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John 9:22

King James Version (KJV)

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John 9:22

Verse 22 of 41

Scripture focus

These [words] spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

John 9:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on John 9:22

Theological / Devotional

Feared the Jews. This observation proves that the parents were familiar with the circumstances of the cure (see on v. 21). Fear of excommunication led them to cover up the truth.

He was Christ. Christ means Messiah (see on Matt. 1:1; cf. John 1:41). To say that Jesus was the Christ was to confess the belief that He was the Messiah of prophecy.

Many of the Jews (see John 7:41) and even of the rulers (ch. 7:50, 51 see on ch. 9:16) were under conviction that He was indeed the Sent of God.

Put out of the synagogue. This doubtless refers to the 30-day ban imposed by the Jews for certain offenses such as derogatory speech against those in authority (see Mishnah ‘Eduyyoth 5.6, Soncino ed. of the Talmud, pp. 34, 35; Talmud Nedarim 50b, Soncino ed., p. 158; Mo‘ed, Katan 16a, Soncino ed., p. 98; Kiddushin 70a, Soncino ed., pp. 354, 355). For a discussion of the ban see Strack and Billerbeck, Kommentar zum Neuen Testament, vol. 4, pp. 293-333.

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