has some standards by which to evaluate what he now sees. He cannot have been born blind, it would seem (cf. the comment in John by the blind man: “Never since the world began has it been heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind” [9:32]). The fact remains that he cannot yet see clearly. There must be a second stage in the process. Only after Jesus’ second touch is he completely healed and able to see everything clearly. Jesus’ enigmatic response, Do not even enter the village, should