John 9
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1 And Jesus, while passing by, saw a man blind from birth.
2 And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?"
3 Jesus responded: "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but it was so that the works of God would be made manifest in him.
4 I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day: the night is coming, when no one is able to work.
5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
6 When he had said these things, he spat on the ground, and he made clay from the spittle, and he smeared the clay over his eyes.
7 And he said to him: "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is translated as: one who has been sent). Therefore, he went away and washed, and he returned, seeing.
8 And so the bystanders and those who had seen him before, when he was a beggar, said, "Is this not the one who was sitting and begging?" Some said, "This is he."
9 But others said, "Certainly not, but he is similar to him." Yet truly, he himself said, "I am he."
10 Therefore, they said to him, "How were your eyes opened?"
11 He responded: "That man who is called Jesus made clay, and he anointed my eyes and said to me, 'Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.' And I went, and I washed, and I see."
12 And they said to him, "Where is he?" He said, "I do not know."
13 They brought the one who had been blind to the Pharisees.
14 Now it was the Sabbath, when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
15 Therefore, again the Pharisees questioned him as to how he had seen. And he said to them, "He placed clay over my eyes, and I washed, and I see."
16 And so certain Pharisees said: "This man, who does not keep the Sabbath, is not from God." But others said, "How could a sinful man accomplish these signs?" And there was a schism among them.
17 Therefore, they spoke again to the blind man, "What do you say about him who opened your eyes?" Then he said, "He is a Prophet."
18 Therefore, the Jews did not believe, about him, that he had been blind and had seen, until they called the parents of him who had seen.
19 And they questioned them, saying: "Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how is it that he now sees?"
20 His parents responded to them and said: "We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.
21 But how it is that he now sees, we do not know. And who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough. Let him speak for himself."
22 His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already conspired, so that if anyone were to confess him to be the Christ, he would be expelled from the synagogue.
23 It was for this reason that his parents said: "He is old enough. Ask him."
24 Therefore, they again called the man who had been blind, and they said to him: "Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner."
25 And so he said to them: "If he is a sinner, I do not know it. One thing I do know, that although I was blind, now I see."
26 Then they said to him: "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
27 He answered them: "I have already told you, and you heard it. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?"
28 Therefore, they cursed him and said: "You be his disciple. But we are disciples of Moses.
29 We know that God spoke to Moses. But this man, we do not know where he is from."
30 The man responded and said to them: "Now in this is a wonder: that you do not know where he is from, and yet he has opened my eyes.
31 And we know that God does not hear sinners. But if anyone is a worshipper of God and does his will, then he heeds him.
32 From ancient times, it has not been heard that anyone has opened the eyes of someone born blind.
33 Unless this man were of God, he would not be able to do any such thing."
34 They responded and said to him, "You were born entirely in sins, and you would teach us?" And they cast him out.
35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out. And when he had found him, he said to him, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"
36 He responded and said, "Who is he, Lord, so that I may believe in him?"
37 And Jesus said to him, "You have both seen him, and he is the one who is speaking with you."
38 And he said, "I believe, Lord." And falling prostrate, he worshipped him.
39 And Jesus said, "I came into this world in judgment, so that those who do not see, may see; and so that those who see, may become blind."
40 And certain Pharisees, who were with him, heard this, and they said to him, "Are we also blind?"
41 Jesus said to them: "If you were blind, you would not have sin. Yet now you say, 'We see.' So your sin persists."
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John 9
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Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
1As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2And his disciples asked him, #See ch. 1:38 “Rabbi, #[Luke 13:2, 4] who sinned, #[ver. 34] this man or #Ex. 20:5his parents, that he was born blind?” 3Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but #[ch. 11:4]that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4We must #See ch. 4:34 work the works of him who sent me #ch. 11:9; 12:35; [Rom. 13:12; Gal. 6:10]while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. 5As long as I am in the world, #See ch. 1:4, 5, 9; 8:12I am the light of the world.” 6Having said these things, #Mark 7:33; 8:23 he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. #See Matt. 9:29Then he anointed the man’s eyes with the mud 7and said to him, “Go, wash in #Luke 13:4 the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and #ch. 11:37came back seeing.
8The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, #[Acts 3:2, 10]“Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” 9Some said, “It is he.” Others said, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.” 10So they said to him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” 11He answered, #ver. 6, 7“The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed and received my sight.” 12They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.”
13They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. 14#ch. 5:9Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. 15#ver. 10So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” 16Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not #See ch. 7:29 from God, #See Matt. 12:2 for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, #ver. 33 “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And #ch. 7:43; 10:19there was a division among them. 17So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?” He said, #See ch. 4:19; 6:14“He is a prophet.”
18 # ver. 22; [ver. 13] The Jews#9:18 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 22 did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight 19and asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” 20His parents answered, “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind. 21But how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.” 22(His parents said these things #See ch. 7:13 because they feared the Jews, for #[ch. 7:45-52] the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should #[Rom. 10:9] confess Jesus#9:22 Greek him to be Christ, #ch. 12:42; 16:2he was to be put out of the synagogue.) 23Therefore his parents said, #ver. 21“He is of age; ask him.”
24So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, #Josh. 7:19; Jer. 13:16; [1 Sam. 6:5; Isa. 42:12; Acts 12:23] “Give glory to God. We know that #ver. 16this man is a sinner.” 25He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I #ver. 18, 24was blind, now I see.” 26They said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” 27He answered them, #ver. 15“I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?” 28And they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but #[ch. 5:45]we are disciples of Moses. 29We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, #See ch. 8:14we do not know where he comes from.” 30The man answered, “Why, this is #[ch. 12:37] an amazing thing! #[ch. 3:10]You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. 31We know that #Job 27:9; Ps. 66:18; Prov. 28:9 God does not listen to sinners, but #Ps. 34:15, 16; 145:19; Prov. 15:20; [James 5:16]if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. 32Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. 33#ver. 16; [ch. 1:21; 3:2]If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” 34They answered him, #[ver. 2] “You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they #[ver. 22]cast him out.
35Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in #ch. 10:36the Son of Man?”#9:35 Some manuscripts the Son of God 36He answered, #[Rom. 10:14]“And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” 37Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and #ch. 4:26it is he who is speaking to you.” 38He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him. 39Jesus said, #See ch. 5:22 “For judgment I came into this world, #[Matt. 11:25; Luke 4:18] that those who do not see may see, and #[Matt. 9:13; 13:13; Mark 4:12; 2 Cor. 2:16]those who see may become blind.” 40Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, #Rom. 2:19“Are we also blind?” 41Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, #ch. 15:22, 24; [ch. 19:11; 1 John 1:8]you would have no guilt;#9:41 Greek you would not have sin but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains.
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