Born Blind, Now Seeing
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will. John 9:31 · Berean Standard Bible
The man makes a point everyone agrees on: God doesn't listen to sinners, but He does listen to those who worship Him and do His will.
He's building an airtight case using the Pharisees' own beliefs. If God answered Jesus' prayer by healing the blind, Jesus can't be a sinner.
The healed man lays out a theological principle that the Pharisees themselves teach and believe.
He's using their own logic against them, step by step. You can feel the argument closing in like a trap.
The man appeals to a universally accepted theological principle: God does not hear sinners but listens to the devout and obedient—a premise the Pharisees themselves would affirm.
This principle echoes Psalm 66:18, Proverbs 15:29, and Isaiah 1:15. By invoking common ground, the man constructs a syllogism the Pharisees cannot refute without undermining their own theology.
The healed man builds his theological argument using accepted Jewish teaching about God's responsiveness.
The man's argument grows more sophisticated: he grounds his case in the Pharisees' own theological convictions, creating an inescapable logical framework.
29We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
30“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
31We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
32Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
33If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”
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