They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
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Gill's Exposition
Jesus heard that they had cast him out,.... this being perhaps the first instance, of putting in execution the act they had made, Joh 9:22, and was a stretching of that act; which only threatened with…
Barnes' Notes
Wast born in sins - That is, thou wast born in a state of blindness a state which proved that either thou or thy parents had sinned, and that this was the punishment for it. See Joh 9:2. Thou wast…
Adam Clarke
Thou wast altogether born in sins - Thou hast not only been a vile wretch in some other pre-existent state, but thy parents also have been grossly iniquitous; therefore thou and they are punished by…
One would have expected that such a miracle as Christ wrought upon the blind man would have settled his reputation, and silenced and shamed all opposition, but it had the contrary effect; instead of…
Cambridge Bible
Thou wast altogether born in sins -In sins (first for emphasis) every part of thy nature (comp. Joh 13:10) has been steeped from thy birth; thou wast born a reprobate." They hold the same belief as…
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