John 9:27 Meaning and Explanation
“He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?”
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Read Full Chapter →Out of patience, the man pushes back: I told you already and you did not hear — do you also want to become his disciples?
What Does John 9:27 Mean?
Deference is finished. The man notes that his first account went unheard — unheeded — and asks why they want it repeated. Then comes the thrust, bold and perhaps wry: "will ye also be his disciples?" That little word "also" quietly counts the speaker himself among them.
Under cross-examination, the man is becoming a disciple in real time; "also" is his first self-enrollment. Courage grows by being used — each answer he gives makes the next one braver. And his question, however pointed, is a real invitation hiding in plain sight: the door he walked through stands open even to his interrogators. Sometimes a plain, fearless question serves the truth better than a long defense.
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What does John 9:27 mean?
Out of patience, the man pushes back: I told you already and you did not hear — do you also want to become his disciples?