man was never born blind, and the parents should not claim that such was the case (v. 19a). “The Jews” are not prepared to accept that there is anything more to this question than the issue of “how”: “How then does he now see?” (v. 19b). The parents can only affirm the fact of his being blind at birth (v. 20), then they withdraw from the discussion (v. 21). The fact of the miracle has now been told (vv. 6–7) and re-told three times (vv. 11, 15, 20–21). But true faith in Jesus will not result from