John 9:32

Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.

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WEBBE

Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.

BSB

Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.

KJV

Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.

ASV

Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind.

BBE

In all the years nobody has ever before seen the eyes of a man blind from birth made open.

Original Greek

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ἐκ ek Out of G1537 τοῦ tou the G3588 αἰῶνος aiōnos age G165 οὐκ ouk never G3756 ἠκούσθη ēkousthē it has been heard G191 ὅτι hoti that G3754 ἠνέῳξέν ēneōxen opened G455 τις tis anyone G5100 ὀφθαλμοὺς ophthalmous [the] eyes G3788 τυφλοῦ tuphlou of [one] blind G5185 γεγεννημένου gegennēmenou born G1080

The early church

"Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind." "If now ye acknowledge that God heareth not sinners, and this Person hath wrought a miracle, and such a miracle as no man ever wrought, it is clear that He hath surpassed all things in virtue, and that His power is greater than belongeth to man."
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on John
(Tr. xliv. 13) Freely, stedfastly, truly. For how could what our Lord did, be done by any other than God, or by disciples even, except when their Lord dwelt in them?
Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
"The man answered and said unto them, Herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. Now we know that God heareth not sinners; but if any man is a worshipper of God, and doeth His will, him He heareth." He speaks still as one only anointed. For God heareth even sinners. For if God heard not sinners, in vain would the publican, casting his eyes on the ground, and smiting on his breast, have said, "Lord, be merciful to me a sinner." And that confession merited justification, as this blind man enlightenment. "Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing." With frankness, constancy, and truthfulness [he spoke]. For these things that were done by the Lord, by whom were they done but by God? Or when would such things be done by disciples, were not the Lord dwelling in them?
Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Tractates on John

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 24–34

As Christ's mercies are most valued by those who have felt the want of them, that have been blind, and now see; so the most powerful and lasting affections to Christ, arise from actual knowledge of him. In the work of grace in the soul, though we cannot tell when, and how, and by what steps the blessed change was wrought, yet we may take the comfort, if we can say, through grace, Whereas I was blind, now I see. I did live a worldly, sensual life, but, thanks be to God, it is now otherwise with me, Ep 5:8. The unbelief of those who enjoy the means of knowledge and conviction, is indeed marvellous. All who have felt the power and grace of the Lord Jesus, wonder at the wilfulness of others who reject him. He argues strongly against them, not only that Jesus was not a sinner, but that he was of God. We may each of us know by this, whether we are of God or not. What do we? What do we for God? What do we for our souls? What do we more than others?

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