ACC ~ John 9 v33 - 34

THE FACTS PROVE JESUS IS NOT A SINNER

THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA: So Jesus must be admired, the blind man says, as one who is superior to human thought. While you do not know where he is from, the accomplished miracle openly proves his power to me. You do not know who he is and would need testimony from others if there had been no clue of his power. But if his miracles show that he is a great man—and you still do not know where he is from or who he is—it is evident, both from the greatness of his miracles and your foolishness, that he is beyond human comprehension. And from these facts it seems clear that he cannot be called a sinner. Certainly God does not fulfill the requests of sinners but listens instead to the voice of those who show honest behavior and faithfully do his will…. Indeed, he healed a man born blind, and we know that this has never been done before, not even by Moses, whom you admire. COMMENTARY ON JOHN 4.9.30-32. [1]

[1] CSCO 4 3:192-93.

THE INSIGHT OF FAITH

CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: He who had just received sight and had been miraculously freed from his old blindness was quicker to perceive truth than those who had been instructed by the law. See how through numerous and wise arguments he demonstrates the utter inferiority of the Pharisees’ opinion. COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 6.1. [1]

[1] LF 48:50*.