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and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? <a href="/nkjv/john/9.htm">New King James Version</a> Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?” <a href="/nasb_/john/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Jesus heard that they had put him out, and upon finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” <a href="/nasb/john/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> Jesus heard that they had put him out, and finding him, He said, &#8220Do you believe in the Son of Man?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Jesus heard that they had put him out; and finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” <a href="/lsb/john/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Jesus heard that they had put him out, and after finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” <a href="/amp/john/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Jesus heard that they had put him out [of the synagogue], and finding him, He asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” <a href="/csb/john/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus heard that they had thrown the man out, and when he found him, he asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man? ” <a href="/hcsb/john/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When Jesus heard that they had thrown the man out, He found him and asked, &#8220Do you believe in the Son of Man?&#8221 &#8220 <a href="/asv/john/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, he said, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? <a href="/cev/john/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When Jesus heard what had happened, he went and found the man. Then Jesus asked, "Do you have faith in the Son of Man?" <a href="/erv/john/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, he said, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? <a href="/gwt/john/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus heard that the Jews had thrown the man out [of the synagogue]. So when Jesus found the man, he asked him, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" <a href="/gnt/john/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> When Jesus heard what had happened, he found the man and asked him, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" <a href="/isv/john/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jesus heard that they had thrown him out. So when he found him, he asked him, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" <a href="/msb/john/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, ?Do you believe in the Son of God?? <a href="/net/john/9.htm">NET Bible</a> Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, so he found the man and said to him, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" <a href="/nheb/john/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" <a href="/wbt/john/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Jesus heard that they had cast him out: and when he had found him, he said to him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? <a href="/wey/john/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Jesus heard that they had done this. So having found him, He asked him, "Do you believe in the Son of God?" <a href="/web/john/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of God?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Jesus heard that they cast him forth outside, and having found him, He said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?” <a href="/blb/john/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him, He said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" <a href="/ylt/john/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Jesus heard that they cast him forth without, and having found him, he said to him, 'Dost thou believe in the Son of God?' <a href="/slt/john/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Jesus heard that they cast him without; and having found him, said to him, Believest thou in the Son of God?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Jesus heard that they had cast him out: and when he had found him, he said to him: Dost thou believe in the Son of God? <a href="/cpdv/john/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Jesus heard that they had cast him out. And when he had found him, he said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?” <a href="/nabre/john/9.htm">New American Bible</a> When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, he found him and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” <a href="/nrsvce/john/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Jesus heard that they had driven him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and he found him and said to him, Do you believe in the Son of God? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And Yeshua heard that they had cast him out, and he found him and said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Jesus heard that they had cast him out. And having found him, he said to him: Do you believe on the Son of God? <a href="/godbey/john/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Jesus heard that they cast him out; and having found him, said, <FR>Do you believe on the Son of man?<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, said to him, Believest thou in the Son of God? <a href="/mace/john/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Jesus having heard that they had excommunicated him; and meeting with the man, he said to him, do you believe on the son of God? <a href="/wey/john/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Jesus heard that they had done this. So having found him, He asked him, "Do you believe in the Son of God?" <a href="/worrell/john/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Jesus heard that they cast him out; and, finding him, He said, <FR>"Do you believe on the Son of God?"<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And they cast him out. Now Jesus heard that they had turned him out of the synagogue; and when He met him, He said unto him, <FR>Dost thou believe on the Son of God?<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/9-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=3477" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/9.htm">Spiritual Blindness</a> 34They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out. 35<a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">When Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: Ēkousen (V-AIA-3S) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">heard</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/1544.htm" title="1544: exebalon (V-AIA-3P) -- To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject.">they had thrown</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him</a> <a href="/greek/1854.htm" title="1854: exō (Adv) -- Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.">out,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heurōn (V-APA-NMS) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">He found</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">the man</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">and said,</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: Sy (PPro-N2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">“Do you</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pisteueis (V-PIA-2S) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">believe</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: Huion (N-AMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">Son</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpou (N-GMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">Man?” </a> 36“Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. <a href="/john/6-68.htm">John 