Joh 9:34 | TNotes | STEP | 9:34 Discipline such as being thrown out of the synagogue was not uncommon. It brought social isolation that might require the man’s departure from the village. Such serious persecution was precisely what Jesus predicted for his followers (15:18-27 ; 16:2 ).

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‏ John 9:34

9:34 ^a Discipline such as being thrown out of the synagogue was not uncommon. It brought social isolation that might require the man’s departure from the village. Such serious persecution was precisely what Jesus predicted for his followers (15:18-27 ^b; 16:2 ^c).