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John 9:32
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Throughout history no one has ever heard of someone opening the eyes of a person born blind.
Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was borne blinde:
Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind.
"Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.
Nobody has ever heard of anyone giving sight to a man born blind.
"Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.
"Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.
Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.
Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
And this is the first time in history that anyone has ever given sight to someone born blind.
In all history no one has ever heard of someone's opening the eyes of a man born blind.
Since time was, it has not been heard that any one opened the eyes of one born blind.
This is the first time we have ever heard of anyone healing the eyes of someone born blind.
Since the world began, was it not heard, that any man opened the eyes of one that was borne blinde.
From ages it has never been heard that a man opened the eyes of one who was born blind.
Since the beginning of the world nobody has ever heard of anyone giving sight to a person born blind.
From time immemorial it has not been heard that someone opened the eyes of one born blind.
From the beginning of the age it was never heard that anyone opened the eyes of one having been born blind.
Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind.
In all the years nobody has ever before seen the eyes of a man blind from birth made open.
Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.
Never since creation has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man who was born blind.
From of old it hath not been heard that a man hath opened the eyes of one born blind.
Never hath it been heard, that any one opened the eyes of one born blind.
Sence the worlde began, was it not hearde, that any man opened the eyes of one that was borne blynde.
Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind.
Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind.
Since the world began it was not heard, that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
From the beginning of the world such a thing was never heard of as that any one should open the eyes of a man blind from his birth.
Fro the world it is not herd, that ony man openyde the iyen of a blynd borun man; but this were of God,
Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind.
Since the world began hath it not been heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
Never before has anyone heard of someone causing a man born blind to see.
Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind.
Ever since the world began, no one has been able to open the eyes of someone born blind.
Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.
Out of age-past time, hath it never been heard, that anyone opened the eyes of one who, blind, had been born.
From the beginning of the world it hath not been heard, that any man hath opened the eyes of one born blind.
Never since the world began has it been heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind.
Sence ye worlde beganne was it not hearde yt eny man opened the eyes of one that was borne blynd.
from the age it was not heard, that any one did open eyes of one who hath been born blind;
Sens ye worlde beganne was it not herde, that eny man opened the eyes of one that was borne blynde.
It was never heard since the world began, that any man gave sight to one that was born blind.
There has never been an instance of a blind man being given back his sight, yet here I stand.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Since: It is worthy of remark, that, from the foundation of the world, no person born blind had been restored to sight, even by surgical operation, till about the year 1728; when the celebrated Dr. Cheselden, by couching the eyes of a young man fourteen years of age, restored them to perfect vision. This was the effect of well-directed surgery; that performed by Christ was wholly a miracle, effected by the power of God. The simple means employed could have had no effect in this case, and were merely employed as symbols.
the world: Job 20:4, Isaiah 64:4, Luke 1:70, Revelation 16:18
Reciprocal: Mark 2:12 - We never Mark 10:52 - he received John 9:1 - he saw John 10:21 - Can John 15:24 - If
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Since the world began,.... εκ του αιωνος, "from eternity", or never: the phrase answers to מעולם, frequently used by the Jews m, for never; and so the Arabic version renders it, "it was never heard", c. since time was:
was it not heard, that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind as not any physician by any natural means, or art, so not any prophet in a miraculous way, no not Moses himself; among all the miracles he wrought, which the Jews say n were seventy six, and which were two more than were wrought by all the prophets put together, this is not to be found in the list of them, nor in the catalogue of miracles done by others. Elisha indeed prayed to God to restore sight to an army smitten with blindness; but then they were persons who saw before, and were not blind from their birth. Wherefore it must follow, that Jesus, the author of this miracle, must be greater than any of the prophets, even than Moses himself, and has a greater confirmation of his mission from God, than either he or they had: and as this was a miracle in nature, it is no less a miracle in grace, that one born in the blindness and darkness of sin, ignorance, and infidelity, should have the eyes of his understanding opened, to behold divine and spiritual things.
m Abot R. Nathan, c. 35. fol. 8. 2. Maimon. Mechira, c. 20. sect. 8. & Shelchim & Shotaphim, c. 10. sect. 1, 2, 3, 4. & passim. n Menasseh ben lsrael, Conciliat. in Deut. Quaest. 11. p. 240.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Since the world began - Neither Moses nor any of the prophets had ever done this. No instance of this kind is recorded in the Old Testament. As this was a miracle which had never been performed, the man argued justly that he who had done it must be from God. As Jesus did it not by surgical operations, but by clay, it showed that he had power of working miracles by any means. It may be also remarked that the restoration of sight to the blind by surgical operations was never performed until the year 1728. Dr. Cheselden, an English surgeon, was the first who attempted it successfully, who was enabled to remove a cataract from the eye of a young man, and to restore sight. This fact shows the difficulty of the operation when the most skillful natural means are employed, and the greatness of the miracle performed by the Saviour.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 32. Since the world began — εκ του αιωνος, From the age - probably meaning from the commencement of time. Neither Moses nor the prophets have ever opened the eyes of a man who was born blind: if this person then were not the best of beings, would God grant him a privilege which he has hitherto denied to his choicest favourites?
Opened the eyes of one that was born blind. — It will readily appear that our Lord performed no surgical operation in this cure: the man was born blind, and he was restored to sight by the power of God; the simple means used could have had no effect in the cure; the miracle is therefore complete. That there are cases, in which a person who was born blind may be restored to sight by surgical means, we know: but no such means were used by Christ: and it is worthy of remark that, from the foundation of the world, no person born blind has been restored to sight, even by surgical operation, till about the year of our Lord, 1728; when the celebrated Dr. Cheselden, by couching the eyes of a young man, 14 years of age, who had been born blind, restored him to perfect soundness. This was the effect of well directed surgery: that performed by Christ was a miracle.
