disciples. Not necessarily the Twelve. See note on "neighbours" (Joh_9:8) and Structure "M".
asked. Greek. erotao.App-135.
Master. Greek. Rabbi.App-98.
sin. App-128. The only sign (with the third; "C", p. 194)* connected with sin. See Joh_5:14. *[Conversion Note: The original text is shown here. Page 194 references Num_10:10-10:36. It's completely unclear which of his comments or Bible text the author is referring to. The author presented no Structure diagrams on page 194.]
this man. The Lord was appealed to as Rabbi to settle a much controverted point as to pre-natal sin; or another question that "there shall be neither merit nor demerit in the days of the Messiah "(Lightfoot, xii, p. 326), referring back to "My day "(Joh_8:56).