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Selected Verse: John 9:35 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 9:35 |
King James |
Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Jesus heard--that is, by intelligence brought Him.
that they had cast him out; and when he had found him--by accident? Not very likely. Sympathy in that breast could not long keep aloof from its object.
he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?--A question stretching purposely beyond his present attainments, in order the more quickly to lead him--in his present teachable frame--into the highest truth. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Dost thou believe on the Son of God? - Hitherto he had understood little of the true character of Jesus. He believed that he had power to heal him, and he inferred that he must be a prophet, Joh 9:17. He believed according to the light he had, and he now showed that he was prepared to believe all that Jesus said. This is the nature of true faith. It believes all that God has made known, and it is premiered to receive all that he will teach. The phrase Son of God here is equivalent to the Messiah. See the notes at Mat 8:29. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Said unto him
Omit unto him.
Dost thou believe (σὺ πιστεύεις)?
The form of the question indicates the confident expectation of an affirmative answer. It is almost an affirmation, you surely believe; you (σὺ, emphatic) who have born such bold testimony to me that they have cast you out. Note the phrase, πιστεύεις εἰς, believe on, and see on Joh 1:12.
Son of God
Both Tischendorf and Westcott and Hort read Son of man. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Having found him - For he had sought him. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Dost thou believe on the Son of God? - This was the same with, Dost thou believe on the Messiah? for these two characters were inseparable; see Joh 1:34, Joh 1:49; Joh 10:36; Mat 16:16; Mar 1:1. |
29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
17 They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.