Commentary. If you wanted a one sentence summary – here it is: “I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see might see, and those who do see might become blind”(v.39). Or: as a sign that he is the light, Jesus gives sight to a man born blind. But there is a richness to be gained in a detailed looked at the text and narrative. The Johannine scholar, Fr. Raymond Brown suggests the following outline:

• A. Setting (9:1-5)
• B. Miraculous healing (9:6-7)
• C. Interrogations of the blind man (9:8-34)
  • 1. Questioning by neighbors and acquaintances (9:8-12)
  • 2. Preliminary interrogation by Pharisees (9:13-17)
  • 3. The man’s parents questioned by the Jews (9:18-23)
  • 4. A second interrogation of the man by the Jews (9:24-34)
• D. Jesus leads the man born blind to that spiritual sight which is faith (9:35-41) Continue reading →