After Jesus wept: V. 36. Then said the Jews, Behold, how He loved him! V. 37. And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
Some of the Jews were deeply moved by this touching show of love and sympathy. But others were skeptical. They knew of His healing of the man that had been born blind, and in a half-puzzled, half-jeering way asked why He did not prevent death, with such power at His disposal.
The fact that unbelievers sneer at the one or the other feature of Christianity should in no way discourage the Christians in their work, for if Christ had such experiences, His followers can expect no less.