João 9:17

17 Tornaram, pois, a perguntar ao cego: “Que diz você a respeito dele? Foram os seus olhos que ele abriu”.O homem respondeu: “Ele é um profeta”.

João 9:17 Meaning and Commentary

John 9:17

They say unto the blind man again
After they had discoursed among themselves, and could not agree about the author of the miracle, they turn to him that had been blind, who is called the blind man, because he had been so, and ask him his sentiments of him:

what sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes?
the question seems, at first sight, as if it was, whether Jesus had opened his eyes or not; but by the answer it appears, that it required his thoughts of him, "who hath opened thine eyes", as the Vulgate Latin and Persic versions read; or "seeing", or "because he hath opened thine eyes", as the Arabic and Ethiopic versions:

he said, he is a prophet;
the Syriac and Persic versions read, "I say he is a prophet"; or, "he is certainly a prophet", as the Arabic version. The Jews were wont to conclude a man's being a prophet from miracles wrought by him; see ( John 6:14 ) ( 7:31 ) ; though it does not appear that he believed him, as yet, to be that prophet, or the Messiah, that was to come; see ( John 9:36 ) .

João 9:17 In-Context

15 Então os fariseus também lhe perguntaram como ele recuperara a vista. O homem respondeu: “Ele colocou uma mistura de terra e saliva em meus olhos, eu me lavei e agora vejo”.
16 Alguns dos fariseus disseram: “Esse homem não é de Deus, pois não guarda o sábado”.Mas outros perguntavam: “Como pode um pecador fazer tais sinais milagrosos?” E houve divisão entre eles.
17 Tornaram, pois, a perguntar ao cego: “Que diz você a respeito dele? Foram os seus olhos que ele abriu”.O homem respondeu: “Ele é um profeta”.
18 Os judeus não acreditaram que ele fora cego e havia sido curado enquanto não mandaram buscar os seus pais.
19 Então perguntaram: “É este o seu filho, o qual vocês dizem que nasceu cego? Como ele pode ver agora?”
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