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Joh_9:26-27. As they are unable to attain their end, they return to the question as to the How? (comp. Joh_9:15) in order conclusively to establish the fact in the course of this second examination of the man. He, however, with his straightforward, honest mind ( ἀνὴρ ἀδόνητος , Nonnus), becomes irritated, and even embittered, at this repeated interrogation.
καὶ οὐκ ἠκούσατε ] is taken as a declaration: and ye have not listened thereto (taken heed). It would correspond better, however, to the naive character of the man, and to the liveliness of his irritation, as also to the succeeding ἀκούειν , which denotes simply “hear,” if we were to take it as a question: And have you not heard it?
τί ] why, as you surely must have heard it.
μὴ καὶ ὑμεῖς ] surely not you also, like others. To the θέλειν , etc., would correspond the effort to be convinced of the reality of the miracle that had been performed. Chrysostom, Bengel, and several others, consider that καί indicates that the blind man confessed himself to be one of His disciples, or that it was his intention to become one. His development, however, had not yet advanced so far. See Joh_9:35-36. But that his benefactor had disciples about Him (Joh_9:2), he must certainly have learnt from others.