João 9

João 9

(John Commentaries) Charts from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission Another Chart from Charles Swindoll Charts from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission Another Chart from Charles Swindoll John 9:1 As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. BGT John 9:1 Καὶ παράγων εἶδεν ἄνθρωπον τυφλὸν ἐκ γενετῆς. KJV John 9:1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. NET John 9:1 Now as Jesus was passing by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. CSB John 9:1 As He was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth. ESV John 9:1 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. NIV John 9:1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. NLT John 9:1 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. He saw: Joh 9:32 Related Passages: John 3:3+ Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Ephesians 4:17-18+ So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; Acts 26:18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me. Mark 8:22-26+ And they *came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to Jesus and implored Him to touch him. 23 Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he looked up and said, “I see men, for I see them like trees, walking around.” 25 Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly. 26 And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.” Mark 10:46-52+ Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 Many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him here.” So they *called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage, stand up! He is calling for you.” 50 Throwing aside his cloak, he jumped up and came to Jesus. 51 And answering him, Jesus said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” And the blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, I want to regain my sight!” 52 And Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road. A MAN BLIND FROM BIRTH As He passed by, He saw a man blind (tuphlos) from birth - He of course from the context refers to Jesus. He just happened to be passing by, but in His compassion and concern, He saw! Take heart and be comforted dear disciple, by the truth that this same omniscient, caring Jesus sees your malady, affliction, or trial! And he knows how long you've had it. As an aside, this is the only recorded instance in the gospels of Jesus healing someone who is said to have had a congenital condition. That is, this is the only person that we know of who was “born” with a disease that Jesus healed. All of the rest of those He healed contacted their disease in childhood or in adulthood. Cobb: How did Jesus view this person compared to His disciples? We tend to see people as interruptions, problems . . . We need to see people in ways we can meet their needs Lowell