Johannine voice profile

The man born blind

A healed person whose plain testimony grows into confession under pressure.

Where this voice appears

  • John 9

What this person says

He repeats what happened, calls Jesus prophet and a man from God, exposes the investigators' refusal to hear, and confesses the Son of Man.

What this person understands

He knows his transformed life and reasons that such a giver of sight must be from God.

What this person misunderstands or does not yet see

At first he knows neither Jesus' location nor full identity.

How the response changes

His titles for Jesus grow as interrogation intensifies; after expulsion Jesus finds him and receives his worship.

Place in John's witness motif

He models resilient witness rooted in what Christ has actually done.

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