It is unheard of, since the world began, that anyone should open a blind man's eyes.
followed by flashes of lightning, loud blasts, peals of thunder, and a mighty earthquake, the like of which never was since man lived on earth, such a mighty earthquake it was;
as he promised of old by the lips of his prophets
God, we know, does not listen to sinners; he listens to anyone who is devout and who obeys his will.
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."
Others said, "These are not a madman's words. Can a madman open the eyes of the blind?"