John 9:13
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
Other Translations of John 9:13
King James Version
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
13 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
English Standard Version
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind.
The Message
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
13 They marched the man to the Pharisees.
New King James Version
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
13 They brought him who formerly was blind to the Pharisees.
New Living Translation
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
13 Then they took the man who had been blind to the Pharisees,
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 9:13
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.