Why did the Pharisees claim that Jesus could not be from God after he healed the man born blind?
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Correct answer: Because the healing occurred on the Sabbath
John 9:16 records the Pharisees' objection that Jesus did not keep the Sabbath. Under their strict interpretation of the law, making mud was considered 'work' and therefore a violation of the day of rest.
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