Luk 16:14, Joh 8:52, 9:30-34, 40, 10:20, Act 17:18, 32, 1Cor 1:21-24 | TSK | STEP

Since.It is worthy of remark, that, from the foundation of the world, no person born blind had been restored to sight, even by surgical operation, till about the year 1728; when the celebrated Dr. Cheselden, by couching the eyes of a young man fourteen years of age, restored them to perfect vision. This was the effect of well-directed surgery; that performed by Christ was wholly a miracle, effected by the power of God. The simple means employed could have had no effect in this case, and were merely employed as symbols.

the world.

Job 20:4; Isa 64:4; Lu 1:70; Re 16:18

were.

16; 3:2; Ac 5:38,39

wast.

2; 8:41; Job 14:4; 15:14-16; 25:4; Ps 51:5; Ga 2:15; Eph 2:3

and dost.

40; 7:48,49; Ge 19:9; Ex 2:14; 2Ch 25:16; Pr 9:7,8; 26:12; 29:1

Isa 65:5; Lu 11:45; 14:11; 18:10-14,17; 1Pe 5:5

And they.

22; 6:37; Pr 22:10; Isa 66:5; Lu 6:22; 3Jo 1:9; Re 13:17

cast him out. or, excommunicated him.

Mt 18:17,18; 1Co 5:4,5,13

John 9:40

Are.

34; 7:47-52; Mt 15:12-14; 23:16-28; Lu 11:39-54; Ro 2:19-22; Re 3:17

John 10:20

He hath.

7:20; 8:48,52; Mt 9:34; 10:25; Mr 3:21; Ac 26:24

why.

7:46-52; 8:47; 9:28,29; Isa 53:8; Ac 18:14,15; 25:19,20; 26:30-32

Acts 17:18

philosophers.

Ro 1:22; 1Co 1:20,21; Col 2:8

encountered.

6:9; Mr 9:14; Lu 11:53

babbler. or, base fellow.

Pr 23:9; 26:12; 1Co 3:18

Jesus.

31; 26:23; Ro 14:9,10; 1Co 15:3,4

Acts 17:32

some.

18; 2:13; 13:41; 25:19; 26:8,24,25; Ge 19:14; 2Ch 30:9-11; 36:16

Lu 22:63; 23:11,36; 1Co 1:23; 4:10; Heb 11:36; 13:13

We will.

24:25; Lu 14:18; 2Co 6:2; Heb 3:7,8

1 Corinthians 1:21-24

in.

24; Da 2:20; Ro 11:33; Eph 3:10

the wisdom.Dr. Lightfoot well observes, "that [sophia tou theos ,] the wisdom of God, is not to be understood of that wisdom which had God for its author, but of that wisdom which had God for its object. There was, among the heathen, [sophia tes physeos,] wisdom about natural things, that is philosophy; and [sophia tou theos ,] wisdom about God, that is, divinity. But the world, in its divinity, could not, by wisdom, know God." The wisest of the heathen had no just and correct views of the Divine nature; of which the works of Cicero and Lucretius are incontestable proofs.

the world.

Mt 11:25; Lu 10:21; Ro 1:20-22,28

the foolishness.

the Jews.

Mt 12:38,39; 16:1-4; Mr 8:11; Lu 11:16,20; Joh 2:18; 4:28

the Greeks.

Ac 17:18-21

we.

18; 2:2; Lu 24:46,47; Ac 7:32-35; 10:39-43; 2Co 4:5; Ga 3:1; 6:14

Eph 3:8

unto the Jews.

Isa 8:14,15; Mt 11:6; 13:57; Lu 2:34; Joh 6:53-66; Ro 9:32,33