25 He replied, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!"
25 He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
25 He answered, "Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see."
25 He replied, "I know nothing about that one way or the other. But I know one thing for sure: I was blind . . . I now see."
25 He answered and said, "Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see."
25 "I don't know whether he is a sinner," the man replied. "But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!"
26 Then they asked him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
26 Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
26 They said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
26 They said, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
26 Then they said to him again, "What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?"
26 "But what did he do?" they asked. "How did he heal you?"
(Read John 9:24-34)
As Christ's mercies are most valued by those who have felt the want of them, that have been blind, and now see; so the most powerful and lasting affections to Christ, arise from actual knowledge of him. In the work of grace in the soul, though we cannot tell when, and how, and by what steps the blessed change was wrought, yet we may take the comfort, if we can say, through grace, Whereas I was blind, now I see. I did live a worldly, sensual life, but, thanks be to God, it is now otherwise with me, Ephesians 5:8. The unbelief of those who enjoy the means of knowledge and conviction, is indeed marvellous. All who have felt the power and grace of the Lord Jesus, wonder at the wilfulness of others who reject him. He argues strongly against them, not only that Jesus was not a sinner, but that he was of God. We may each of us know by this, whether we are of God or not. What do we? What do we for God? What do we for our souls? What do we more than others?
Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 9:25
Commentary on John 9:24-34
(Read John 9:24-34)
As Christ's mercies are most valued by those who have felt the want of them, that have been blind, and now see; so the most powerful and lasting affections to Christ, arise from actual knowledge of him. In the work of grace in the soul, though we cannot tell when, and how, and by what steps the blessed change was wrought, yet we may take the comfort, if we can say, through grace, Whereas I was blind, now I see. I did live a worldly, sensual life, but, thanks be to God, it is now otherwise with me, Ephesians 5:8. The unbelief of those who enjoy the means of knowledge and conviction, is indeed marvellous. All who have felt the power and grace of the Lord Jesus, wonder at the wilfulness of others who reject him. He argues strongly against them, not only that Jesus was not a sinner, but that he was of God. We may each of us know by this, whether we are of God or not. What do we? What do we for God? What do we for our souls? What do we more than others?