<p>9:15 <i>So the Pharisees asked him how he received his sight. And he said to them: He put clay upon my eyes, and I washed and I could see</i>- Perhaps the man was at pains to point out that this was no quack doctor miracle involving putting saliva on weak eyes; because he actually had to wash to remove the Lord's saliva before he could see. The further shutting of his eyes with clay was to underscore the point that he had to become yet more blinded before he could properly see.</p>