John 9:6 Commentary - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
1) "When he had thus spoken," (tauta eipon) "When he had said these things," to and for the benefit of His disciples, His church fellowship followers He had chosen, who had been with Him from the beginning, Joh 9:21; Joh 15:16; Joh 15:26-27.
2) "He spat on the ground," (eptusen chamai) "He spat upon the ground," the earth, from which man was first made, Gen 2:7; Joh 8:23. A similar, yet slightly different physical form was followed in the healing of a deaf man as recounted, Mar 7:33-37.
3) "And made clay of the spittle," (kai epoiesen ek tou ptusmatos) "And he made clay out of and from the spittle," in the dust of the ground, which too was and is under the curse of sin, Rom 8:19-22. This gesture indicates that Jesus can use the accursed earth, by His redemptive power, to give sight to the blind, a lesson indicating that man's body should be used for purposes of redemptive service, after he has been saved or come to behold Jesus, Eph 5:14-17.
4) "And he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.'' (kai epetheken autou ton pelon epi tous ophthalmous) "And he put the clay he had made on his eyes," the eyes of the blind man, the sightless beggar, who was blind from birth, Joh 9:1, known as a beggar by his neighbors, and those who saw him at the temple gate, Joh 9:8.
Consult other comments:
John 9:6 - The Greek Testament
John 9:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
John 9:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
John 9:6 - Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament
John 9:6 - Calvin's Complete Commentary
John 9:6 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
John 9:6 - Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
John 9:6 - Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
John 9:6 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
John 9:6 - Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)
John 9:6 - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
John 9:6 - The Expositor’s Greek Testament by Robertson
John 9:6 - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
John 9:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
John 9:6 - Gnomon of the New Testament
John 9:6 - Godet Commentary (Luke, John, Romans and 1 Corinthians)
John 9:6 - Henry Alford's Greek Testament
John 9:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
John 9:6 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae (Old and New Testaments)
John 9:6 - Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
John 9:6 - Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
John 9:6 - Lightfoot Commentary Gospels
John 9:6 - Expositions Of Holy Scripture by Alexander MacLaren
John 9:6 - Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer's New Testament Commentary
John 9:6 - Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
John 9:6 - English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
John 9:6 - Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
John 9:6 - Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
John 9:6 - A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
John 9:6 - John Trapp's Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
John 9:6 - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
John 9:6 - Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
John 9:6 - 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.