John 9:40 Commentary - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
1) "And some of the Pharisees," (ek ton Pharisaion tauta) "Certain ones of the Pharisees," bitter enemies of the Savior, against whom He pronounced the most scathing condemnatory words of His earthly ministry, Mat 23:13-33.
2) "Which were with him heard these words," (hoi met' autou ontes) "The ones who were with him,'' (akouesan tauta) "Heard these things," those present when and where Jesus found the former blind man, whom He had now both healed and saved, Joh 9:7; Joh 9:35-38.
3) "And said unto him, Are we blind also?" (kai eipan auto me kai hemeis tuphloi esmen) "And they said directly to him, we are not also blind, are we?" You are not talking about us, are you? The answer is, yes. They were not only blind, but also willfully blind, spiritually blind, ignorantly blind, and unwilling to see! Thus they were hopelessly blind, in failing to see who He was or believe in Him, Joh 8:24; Rom 2:19; 2Co 4:3-4; Rev 3:17. The question "are we blind?" was impulsively asked, with contempt for Jesus, and a near dare for Him to tell them they were. He accepted the challenge and laid the judgement truth on them heavily.
Consult other comments:
John 9:40 - The Greek Testament
John 9:40 - Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament
John 9:40 - Calvin's Complete Commentary
John 9:40 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
John 9:40 - Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
John 9:40 - Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
John 9:40 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
John 9:40 - Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)
John 9:40 - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
John 9:40 - The Expositor’s Greek Testament by Robertson
John 9:40 - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
John 9:40 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
John 9:40 - Henry Alford's Greek Testament
John 9:40 - Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
John 9:40 - Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer's New Testament Commentary
John 9:40 - Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
John 9:40 - English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
John 9:40 - Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
John 9:40 - Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
John 9:40 - A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
John 9:40 - John Trapp's Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
John 9:40 - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
John 9:40 - Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
John 9:40 - 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.