John 9
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1And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. 2And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind? 3Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. 4We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 5When 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 anointed his eyes with the clay, 7and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing. 8The neighbors therefore, and they that saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? 9Others said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he. 10They said therefore unto him, How then were thine eyes opened? 11He answered, The man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to Siloam, and wash: so I went away and washed, and I received sight. 12And they said unto him, Where is he? He saith, I know not.
13They bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. 14Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. 15Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and I see. 16Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among them. 17They say therefore unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, in that he opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet. 18The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight, 19and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? 20His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: 21but how he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we know not: ask him; he is of age; he shall speak for himself. 22These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man should confess him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. 23Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. 24So they called a second time the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is a sinner. 25He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. 26They said therefore unto him, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? 27He answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not hear; wherefore would ye hear it again? would ye also become his disciples? 28And they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses. 29We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is. 30The man answered and said unto them, Why, herein is the marvel, that ye know not whence he is, and yet he opened mine eyes. 31We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth. 32Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind. 33If this man were not from 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 finding him, he said, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? 36He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him? 37Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee. 38And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. 39And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind. 40Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are we also blind? 41Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.
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1As Jesus was passing by, he saw a man born blind. 2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, why was this man born blind? Was it him who sinned, or was it his parents?”
3Jesus replied, “It wasn't because of the sins of the man or his parents. But so that what God can do may be shown in his life, 4we have to keep on doing the work of the one who sent me as long as it is still daytime. The night is coming when no one can work. 5While I'm here in the world I am the light of the world.”
6After he'd said this, Jesus spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva which he put on the man's eyes. 7Then Jesus told him, “Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “sent”). So the man went and washed, and when he went home he could see.
8His neighbors and those who had known him as a beggar, asked, “Isn't this the man who used to sit and beg?” 9Some said he was, while others said “no, it's just someone who looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “It is me!”
10“So how is it you can see?” they asked him.
11He replied, “A man called Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes and told me, ‘Go and wash yourself in the Pool of Siloam.’ So I went and washed, and now I can see.”
12“Where is he?” they asked.
“I don't know,” he replied.
13They took the man who had been blind to the Pharisees. 14Now it was the Sabbath when Jesus had made the mud and opened the blind man's eyes. 15So the Pharisees also asked him how he could see. He told them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
16Some of the Pharisees said, “The man who did this can't be from God because he doesn't keep the Sabbath.” But others wondered, “How could a sinner do such miracles?” So they were divided in their opinion.
17So they went on questioning the man. “What's your opinion about him, then, since it's your eyes he opened,” they asked.
“He's surely a prophet,” the man replied.
18The Jewish leaders still refused to believe that the man who had been blind could now see until they had called in the man's parents.
19They asked them, “Is this your son whom you say was born blind? So how is it that now he can see?”
20His parents answered, “We know this is our son who was born blind. 21But we've no idea how he can see now, or who healed him. Why don't you ask him, he's old enough. He can speak for himself.” 22The reason his parents said this was because they were afraid of what the Jewish leaders would do. The Jewish leaders had already announced that anyone who declared that Jesus was the Messiah would be thrown out of the synagogue. 23That was why his parents said, “Ask him, he's old enough.”
24Once more they called in the man who had been blind, and told him, “Give God the glory! We know this man is a sinner.”
25The man replied, “Whether he's a sinner or not, I don't know. All I know is that I was blind and now I can see.”
26Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
27The man replied, “I already told you. Weren't you listening? Why do you want to hear it again? You don't want to become his disciples too, do you?”
28They shouted abuse at him, and said, “You're that man's disciple. 29We're disciples of Moses. We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this person, we don't even know where he comes from.”
30The man answered, “That's incredible! You don't know where he comes from but he opened my eyes. 31We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but he does listen to anyone who worships him and does what he wants. 32Never before in the whole of history has anyone heard of a man born blind being healed. 33If this man weren't from God, he could do nothing.”
34“You were born totally sinful, and yet you're trying to lecture us,” they replied. And they threw him out of the synagogue.
35When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, he went and found the man, and asked him, “Do you trust in the Son of man?”
36The man replied, “Tell me who he is, sir, so I can put my trust in him.”
37“You've already seen him. He's the one speaking with you now!” Jesus told him.
38“I trust you, Lord!” he said, and he kneeled in worship before Jesus.
39Then Jesus told him, “I've come into the world to bring judgment#9:39. “Judgment” in terms of making a decision rather than condemnation. so that those who are blind may see, and those who see will become blind.”
40Some Pharisees who were there with Jesus asked him, “We're not blind too, are we?”
41Jesus answered, “If you were blind, you wouldn't be guilty. But now that you say you see, your guilt remains.”
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