John 9:31

“Now we know that God heareth not sinners, etc.] All mankind are sinners, even God’s elect; yea, such who are truly gracious and righteous persons; for there is no man without sin; and God hears such who cry unto him day and night; such Christ came to save; for such he died; and these he calls to repentance; and every penitent sinner God hears: but by “sinners” are meant notorious sinners, such in whom sin reigns, who live in sin, and particularly impostors. The man takes up the word the Jews had made use of, and applied to Christ, (<430924>John 9:24), and suggests, that had Jesus been a sinner, that is, an impostor, God would not have heard him, or have assisted him in doing a miracle, to…”

“they cast him out--judicially, no doubt, as well in fact. The allusion to his being "born in sins" seems a tacit admission of his being blind from birth--the very thing they had been so unwilling to own. But rage and enmity to truth are seldom consistent in their outbreaks. The friends of this excommunicated youth, crowding around him with their sympathy, would probably express surprise that One who could work such a cure should be unable to protect his patient from the persecution it had raised against him, or should possess the power without using it. Nor would it be strange if such thoughts should arise in the youth's own mind. But if they did, it is certain, from what follows, that they…”

“Now we know - That is, it is an admitted or conceded point. No one calls it into question. God heareth not - When a miracle was performed it was customary to invoke the aid of God. Jesus often did this himself, and it was by his power only that prophets and apostles could perform miracles. The word “heareth” in this place is to be understood as referring to such cases. God will not hear - that is, answer. Sinners - Impostors. False prophets and pretenders to divine revelation. See John 9:24. The meaning of this verse is, therefore, “It is well understood that God will not give miraculous aid to impostors and false prophets.” We may remark here: That the passage has no reference to the…”

“We - Even we of the populace, know that God heareth not sinners - Not impenitent sinners, so as to answer their prayers in this manner. The honest courage of this man in adhering to the truth, though he knew the consequence, Joh 9:22, gives him claim to the title of a confessor. John 9:33”

“we know: Job 27:8, Job 27:9, Job 35:12, Job 42:8; Psa 18:41, Psa 34:15, Psa 66:18-20; Pro 1:28, Pro 1:29, Pro 15:29; Pro 21:13, Pro 28:9; Isa 1:15, Isa 58:9; Jer 11:11, Jer 14:12; Eze 8:18; Mic 3:4; Zac 7:13 if any: Psa 34:15; Pro 15:29 and doeth: Joh 4:34, Joh 7:17, Joh 15:16; Psa 40:8, Psa 143:10; Heb 10:7; Jo1 3:21, Jo1 3:22 him: Joh 11:41, Joh 11:42; Gen 18:23-33, Gen 19:29, Gen 20:7; Kg1 17:20-22, Kg1 18:36-38; Ch2 32:20, Ch2 32:21; Psa 99:6, Psa 106:23; Jer 15:1; Jam 5:15-18 John 9:32”