“We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.”
We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is — the authorities assert: 'We know that God spake unto Moses'—they have the authority of the law and the prophets behind them. But concerning Jesus ('this fellow'), 'we know not from whence he is.' This echoes the earlier objection (7:27) about the Messiah's origins. Their claim to know Moses but not Jesus's origins becomes the basis for rejecting him. Yet John has established (8:14) that Jesus does know his origins (from the Father), while the authorities do not.
Church Fathers on John 9:29
The parents having referred the Pharisees to the healed man himself, they summon him a second time: Then again called they the man that was blind. They do not openly say now, Deny that Christ has healed you, but conceal their object under the presence of religion: Give God the praise, i.e. confess that this man has had nothing to do with the work.
Deny that you have received the benefit. This is not to give God the glory, but rather to blaspheme Him.
The man, that he might neither expose himself to calumny, nor at the same time conceal the truth, answers not that he knew Him to be righteous, but, Whether He is a sinner or no, I know not.
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