If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.
If this man did not come from God he would be unable to do anything.
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.
If this man were not of God, etc. - A very just conclusion: God is the fountain of all good: all good must proceed from him, and no good can be done but through him; if this person were not commissioned by the good God, he could not perform such beneficent miracles as these.
Could do nothing - Could do no such work as this. This reasoning was conclusive. The fact that Jesus could perform miracles like this was full proof that he was commissioned by God - proof that never has been and never can be refuted. One such miracle proves that he was from God. But Jesus gave many similar proofs, and thus put his divine mission beyond the possibility of doubt.
9:33 He could do nothing - Of this kind; nothing miraculous.