Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of John 9:10
Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
According as is the nature of most men upon the sight of any new and strange accident, they are curious to know how it came to pass, who did it, and where he was. The blind man tells them, that he was cured.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Therefore said they unto him,…. When the case was clear, and it was out of question that he was the man:
how were thine eyes opened? or made to see: they might well ask this question, since such a thing was never known before, that one born blind received his sight; and as great a miracle it is in grace, and as great a mystery to a natural man, how one should be born again, or be spiritually enlightened.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
How then were thine eyes opened? ( ;). Natural and logical () question. First aorist passive indicative (triple augment) of . These neighbours admit the fact and want the manner (“how”) of the cure made clear.
Fuente: Robertson’s Word Pictures in the New Testament
1) “Therefore said they unto him,” (elegon oun auto) “Then they said directly to him,” who had been healed before them, as neighbors and those who had often passed him by, Joh 9:8.
2) “How were thine eyes opened?” (pos oun eneochthesan sou hoi ophthalmoi) “Then how were your eyes opened? “These neighbors and former passersby now had time to express their curiosity, affirming the fact of the miraculous healing that had come to the blind beggar. The “how” question was answered by an explanation of the miracle that had come to the man, as also a miraculous event that was “to be,” was explained to Mary, about the coming virgin birth of Jesus to her, Luk 1:26-38; Joh 3:2. The purpose of this and other miracles of the Lord is stated, Joh 20:30-31.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
(10) How were thine eyes opened?They wonder at the change wrought in him, and seek to know how it happened. The question is important if we adopt the better reading, beggar, for blind, in Joh. 9:8, as showing that they knew he had been blind, the moment they knew that he was the same person who used to sit and beg.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
Ver. 10. How were thine eyes opened? ] It is good to ask Christ’s illuminates such savoury questions, how they were called out of darkness into marvellous light? what discoveries of himself Christ had made unto them? &c. Austin (Confess. vi. 2) confesseth that before his conversion he was of this opinion, that it was impossible for him to find such comfort as now he did in a Christian life. Cyprian saith as much of himself to his friend Donatus, beginning his epistle thus, Accipe quod sentitur, antequam dicitur.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Joh 9:10 . This being ascertained the next question was, ; In reply the cured man relates his experience. He had ascertained Jesus’ name from some bystander; and it is noticeable that he speaks of Him as one not widely known: . . “I recovered sight”. The man, who now saw for the first time, “uses the ordinary language of men, though in strictness it was not applicable to his own case,” Watkins.
Fuente: The Expositors Greek Testament by Robertson
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They said therefore unto him, How then were thine eyes opened?-This was the one question of interest to all. All those persons who knew him and had seen him, satisfied now that he was the same man born blind that had begged amongst them, asked, How then were thine eyes opened? It was a wonderful and an unheard-of thing that one should open the eyes of the blind. The demons could exercise some miraculous powers. (Joh 10:21). When the question as to who Jesus was, and by what power he could work such a miracle, was asked, Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? The devil could do miracles of hurt and destruction to man, but not healing and blessedness.
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
Joh 9:15, Joh 9:21, Joh 9:26, Joh 3:9, Ecc 11:5, Mar 4:27, 1Co 15:35
Reciprocal: Jer 36:17 – Tell Joh 9:27 – I have Act 14:27 – opened
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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This question was asked for the simple purpose of information, as they were not present at the time Jesus talked with the man.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Joh 9:10. They said therefore unto him, How then were thine eyes opened! It does not appear that this was more than a simple inquiry. As yet no element of malice against Jesus is introduced.
Fuente: A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
Joh 9:10; Joh 9:12. How were thine eyes opened? The fact being ascertained that a man, born blind, had received his sight, they are disposed to inquire how so extraordinary an event was brought about. Observe, reader, the works of the Lord, being great, ought to be sought out: and they will appear more wonderful the more we examine them, and are made acquainted with the way in which they are effected. He answered, A man called Jesus made clay, &c. He seems to have been before totally ignorant of Jesus; and I went and washed As he directed me; and immediately I received sight And this, in a few words, is a true and exact account of this wonderful fact. Thus, those who have experienced special instances of Gods power and goodness, in temporal or spiritual things, should be ready, upon all occasions, to declare what they have thus known, for the glory of God, and for the instruction and encouragement of others. Then said they, Where is he? Where can we find the man that performed this miracle? Some, doubtless, asked this question out of curiosity: Where is he, that we may see him? A man that did such cures as these deserved to be seen: one would go a good way for the sight of such a person. But some, we may hope, asked it out of a good design: Where is he, that we may be acquainted with him? Where is he, that we may come to him, and share in the favours he is so free to impart? He said, I know not I have never seen him, or conversed with him, otherwise than as I have now told you. As soon as Christ had sent him to the pool of Siloam, it seems he withdrew immediately, as he did chap. Joh 5:1; and did not stay till the man returned, as if he either doubted of the effect, or waited for the mans thanks. Humble persons take more pleasure in doing good than in hearing of it again; it will be time enough to hear of it at the resurrection of the just. The man had never seen Jesus; for, by the time he had gained his sight he had lost his physician: and he, as well as the people, probably asked, Where is he? None of all the new and surprising objects that presented themselves to his view could be so grateful to him as one sight of Christ; but as yet he knew no more of him than that he was called, and rightly called, Jesus, a Saviour. Thus, in the work of grace wrought upon the soul, we see the change, but see not the hand that makes it; for the way of the Spirit is like that of the wind, of which thou hearest the sound, but canst not tell whence it comes or whither it goes.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
9:10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes {c} opened?
(c) This is a Hebrew idiom, for they call a man’s eyes shut when they cannot receive any light: and therefore blind men who are made to see are said to have their eyes opened.
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes
Jesus had not accompanied the man to the pool so he could identify Him to the crowd as his healer. Here is further evidence that Jesus was not promoting Himself to gain glory but was simply doing the work that God had given Him to do.
When questioned about the miracle, the former blind man could only report the facts of his case and the name of Jesus, whom he had not yet seen. The crowd obviously wanted to find Jesus. The man’s description of Jesus gives no indication that he was a true believer. Jesus did not perform this healing because the man believed that He was God’s Son or even the Messiah. It was simply an expression of God’s grace that became an opportunity for teaching.