John 9:3 Commentary - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
1) "Jesus answered," (apekrithe lesous) "Jesus replied," to their confused inquiry, to the "either or" blame fixing cause of the man's blindness, on the man or his parents.
2) "Neither hath this man sinned," (oute houtos hemarten oute hoi gones autou) "Neither this one sinned nor his parents," to cause the blindness. Jesus did not claim that the parents were sinless, or that the blind man was sinless, but that no special sin of either caused the man to be born blind.
3) "But that the works of God should be made manifest in him." (all' hina phanerothe ta erga tou theou en auto) "But (this exists) in order that the works of God might be manifested in him," by the miracle I will perform, Joh 3:2. Redeeming Light and Redeeming Love was manifest for the Spiritual healing of all who desire and ask for it, without regards to the definitive cause of the blindness, See? Joh 11:4; Joh 7:17; Psa 145:18-19; Tit 2:14.
Consult other comments:
John 9:3 - Abbott's Illustrated New Testament
John 9:3 - The Greek Testament
John 9:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
John 9:3 - Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament
John 9:3 - Calvin's Complete Commentary
John 9:3 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
John 9:3 - Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
John 9:3 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
John 9:3 - Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)
John 9:3 - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
John 9:3 - The Expositor’s Greek Testament by Robertson
John 9:3 - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
John 9:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
John 9:3 - Gnomon of the New Testament
John 9:3 - Henry Alford's Greek Testament
John 9:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
John 9:3 - Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
John 9:3 - Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer's New Testament Commentary
John 9:3 - Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
John 9:3 - English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
John 9:3 - Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
John 9:3 - Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
John 9:3 - A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
John 9:3 - Scofield Reference Bible Notes
John 9:3 - John Trapp's Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
John 9:3 - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
John 9:3 - Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
John 9:3 - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
The Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary of the Whole Bible was originally published as a 23-volume set by Albert Garner (principal author) along with J. C. Howes, G.F. Crumley, and Eugene Garner in 1985. The Blessed Hope Foundation has released this digital edition into the public domain.