And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
This question belongs to the account of Jesus healing a man who had been born blind and restoring him to sight. It records the rulers questioning the healed man's parents to verify that he was their son, that he had been born blind, and that he could now see, as part of their investigation of the healing. The questioning concerned his identity and how he came to see.
The healing was convincing evidence of Christ's divine mission. The restored man was one whom the self-righteous Pharisees treated with contempt and hatred, while Christ compassionately sought to save him. The Pharisees' questioning arose from jealousy, prejudice, and unbelief rather than openness to the evidence.
Although the healed man himself had testified that he had been blind and had been healed, they preferred to reject the evidence rather than admit they were wrong. Their question about how he now saw was a means of intimidating his parents, who feared being excluded from the synagogue for thirty days and facing a more severe penalty if they did not repent. The parents confirmed that he was their son and had been born blind, but left the explanation of his sight to him rather than confessing Christ.
The healed man did not know who had healed him until Jesus revealed himself to him as the Son of God. Jesus' healing showed tender compassion even toward someone who did not yet know him.
This question belongs to the account of Jesus healing a man who had been born blind and restoring him to sight. It records the rulers questioning the healed man's parents to verify that he was their son, that he had been born blind, and that he could now see, as part of their investigation of the healing. The questioning concerned his identity and how he came to see.
The healing was convincing evidence of Christ's divine mission. The restored man was one whom the self-righteous Pharisees treated with contempt and hatred, while Christ compassionately sought to save him. The Pharisees' questioning arose from jealousy, prejudice, and unbelief rather than openness to the evidence.
Although the healed man himself had testified that he had been blind and had been healed, they preferred to reject the evidence rather than admit they were wrong. Their question about how he now saw was a means of intimidating his parents, who feared being excluded from the synagogue for thirty days and facing a more severe penalty if they did not repent. The parents confirmed that he was their son and had been born blind, but left the explanation of his sight to him rather than confessing Christ.
The healed man did not know who had healed him until Jesus revealed himself to him as the Son of God. Jesus' healing showed tender compassion even toward someone who did not yet know him.