is a division among them.

Hence, they ask the man: "What do you say about him, seeing that he opened your eyes?" "He is a prophet," he answers. The Pharisees refuse to believe this. They are convinced that there must be some secret agreement between Jesus and this man to fool the people. So to resolve the matter, they call the beggar's parents in order to question them. John 8:59; 9:1-18.

Next time:The Pharisees' Willful Unbelief

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