Matthew Poole and continuators on John 9:40

40 And some of the Pharisees that were with him, heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also l?

The Pharisees attended our Saviour, almost in all places where he went, to catch something from him, whereof they might Accuse him; they could not but understand, that the import of our Saviours last Words was, That this poor blind Man, now not onely receiving bodily sight (tho born Blind) but a spiritual illumination, by which he discerned, That Christ was the Son of God, the true Messiah, and Saviour of the World; was an instance of those mentioned, who no[illegible: 1 letter] seeing before, upon Christs coming saw; and that themselves, and their Masters were an instance of those whom he intended by such as saw, and by his coming was made blind; for our Saviour had often called them blind, and so represented them to the people to whom he preached, Matth. 15.14. Luk 6.39. They therefore grew very angry, being very proud, and not patient to be thought or called blind, looking upon themselves as the greatest Lights of the Iewish Church.