And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
It was the Sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened the eyes of the man born blind, giving him sight. The healing was an act of sympathy and compassion for human suffering, by which the compassionate Shepherd sought to save one whom the self-righteous Pharisees despised as worthy of sneers and hatred. The miracle was convincing evidence of Jesus's divine mission.
Jesus gave this care even to one who did not know or believe in him, and the man learned who had healed him only when Jesus revealed himself as the Son of God, and then he worshiped him. The Pharisees were astonished by the cure but grew more hostile because it took place on the Sabbath, treating it as evidence that Jesus did not keep the Sabbath, and in prejudice and jealousy they rejected its significance and opposed both Jesus and the healed man. Their charge was mistaken, because Jesus had made the Sabbath and knew its obligations. While claiming zeal for Sabbath observance, they were planning murder on that same day.
It was the Sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened the eyes of the man born blind, giving him sight. The healing was an act of sympathy and compassion for human suffering, by which the compassionate Shepherd sought to save one whom the self-righteous Pharisees despised as worthy of sneers and hatred. The miracle was convincing evidence of Jesus's divine mission.
Jesus gave this care even to one who did not know or believe in him, and the man learned who had healed him only when Jesus revealed himself as the Son of God, and then he worshiped him. The Pharisees were astonished by the cure but grew more hostile because it took place on the Sabbath, treating it as evidence that Jesus did not keep the Sabbath, and in prejudice and jealousy they rejected its significance and opposed both Jesus and the healed man. Their charge was mistaken, because Jesus had made the Sabbath and knew its obligations. While claiming zeal for Sabbath observance, they were planning murder on that same day.