John 9:24

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܘܰܩܪܰܐܘܽܗ݈ܝ ܠܓ݂ܰܒ݂ܪܳܐ ܕ݁ܬ݂ܰܪܬ݁ܶܝܢ ܙܰܒ݂ܢܺܝܢ ܠܗܰܘ ܕ݁ܺܐܝܬ݂ܰܘܗ݈ܝ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܣܰܡܝܳܐ ܘܳܐܡܪܺܝܢ ܠܶܗ ܫܰܒ݁ܰܚ ܠܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܚܢܰܢ ܓ݁ܶܝܪ ܝܳܕ݂ܥܺܝܢܰܢ ܕ݁ܗܳܢܳܐ ܓ݁ܰܒ݂ܪܳܐ ܚܰܛܳܝܳܐ ܗܽܘ ܀

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Give: John 5:23, John 8:49, John 16:2, Joshua 7:19, 1 Samuel 6:5-9, Psalms 50:14, Psalms 50:15, Isaiah 66:5, Romans 10:2-4

we know: John 9:16, John 8:46, John 14:30, John 18:30, John 19:6, Mark 15:28, Romans 8:3, 2 Corinthians 5:21

a sinner: Luke 7:39, Luke 15:2, Luke 19:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 13:13 - But the Ecclesiastes 9:16 - the poor Matthew 15:31 - and they Matthew 23:13 - for ye shut Matthew 27:42 - saved Luke 2:34 - for a Luke 5:25 - glorifying Luke 7:37 - which Luke 11:52 - for John 8:52 - Now John 9:29 - as for John 11:4 - for John 11:42 - that they

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then again called they the man that was blind,.... That had been blind. After they had examined his parents, and could get nothing from them for their purpose, they try a second time what they could do with the son:

and said unto him, give God the praise; a phrase used when confession of sin was required; see Joshua 7:19; and this may be the meaning of it here; confess this fraud and imposture before the omniscient God, the searcher of hearts, and in so doing glorify that perfection of his. One and the same word, ידה, signifies both to confess the truth of anything, as a sinful action, Proverbs 28:13, and to give thanks and praise to God for any mercy and blessing,

Psalms 45:17. Some take this to be the form of an oath, and that the Pharisees adjured the than by the living God, that he would tell the truth, and discover the cheat and collusion used in this affair of receiving his sight; and thought hereby to have deterred him from speaking of this benefit he had received from Christ, especially in such a manner as to reflect any honour upon the author of it. Or the sense may be, if this really is matter of fact, that thou wast born blind, and hast received thy sight by the means of this man, give all the glory of it to God, to whom alone it is due, and not to him. God sometimes works by wicked instruments, when the glory of what is done ought not to be ascribed to them, but to him.

We know that this man is a sinner; this they concluded from his breaking the sabbath, as they supposed; though they also aspersed his character, and accused him of other things, yet falsely; see

Matthew 11:19; nor could they prove one single instance of sin in him, though they express themselves here with so much assurance.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Give God the praise - This expression seems to be a form of administering an oath. It is used in Joshua 7:19, when Achan was put on his oath and entreated to confess his guilt. Joshua said, “My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel (in the Greek of the Septuagint, the very expression used in John, ‘Give God the praise’), and make confession unto him.” It is equivalent to an adjuration in the presence of God to acknowledge the truth; as the truth would be giving God praise, confessing the case before him, and trusting to his mercy. Compare 1 Samuel 6:5 The meaning here is not “give God praise for healing you,” for they were not willing to admit that he had been cured John 9:18, but confess that there is imposture in the case; that you have declared to us a falsehood, that you have endeavored to impose on us; and by thus confessing your sin, give praise and honor to God, who condemns all imposture and falsehood, and whom you will thus acknowledge to be right in your condemnation. To induce him to do this, they added that they knew, or were satisfied that Jesus was a sinner. As they considered that point settled, they urged him to confess that he had attempted to impose on them.

We know - We have settled that. He has broken the Sabbath, and that leaves no doubt.

A sinner - A violator of the law respecting the Sabbath, and an impostor. See John 9:16.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 24. Give God the praise — Having called the man a second time, they proceeded to deal with him in the most solemn manner; and therefore they put him to his oath; for the words above were the form of an oath, proposed by the chief magistrate to those who were to give evidence to any particular fact, or to attest any thing, as produced by or belonging to the Lord. See Joshua 7:19; 1 Samuel 6:5, and Luke 17:18. But, while they solemnly put him to his oath, they endeavoured to put their own words in his mouth, viz. he is a sinner-a pretender to the prophetic character, and a transgressor of the law of God:- assert this, or you will not please us.