6:68-69</a> Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. / We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.” <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a> I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-27</a> Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” / “Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.” <a href="/john/12-44.htm">John 12:44-46</a> Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me. / And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me. / I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness. <a href="/john/20-30.htm">John 20:30-31</a> Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book. / But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name. <a href="/matthew/16-15.htm">Matthew 16:15-17</a> “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” / Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” / Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven. <a href="/matthew/11-4.htm">Matthew 11:4-6</a> Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: / The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. / Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.” <a href="/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10</a> For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” <a href="/acts/4-12.htm">Acts 4:12</a> Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” <a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9-10</a> that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. / For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved. <a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a> And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. <a href="/1_john/5-1.htm">1 John 5:1</a> Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him. <a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Isaiah 42:6-7</a> “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, / to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house. <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a> The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said to him, Do you believe on the Son of God?and when.<a href="/john/5-14.htm">John 5:14</a> Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.<a href="/psalms/27-10.htm">Psalm 27:10</a> When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.<a href="/romans/10-20.htm">Romans 10:20</a> But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.Dost.<a href="/john/1-49.htm">John 1:49,50</a> Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel… <a href="/john/3-15.htm">John 3:15-18,36</a> That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life… <a href="/john/6-69.htm">John 6:69</a> And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.the Son.<a href="/john/1-18.htm">John 1:18,34</a> No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him… <a href="/john/10-36.htm">John 10:36</a> Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?<a href="/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7,12</a> I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/9-18.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/9-34.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/john/9-31.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/john/8-31.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/1-43.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/john/9-34.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/john/8-4.htm">Found</a> <a href="/john/9-32.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/john/9-14.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/15-1.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/john/3-24.htm">Thrown</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/9-36.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/12-31.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/john/9-40.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/john/9-36.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/john/12-14.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/john/10-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/john/11-17.htm">Found</a> <a href="/john/9-40.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/john/9-37.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/11-47.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/john/15-6.htm">Thrown</a><div class="vheading2">John 9</div>1. <a href="/john/9-1.htm">The man born blind is restored to sight.</a> 8. <a href="/john/9-8.htm">He is brought to the Pharisees.</a> 13. <a href="/john/9-13.htm">They are offended at it;</a> 35. <a href="/john/9-35.htm">but he is received of Jesus, and confesses him.</a> 39. <a href="/john/9-39.htm">Who they are whom Jesus enlightens.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out This phrase refers to the aftermath of the healing of the man born blind, which led to his expulsion from the synagogue by the Pharisees. Being "thrown out" of the synagogue was a significant social and religious exclusion, as the synagogue was central to Jewish community life. This act highlights the growing tension between Jesus and the religious leaders. It also reflects the cost of discipleship and the division that Jesus' ministry was causing among the Jewish people.He found the man Jesus actively seeks out the man who had been healed, demonstrating His compassion and personal care. This action is consistent with Jesus' mission to seek and save the lost (<a href="/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10</a>). It also illustrates the personal relationship Jesus desires with individuals, contrasting with the impersonal and legalistic approach of the Pharisees.and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” The title "Son of Man" is a significant messianic term that Jesus frequently uses for Himself. It has roots in <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a>, where the "Son of Man" is depicted as a heavenly figure with authority and an everlasting kingdom. By asking this question, Jesus is inviting the man to a deeper understanding and faith in His true identity. This question also serves as a pivotal moment for the man to express his belief, moving from physical healing to spiritual enlightenment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the one who seeks out the man who was healed of blindness and engages him in a conversation about faith. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_man_born_blind.htm">The Man Born Blind</a> Previously healed by Jesus, this man was cast out by the Pharisees for his testimony about Jesus. He represents those who are marginalized but are sought out by Christ. 3. <a href="/topical/p/pharisees.htm">Pharisees</a> Religious leaders who expelled the man from the synagogue for his belief in Jesus, illustrating the conflict between Jesus and the religious authorities. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_synagogue.htm">The Synagogue</a> The place from which the man was expelled, symbolizing the religious establishment that rejected Jesus and His works. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_son_of_man.htm">The Son of Man</a> A title Jesus uses for Himself, emphasizing His role as the Messiah and His divine authority.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_pursuit_of_jesus.htm">The Pursuit of Jesus</a> Jesus actively seeks those who are marginalized or rejected by society, demonstrating His love and concern for every individual. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_belief.htm">The Importance of Belief</a> Belief in Jesus as the Son of Man is crucial for spiritual sight and salvation. This belief is not just intellectual assent but a trust that transforms lives. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_testimony.htm">Courage in Testimony</a> Like the man born blind, believers are called to testify about Jesus, even when facing opposition or rejection from the world. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> Following Jesus may lead to being cast out or misunderstood by others, but it is a path that leads to true spiritual insight and eternal life. