ACC ~ John 9 v18

A FAILED ATTEMPT TO NULLIFY THE MIRACLE

CHRYSOSTOM: It is the nature of truth to be strengthened by the very snares that are laid against it by people…. Lies defeat themselves by the very means they use against the truth, making it appear even brighter, as is the case now. For the argument that might otherwise have been urged—that is, that the neighbors knew nothing for certain but were guessing on the basis that this man looked like the one who was healed—that whole argument is cut off by the introduction of the parents who could, of course, testify to their own son. The Pharisees, being unable by intimidation to deter the blind man from publicly proclaiming his benefactor, try to nullify the miracle through the parents. HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 58.1. [1]

[1] NPNF 1 14:207-8**.

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