John Chapter 9, Verse 8
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8: οι ουν γειτονες και οι θεωρουντες αυτον το προτερον οτι τυφλος ην ελεγον ουχ ουτος εστιν ο καθημενος και προσαιτων
8: The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him
that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
8: The neighbours, therefore, and they who had seen him before that he
was a beggar, said: Is not this he that sat and begged? Some said: This
is he.
The neighbours, &c. This man seems to have been one who attracted considerable attention. The number of persons totally blind in any community is very small, and it is possible that this was the on]y blind beggar in Jerusalem. The case was one, therefore, likely to attract attention, and one where there could be no imposture, as he was generally known.
