ACC ~ John 9 v11

STILL IGNORANT OF WHO JESUS IS

CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: He appears still to be ignorant that the Savior is by nature God, for otherwise he would not have spoken of him in such an unworthy way. He probably thought of him as a holy man, forming this opinion from the rumors that were circulating around Jerusalem. COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 6.1. [1]

[1] LF 48:22*.

THE MIRACLE DESCRIBED FROM THE BLIND MAN’S PERSPECTIVE

CHRYSOSTOM: Notice how precise he is. He does not say how the clay was made since he could not see that our Lord spat on the ground. He does not say what he does not know. He did not see Jesus spit on the ground, but he could feel it when he spread the mud on his eyes. “And he said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash.’” This too he could mention because he heard it. For he had heard our Lord in conversation with his disciples and so he knew his voice. Even after all this, however, he cannot tell how he was cured. Now if faith is needed in matters that are felt and handled by the senses, how much more in the case of what is invisible? HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 57.2. [1]

[1] NPNF 1 14:205**.

THE BLIND EVANGELIST

AUGUSTINE: See how he became a herald of grace. See how he preaches the gospel. See how, once he is endowed with sight, he becomes a witness. That blind man testified, and the ungodly were troubled in their hearts because they did not have in their own hearts what they saw in him. TRACTATES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 44.8. [1]

[1] NPNF 1 7:247**.

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