Joh 9:16. Παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ, from God) The words opposed are, to be from God, and to be a sinner, [An antithesis worthy of observation. Either the former, or else the latter, exactly applies as the description of every man.-V. g.-ὅτι, because) In Theology applied to estimating characters, nothing is to be done in a hurry.