But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of the blind man that had received his sight — the authorities challenge the fact of the cure itself. They 'did not believe' that the man had been blind and now sees. To verify the claim, they call the man's parents. This establishes that the authorities' opposition is not based on the rejection of the fact (which they attempt to verify) but on the theological and legal implications they find unacceptable.

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