Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
because of this his parents said--`He is of age, ask him.'
On this account his parents said, He is of age: ask him.
John — The Gospel of sevens and signs. Seven signs, seven 'I AM' sayings, a prologue and an epilogue — written 'that ye might believe' (20:31).
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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They were unsteady and more fainthearted than their son. But he was becoming a fearless witness of the truth; he had begun to see well with the eyes of his mind also.
Theophylact of Ohrid· Commentary on John, 1107patristic
They prevaricated, however, in saying they "knew not who had opened his eyes," for "they feared the Jews," who had come to an understanding (probably after what is recorded, Joh 7:50, &c.; but by this time well known), that whoever owned Him as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue--that is, not simply excluded, but excommunicated.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
But Christianity teaches another lesson, 1 Cor. x. Here is, ( a. ) The late law which the sanhedrim had made. It was agreed and enacted by their authority that, if any man within their jurisdiction did confess that Jesus was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
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But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
