Born Blind, Now Seeing
“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes. John 9:30 · Berean Standard Bible
The man is astonished. He says, 'That's the amazing thing! You don't know where He's from, yet He opened my eyes!'
He's pointing out the obvious: how can the religious experts not recognize where someone comes from when He just did something no one has ever done?
The healed man turns the Pharisees' own words against them with sharp logic.
This former beggar is outarguing the scholars. His logic is simple and devastating: if you can't figure out where Jesus is from after this miracle, what good is your expertise?
The healed man seizes upon the Pharisees' admission of ignorance about Jesus' origin as 'thaumaston' (remarkable/astonishing), turning their argument into evidence of their incompetence.
The man's logic is impeccable: the Pharisees claim religious expertise but cannot identify the origin of someone who performed an unprecedented miracle. This exposes the bankruptcy of their position.
The healed man responds with incredulity, launching an impromptu theological argument against the experts.
A formerly blind beggar now delivers a devastating logical critique of the religious establishment, pointing out the absurdity of their professed ignorance about someone who opened blind eyes.
28Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.
29We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
30“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
31We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
32Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
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