John 9

1 As Jesus was passing by, he saw a man born blind.

Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,

2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, why was this man born blind? Was it him who sinned, or was it his parents?”

and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

3 Jesus replied, “It wasn't because the man or his parents sinned. But so that what God can do may be shown in his life,

Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.

4 we 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.

While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.

5 While I'm here in the world I am the light of the world.”

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

6 After he'd said this, Jesus spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva which he put on the man's eyes.

When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.

7 Then 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.

Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.

8 His neighbors and those who had known him as a beggar, asked, “Isn't this the man who used to sit and beg?”

At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”

9 Some said he was, while others said “no, it's just someone who looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “It is me!”

Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.”

10 “So how is it you can see?” they asked him.

“How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.

11 He 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.”

He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”

12 “Where is he?” they asked. “I don't know,” he replied.

“Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.

13 They took the man who had been blind to the Pharisees.

They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.

14 Now it was the Sabbath when Jesus had made the mud and opened the blind man's eyes.

Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.

15 So 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.”

So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”

16 Some 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.

Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.

17 So 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.

So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.

18 The 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.

The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents

19 They asked them, “Is this your son whom you say was born blind? So how is it that now he can see?”

and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”

20 His parents answered, “We know this is our son who was born blind.

His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.

21 But 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.”

But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”

22 The 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.

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

23 That was why his parents said, “Ask him, he's old enough.”

That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”

24 Once more they called in the man who had been blind, and told him, “Give God the glory! We know this man is a sinner.”

So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”

25 The 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.”

He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”

26 Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”

“What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”

27 The 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?”

He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”

28 They shouted abuse at him, and said, “You're that man's disciple.

Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.

29 We'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.”

We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”

30 The man answered, “That's incredible! You don't know where he comes from but he opened my eyes.

“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.

31 We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but he does listen to anyone who worships him and does what he wants.

We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.

32 Never before in the whole of history has anyone heard of a man born blind being healed. (aiōn g165)

Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. (aiōn g165)

33 If this man weren't from God, he could do nothing.”

If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”

34 “You were born totally sinful, and yet you're trying to lecture us,” they replied. And they threw him out of the synagogue.

They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.

35 When 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?”

When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

36 The man replied, “Tell me who he is, sir, so I can put my trust in him.”

“Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”

37 “You've already seen him. He's the one speaking with you now!” Jesus told him.

“You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”

38 “I trust you, Lord!” he said, and he kneeled in worship before Jesus.

“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.

39 Then Jesus told him, “I've come into the world to bring judgment so that those who are blind may see, and those who see will become blind.”

Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”

40 Some Pharisees who were there with Jesus asked him, “We're not blind too, are we?”

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”

41 Jesus answered, “If you were blind, you wouldn't be guilty. But now that you say you see, your guilt remains.”

“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”