John 9
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1And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 2And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. 4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 6When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, 7and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
8The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? 9Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he. 10Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? 11He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. 12Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
13They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. 14And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. 15Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. 16Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them. 17They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
18But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight. 19And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? 20His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: 21but by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. 22These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. 23Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
24Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. 25He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. 26Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? 27He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples? 28Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. 29We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is. 30The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. 31Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. 32Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. 33If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. 34They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. 35Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? 36He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? 37And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. 38And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
39And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. 40And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? 41Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
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Bringing Light to the Blind
1As Yeshua was passing by, He saw a man who had been blind since birth.
2His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?”
3Yeshua answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned. This happened so that the works of God might be brought to light in him.
4We must do the work of the One who sent Me, so long as it is day! Night is coming when no one can work.
5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
6Having said these things, He spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud on the blind man’s eyes.
7He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which is translated Sent). So he went away, washed, and came back seeing.
8Therefore his neighbors and those who had seen him as a beggar kept saying, “Isn’t this the one who used to sit and beg?”
9“This is the one!” some said. “No, but it looks like him,” said others. But the man himself kept saying, “I am!”
10So they asked him, “Then how were your eyes opened?”
11He answered, “The Man who is called Yeshua made mud, rubbed it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went away and washed, and then I received my sight!”
12“Where is He?” they asked him. “I don’t know,” he said.
13They bring to the Pharisees the man who once was blind.
14Now the day was Shabbat when Yeshua made the mud and opened the man’s eyes.
15So again the Pharisees were asking him how he received his sight. He responded, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see!”
16So some of the Pharisees began saying, “This man isn’t from God, because He doesn’t keep Shabbat!” But others were saying, “How can a sinner perform such signs?” So there was a split among them.
17Again they say to the blind man, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “He’s a prophet.”
18So the Judean leaders didn’t believe that he had been blind and received his sight until they called his parents.
19They questioned them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how does he see now?”
20Then his parents answered, “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.
21We don’t know how he now sees, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him—he’s old enough. He will speak for himself.”
22His parents said this because they were afraid of the Judean leaders. For the Judean leaders had already agreed that anyone who professed Yeshua to be Messiah would be thrown out of the synagogue.
23That’s why his parents said, “He’s old enough—ask him.”
24So a second time they called the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner!”
25The man replied, “I don’t know whether He’s a sinner. One thing I do know is that I was blind, but now I see!”
26So they asked him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”
27“I told you already and you didn’t listen!” the man responded. “What, do you want to hear it again? You don’t want to become His disciples too, do you?”
28They railed at him and said, “You’re a disciple of that One, but we’re disciples of Moses!
29We know that God has spoken to Moses; but as for this fellow, we don’t know where He is from.”
30The man replied to them, “That’s amazing! You don’t know where He is from, yet He opened my eyes!
31We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners; but if anyone fears Him and does His will, He hears this one.
32Since the beginning of the world, no one has ever heard that anyone has opened the eyes of a man born blind.
33If this man were not from God, He couldn’t do anything.”
34They replied to him, “You were born completely in sin, and you’re teaching us?” And they threw him out.
Is Seeing Believing?
35Yeshua heard that they had thrown him out. Finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
36The man answered, “Who is He, Sir? Tell me, so that I may believe in Him!”
37Yeshua said, “You have seen Him—He is the One speaking with you.”
38He said, “Lord, I believe!” And he worshiped Him.
39Yeshua said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who don’t see may see, and the ones who do see may become blind.”
40Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard Him say this and asked, “We’re not blind too, are we?”
41Yeshua said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin. But now you say, ‘We see.’ So your sin remains.”
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