14 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man's eyes was a Sabbath.
14 And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
14 Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.
14 This day when Jesus made the paste and healed his blindness was the Sabbath.
14 Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
14 because it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made the mud and healed him.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 9:14
Commentary on John 9:13-17
(Read John 9:13-17)
Christ not only worked miracles on the sabbath, but in such a manner as would give offence to the Jews, for he would not seem to yield to the scribes and Pharisees. Their zeal for mere rites consumed the substantial matters of religion; therefore Christ would not give place to them. Also, works of necessity and mercy are allowed, and the sabbath rest is to be kept, in order to the sabbath work. How many blind eyes have been opened by the preaching of the gospel on the Lord's day! how many impotent souls cured on that day! Much unrighteous and uncharitable judging comes from men's adding their own fancies to God's appointments. How perfect in wisdom and holiness was our Redeemer, when his enemies could find nothing against him, but the oft-refuted charge of breaking the sabbath! May we be enabled, by well-doing, to silence the ignorance of foolish men.