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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John 9
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Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
1While Jesus was walking, he saw a man who had been blind since the time he was born. 2Jesus’ followers asked him, “Teacher, why was this man born blind? Whose sin made it happen? Was it his own sin or that of his parents?”
3Jesus answered, “It was not any sin of this man or his parents that caused him to be blind. He was born blind so that he could be used to show what great things God can do. 4While it is daytime, we must continue doing the work of the one who sent me. The night is coming, and no one can work at night. 5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
6After Jesus said this, he spit on the dirt, made some mud and put it on the man’s eyes. 7Jesus told him, “Go and wash in Siloam pool.” (Siloam means “Sent.”) So the man went to the pool, washed and came back. He was now able to see.
8His neighbors and some others who had seen him begging said, “Look! Is this the same man who always sits and begs?”
9Some people said, “Yes! He is the one.” But others said, “No, he can’t be the same man. He only looks like him.”
So the man himself said, “I am that same man.”
10They asked, “What happened? How did you get your sight?”
11He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. Then he told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went there and washed. And then I could see.”
12They asked him, “Where is this man?”
He answered, “I don’t know.”
Some Pharisees Have Questions
13Then the people brought the man to the Pharisees. 14The day Jesus had made mud and healed the man’s eyes was a Sabbath day. 15So the Pharisees asked the man, “How did you get your sight?”
He answered, “He put mud on my eyes. I washed, and now I can see.”
16Some of the Pharisees said, “That man does not obey the law about the Sabbath day. So he is not from God.”
Others said, “But someone who is a sinner cannot do these miraculous signs.” So they could not agree with each other.
17They asked the man again, “Since it was your eyes he healed, what do you say about him?”
He answered, “He is a prophet.”
18The Jewish leaders still did not believe that this really happened to the man—that he was blind and was now healed. But later they sent for his parents. 19They asked them, “Is this your son? You say he was born blind. So how can he see?”
20His parents answered, “We know that this man is our son. And we know that he was born blind. 21But we don’t know why he can see now. We don’t know who healed his eyes. Ask him. He is old enough to answer for himself.” 22They said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. The leaders had already decided that they would punish anyone who said Jesus was the Messiah. They would stop them from coming to the synagogue. 23That is why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
24So the Jewish leaders called the man who had been blind. They told him to come in again. They said, “You should honor God by telling the truth. We know that this man is a sinner.”
25The man answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. But I do know this: I was blind, and now I can see.”
26They asked, “What did he do to you? How did he heal your eyes?”
27He answered, “I have already told you that. But you would not listen to me. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to be his followers too?”
28At this they shouted insults at him and said, “You are his follower, not us! We are followers of Moses. 29We know that God spoke to Moses. But we don’t even know where this man comes from!”
30The man answered, “This is really strange! You don’t know where he comes from, but he healed my eyes. 31We all know that God does not listen to sinners, but he will listen to anyone who worships and obeys him. 32This is the first time we have ever heard of anyone healing the eyes of someone born blind. 33This man must be from God. If he were not from God, he could not do anything like this.”
34The Jewish leaders answered, “You were born full of sin! Are you trying to teach us?” And they told the man to get out of the synagogue and to stay out.
Spiritual Blindness
35When Jesus heard that they had forced the man to leave, he found him and asked him, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
36The man said, “Tell me who he is, sir, so I can believe in him.”
37Jesus said to him, “You have already seen him. The Son of Man is the one talking with you now.”
38The man answered, “Yes, I believe, Lord!” Then he bowed and worshiped Jesus.
39Jesus said, “I came into this world so that the world could be judged. I came so that people who are blind#9:39 people who are blind Jesus is talking about people who are spiritually blind (without understanding), not physically blind. could see. And I came so that people who think they see would become blind.”
40Some of the Pharisees were near Jesus. They heard him say this. They asked, “What? Are you saying that we are blind too?”
41Jesus said, “If you were really blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But you say that you see, so you are still guilty.”
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