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John 9:22
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20 His parents answered them and said, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
21 but by what means he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age; ask him. He will speak for himself.”
22 His parents said these things because athey feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he bwould be put out of the synagogue.  
23 Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”
24 So they again called the man who was blind, and said to him, a“Give God the glory! bWe know that this Man is a sinner.”  
25 He answered and said, “Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
26 Then they said to him again, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”
27 He answered them, “I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
28 Then they reviled him and said, “You are His disciple, but we are Moses’ disciples.
29 We know that God aspoke to bMoses; as for this fellow, cwe do not know where He is from.”  
30 The man answered and said to them, a“Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes!  
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John 9:22

Because they feared the Jews (oti efobounto touv Ioudaiouv). Imperfect middle, a continuing fear and not without reason. See already the whispers about Jesus because of fear of the Jews (John 7:13).

Had agreed already (hdh suneteqeinto). Past perfect middle of suntiqhmi, to put together, to form a compact (John 7:32, John 7:47-49).

If any man should confess him to be Christ (ean tiv auton omologhsh Xriston). Condition of third class with ean and first aorist active subjunctive of omologew and predicate accusative Xriston. Jesus had made confession of himself before men the test of discipleship and denial the disproof (Matthew 10:32; Luke 12:8). We know that many of the rulers nominally believed on Jesus (John 12:42) and yet "did not confess him because of the Pharisees" (alla dia touv Farisaiouv oux wmologoun), for the very reason given here, "that they might not be put out of the synagogue" (ina mh aposunagwgoi genwntai). Small wonder then that here the parents cowered a bit.

That he should be put out of the synagogue (ina aposunagwgov genhtai). Sub-final use of ina with second aorist middle subjunctive of ginomai. Aposunagwgov (apo and sunagwgh) is found in N.T. only here and John 12:42; John 16:2. A purely Jewish word naturally. There were three kinds of excommunication (for thirty days, for thirty more, indefinitely).




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 9:22:

Luke 22:5
John 9:34
John 12:42
John 16:2
Acts 23:20
1 John 4:2

 

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