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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Cyril of Alexandria
He who had just received sight and been miraculously freed from his old blindness, was quicker to perceive truth than they who had been instructed by the law, for see, see how by very many and wise arguments he demonstrates the utter baseness of the Pharisees' opinion. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
If He were not from God, He would not have performed such a miracle, the likes of which no one has ever performed. Therefore, it is evident that the one who performed such a miracle is more than a man.
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
1352 Next, he draws his conclusion. He is saying, in effect: From the kind of works that Christ does, it is obvious that he is from God. For if this man were not from God, he could do nothing, that is, freely, often and truly, because "apart from me you can do nothing" (15:5).
Bonaventure
Unless this man were from God, he could do nothing: below in chapter fifteen: "Without me you can do nothing." It is asked: Many wicked men perform numerous miracles, as the Lord himself says, Matthew seven: "Lord, did we not cast out demons in your name and perform many mighty works in your name?" The response is that the blind man understood that he acted by his own authority; or it can be answered as with the preceding question.
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