If this man were not of God, he could do nothing — the conclusion is stark: 'If this man were not of God' (ei mē ein houtos para tou Theou), he could not do such a thing. The works prove the origin: works of this magnitude and kind can only come from God. The man's testimony, beginning in personal experience ('I see'), has developed into theological argument: his cure demonstrates Jesus's relation to God.

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