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John 9 is the ninth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.It maintains the previous chapter's theme "Jesus is light", [1] recording the healing of an unnamed man who had been blind from birth, a miracle performed by Jesus, and their subsequent dealings with the Pharisees. [2]
Augustine: "What Light it is to which John bears witness, he shows himself, saying, That was the true Light." [3]Chrysostom: "Or thus; Having said above that John had come, and was sent, to bear witness of the Light, lest any from the recent coming of the witness, should infer the same of Him who is witnessed to, the Evangelist takes us back to that existence which is beyond all beginning ...
Celidonius is the traditional name ascribed to the man born blind whom Jesus healed in the Gospel of John 9:1–38. This tradition is attested in both Eastern Christianity and in Catholicism. One tradition ascribes to St. Celidonius the founding of the Christian church at Nîmes in Gaul (present-day France).
Matthew 9 is the ninth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It continues the narrative about Jesus' ministry in Galilee as he ministers to the public, working miracles, and going through all the cities and towns of the area, preaching the gospel, and healing every disease. [ 1 ]
In John 8:12 Jesus applies the title to himself while debating with the Jews and states: [1] I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. Jesus again claims to be Light of the World in John 9:5, during the miracle of healing the blind at birth, saying: [2]
[1] [2] The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 17:1–8, Mark 9:2–13, Luke 9:28–36) recount the occasion, and the Second Epistle of Peter also refers to it. In the gospel accounts, Jesus and three of his apostles, Peter, James, and John, go to a mountain (later referred to as the Mount of Transfiguration) to pray. On the mountaintop, Jesus begins to ...