John 9
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1 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3 Jesus answered, “This man didn’t sin, nor did his parents, but that the works of God might be revealed in him. 4I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work. 5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” 6When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man’s eyes with the mud, 7and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he went away, washed, and came back seeing.
8 Therefore the neighbours and those who saw that he was blind before said, “Isn’t this he who sat and begged?” 9Others were saying, “It is he.” Still others were saying, “He looks like him.”
He said, “I am he.”
10 They therefore were asking him, “How were your eyes opened?”
11 He answered, “A man called Jesus made mud, anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went away and washed, and I received sight.”
12 Then they asked him, “Where is he?”
He said, “I don’t know.”
13 They brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees. 14It was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. 15Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and I see.”
16 Some therefore of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.”
Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” So there was division amongst them.
17 Therefore they asked the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?”
He said, “He is a prophet.”
18 The Jews therefore didn’t believe concerning him, that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight, 19and asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”
20 His parents answered them, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; 21but how he now sees, we don’t know; or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself.” 22His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue. 23Therefore his parents said, “He is of age. Ask him.”
24 So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”
25 He therefore answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
26 They said to him again, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
27 He answered them, “I told you already, and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t also want to become his disciples, do you?”
28 They insulted him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. 29We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we don’t know where he comes from.”
30 The man answered them, “How amazing! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. 31We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God and does his will, he listens to him.#Psalms 66:18; Proverbs 15:29; 28:9 32Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind. 33If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”
34 They answered him, “You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?” Then they threw him out.
35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”
36 He answered, “Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?”
37 Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you.”
38 He said, “Lord, I believe!” and he worshipped him.
39 Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgement, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”
40 Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”
41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.
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Yoḥanan (John) 9
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1And passing by, He saw a man, blind from birth.
2And His taught ones asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?”
3יהושע answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of Elohim might be made manifest in him.
4“It is necessary for Me to work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day – night is coming, when no one is able to work.
5“While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
6Having said this, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and applied the clay to the eyes of the blind man.
7And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Shiloaḥ" (which means Sent). So he went and washed, and came seeing.
8Therefore the neighbours and those who saw him before, that he was blind, said, “Is not this he who was sitting and begging?”
9Others said, “This is he.” Others said, “He is like him.” He said, “I am.”
10So they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?”
11He answered and said, “A Man called יהושע made clay and applied it to my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Shiloaḥ and wash.’ And I went and washed, and I received sight.”
12And they said to him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not know.”
13They brought to the Pharisees the one who was once blind.
14Now it was a Sabbath when יהושע made the clay and opened his eyes.
15Therefore the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”
16Therefore some of the Pharisees said, “This Man is not from Elohim, because He does not guard the Sabbath.” Others said, “How is a man who is a sinner able to do such miracles?” And there was a division among them.
17So they said to the blind one again, “What do you say about Him because He opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet.”
18However, the Yehuḏim did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, till they called the parents of him who had received his sight.
19And they asked them, saying, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”
20His parents answered them and said, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind,
21but how he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age, ask him, he shall speak concerning himself.”
22His parents said this because they were afraid of the Yehuḏim, for the Yehuḏim had already agreed that if anyone confessed that He was Messiah, he should be put out of the congregation.
23Because of this his parents said, “He is of age, ask him.”
24So for the second time they called the man who was blind, and said to him, “Give esteem to Elohim, we know that this Man is a sinner.”
25Then he answered and said, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know. I only know that I was blind, now I see.”
26And they asked him once more, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”
27He answered them, “I have told you already, and you did not hear. Why do you wish to hear it again? Do you wish to become His taught ones too?”
28Then they abused him and said, “You are His taught one, but we are taught ones of Mosheh.
29We know that Elohim has spoken to Mosheh, but this One, we do not know where He is from.
30The man answered and said to them, “Why, this is a wonder! You do not know where He is from, yet He opened my eyes!
31And we know that Elohim does not hear sinners. But if anyone fears Elohim and does His desire, He hears him.#See footnote at Pro. 28:9
32“From of old it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind.
33“If this One were not from Elohim, He could have done none at all.”
34They answered and said to him, “You were completely born in sins – and are you teaching us?” And they cast him out.
35יהושע heard that they had cast him out, and when He had found him, He said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of Elohim?”
36He answered and said, “Who is He, Master, that I might believe in Him?”
37And יהושע said to him, “You have both seen Him and He who speaks with you is He.”
38And he said, “Master, I believe,” and bowed before Him.
39And יהושע said, “For judgment I have come into this world, that those not seeing might see, and those seeing might become blind.”
40And those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, and said to Him, “Are we blind, too?”
41יהושע said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin, but now you say, ‘We see,’ therefore your sin remains.
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