Giovanni 9:17

17 Essi dunque dissero di nuovo al cieco: E tu, che dici di lui, dell’averti aperto gli occhi? Egli rispose: E’ un profeta.

Giovanni 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 ) .

Giovanni 9:17 In-Context

15 I Farisei dunque gli domandaron di nuovo anch’essi com’egli avesse ricuperata la vista. Ed egli disse loro: Egli mi ha messo del fango sugli occhi, mi son lavato, e ci veggo.

16 Perciò alcuni dei Farisei dicevano: Quest’uomo non è da Dio perché non osserva il sabato. Ma altri dicevano: Come può un uomo peccatore far tali miracoli? E v’era disaccordo fra loro.

17 Essi dunque dissero di nuovo al cieco: E tu, che dici di lui, dell’averti aperto gli occhi? Egli rispose: E’ un profeta.

18 I Giudei dunque non credettero di lui che fosse stato cieco e avesse ricuperata la vista, finché non ebbero chiamati i genitori di colui che avea ricuperata la vista,

19 e li ebbero interrogati così: E’ questo il vostro figliuolo che dite esser nato cieco? Com’è dunque che ora ci vede?