The Lord Jesus knew the ordeal through which the man was passing, and He gave him grace and utterance, so that he became a witness for Christ. He answered the Pharisees in words that were a cutting rebuke to his questioners. They claimed to be the expositors of Scripture, the religious guides of the nation; and yet here was One performing miracles, and they were confessedly ignorant as to the source of His power, and as to His character and claims. "Why herein is a marvelous thing," said the man, "that ye know not from whence He is, and yet He hath opened mine eyes. Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshiper of God, and doeth His will, him He heareth. Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this Man were not of God, He could do nothing."

Herren Jesus vidste besked om den hårde prøvelse, som denne mand måtte igennem, og han gav ham nåde og evne til at tale, så han kunne blive et vidne for Kristus. Han svarede farisæerne med ord, der rummede en bidende irettesættelse for deres spørgsmål. De hævdede at være Skriftens fortolkere og folkets religiøse vejledere, og alligevel stod der her en, som gjorde undere, og de indrømmede, at de ikke anede noget om, hvorfra han havde sin magt, eller om hans personlighed eller berettigelse. Det er da underligt, sagde manden, at I ikke ved, hvor han er fra; han har dog åbnet mine øjne. Vi ved, at syndere bønhører Gud ikke; men hvis nogen er gudfrygtig og gør hans vilje, så hører han ham. Aldrig nogensinde er det hørt,at nogen har åbnet øjnene på en blindfødt. Hvis han ikke var fra Gud, kunne han intet gøre.