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_authority_as_the_son_of_man.htm">Jesus' Authority as the Son of Man</a> Recognizing Jesus' authority as the Son of Man is essential for understanding His role as Savior and King.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 9</a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'god_created_heavens_earth'.htm">How is Jesus both fully God and fully man?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_luke_12_10_fit_with_god's_forgiveness.htm">Luke 12:10 mentions an 'unforgivable sin.' How does that align with passages elsewhere in the Bible that emphasize God's limitless forgiveness?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_the_blind_man_recognize_jesus.htm">In John 9:35-38, how could the blind man immediately acknowledge Jesus as the Son of God without prior teaching?</a> <a href="/q/key_themes_in_john.htm">What are key themes in the Book of John?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35) Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him.--There is no hint of time or place. We may naturally suppose that this seeking and finding on the part of our Lord followed immediately on the expulsion by the Pharisees. His parents had. for fear of the Pharisees, forsaken him; and they who should have been as the shepherd of this sheep of the flock of Israel, had thrust him from them; but in his case, too, the words of the Psalmist were to be fulfilled, "When my father and my mother forsake me, the Lord taketh me up." The Good Shepherd, who gathereth the lambs with His arm, and carrieth them in His bosom, is at hand to lead him.Dost thou believe on the Son of God?--There is much doubt about the true reading here. A majority of the best MSS. have "the Son of Man," which is the usual term applied by our Lord to Himself. But comp. Notes on <a href="/john/10-36.htm" title="Say you of him, whom the Father has sanctified, and sent into the world, You blaspheme; because I said, I am the Son of God?">John 10:36</a>; <a href="/matthew/26-63.htm" title="But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said to him, I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you be the Christ, the Son of God.">Matthew 26:63</a>; and <a href="/matthew/27-43.htm" title="He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.">Matthew 27:43</a>. On the other hand, the reading, "Son of God," is certainly as old as the second century, and seems to supply the sense which the context requires. The man had been cast out. Our Lord hears of this, and knows it is because of his bold confession that He was a prophet. The lesson He had before taught him had been learnt, and had borne fruit. He will lead him from that confession to a higher one. He marks him out as distinct from others, and asks a question which is meant by its form to lead him to an affirmative answer, "Thou believest on the Son of God?" This question follows naturally on the truth which the man had grasped. "If this Man were not of God, He could do nothing" (<a href="/john/9-33.htm" title="If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.">John 9:33</a>), and this title was one of the theocratic names of the Messiah. (Comp. <a href="/john/1-49.htm" title="Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.">John 1:49</a>.) The title, "Son of Man," could hardly have conveyed to him the same meaning. Its insertion in some of the MSS. here is probably to be traced to the fact that copyists substituted the title which our Lord more generally used for the rarer one. We should carefully bear in mind that though our Lord does not usually apply the title "Son of God" to Himself, He constantly asserts the truth which it expresses. (Comp., e.g., in this Gospel, John 5, 7, 8) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 35-41. - (10) The issues of the ministry of light. Verses 35-38. - (a) The vision of those who see not. These verses narrate the sequel so far as the man was concerned. Westcott and others rather exaggerate the bearing of it when they say here was "the beginning of the new society." "The universal society is based on the confession of a new truth" (Westcott). Even in this Gospel the first chapter shows that Jesus gathered disciples about him who from that time onward were to "see angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man." In the second and fourth chapters he "made and baptized disciples." The twelve (<a href="/john/6.htm">John 6</a>.) would not leave him in the midst of widespread disaffection, because they confessed that he was "the Holy One of God," who had "the words of eternal life." Consequently, it is enough to say that, when the authorities of the Jewish ecclesia excluded the disciple of Christ, the Lord admitted him to a nobler fellowship; but the fellowship, the society, had been already formed. Verse 35. - Jesus heard that they had east him out; or, thrust him forth. Jesus is represented as "hearing," not from the man's own lips, but from the current report. He is not said to have become acquainted with the circumstance by intuition, but to have heard by the ordinary processes of knowledge. This simple touch shows how consistent the writer is throughout with the main thesis of his Gospel touching the perfect humanity of the Son of God, that he "was made flesh." and had "come in the flesh," though he was "from God." The excommunication noisily and widely bruited was further proof of the war to the knife between "the Jews" and Jesus. The man has fallen under the ban for practically avowing in the most public way that Jesus was "the Prophet," if not the Christ. And having found him. So, then, the Lord, as the good Shepherd, sought out the lost sheep in the wilderness, and did not rest until he found him. The daylight that had made an altogether new world for one who had aforetime never looked on human face, had been strangely checkered and shadowed. He only saw angry faces and averted glances, and even his cowardly parents would have hesitated to receive him into their poor abode; but Jesus found him, and said, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? Not "Dost thou wish to believe?" but "Dost thou put thy trust in the Son of God?" Dost thou recognize the fact that the Messiah of the nation's hope has come? Art thou believing in him? It would be more natural that the more current appellation Son of God, rather than the more recondite idea of Son of man, should have been held out before the healed man. The "thou" is emphatic, and contrasts the state of the mind of this man with that of "the Jews." He had declared that his Healer was "from God," that he was "a Prophet," One who "did God's will," and whom "God heareth," even when he asked for apparently impossible things. Christ tests the quality and caliber of his faith. <a href="/commentaries/john/9-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[When] Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. heard Ἤκουσεν (Ēkousen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. they had thrown ἐξέβαλον (exebalon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject. him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. out, ἔξω (exō) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_1854.htm">Strong's 1854: </a> Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively. He found εὑρὼν (heurōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. [the man] αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. [and] said, εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “{Do} you Σὺ (Sy) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. believe πιστεύεις (pisteueis) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. in εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Son Υἱὸν (Huion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Man?” ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. 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