Joh 9:1-2 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for John 9:1-41: 9:1-41 At the Festival of Shelters (chs 7–8 ), Jesus claimed to be the light of the world (8:12 ). Now John tells about Jesus giving light, both physically and spiritually, to a blind man who lived in darkness (see 9:5 ). The story ends with a splendid reversal of roles: The blind man who was assumed to be in spiritual darkness could see God’s light, whereas the Pharisees, who could see physically and were thought to be enlightened, were shown to be spiritually blind.

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‏ John 9:1-2

Summary for John 9:1-41: 9:1-41 ^a At the Festival of Shelters (chs 7–8 ^b), Jesus claimed to be the light of the world (8:12 ^c). Now John tells about Jesus giving light, both physically and spiritually, to a blind man who lived in darkness (see 9:5 ^d). The story ends with a splendid reversal of roles: The blind man who was assumed to be in spiritual darkness could see God’s light, whereas the Pharisees, who could see physically and were thought to be enlightened, were shown to be spiritually blind.
9:2 ^e The disciples assumed that someone’s sin—the man’s or his parents’—had caused him to be born blind. Jesus corrected this common belief (9:3 ^f).