John Chapter 9 verse 28 Holy Bible
And they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses.
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And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
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They railed at him, and said, Thou art his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
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Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.
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They insulted him and said, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
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They reviled him, therefore, and said, `Thou art his disciple, and we are Moses' disciples;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 28. - They reviled him, and said, Thou art the disciple of that Man (ἐκείνου) - between whom and us there is an impassable chasm. Here is one of the strongest indications of the irreversible breach between the Jews and Jesus - but we, instead of being his disciples, are disciples of Moses. This speech shows that, whatever the blind man meant to convey by the reproachful entreaty of ver. 27, the Jews took it as proof of his virtual confession of discipleship to Jesus, and this they assumed was tantamount to breaking with Moses. They assume that their traditionary interpretation of the Mastic Law has all the authority of the great Lawgiver himself.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(28) Then they reviled him.--The Greek word occurs only here in the Gospels. The other passages where it occurs in the New Testament are Acts 23:4, 1Corinthians 4:12, and 1Peter 2:23. It expresses the passionate outburst of their anger, which was excited by his question, and finds vent in heaping reproaches upon him.Thou art his disciple.--They cast his own reproach back upon himself, but in stronger words than he had used they mark out the distinction between Jesus and themselves. Thou art that Man's disciple.But we are Moses' disciples.--The emphasis of the words is important. We, as opposed to thou; Moses, as opposed to that Man's.
