< John 9 >

1 And passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,
And as Jesus was passing along, He saw a man, who had been blind from his birth.
2 and His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?”
And his disciples asked Him, saying, Master, who sinned? this man or his parents? that he was born blind.
3 Jesus answered, “Neither this one sinned nor his parents, but that the works of God may be revealed in him;
Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God might be manifested in him.
4 it is necessary for Me to be working the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; night comes when no one is able to work:
I must perform the works of Him that sent me, while it is day: the night is coming, when no man can work.
5 when I am in the world, I AM [the] light of the world.”
But as long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
6 Saying these things, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind man, and said to him,
And when He had said these things, He spit on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
7 “Go away, wash at the pool of Siloam,” which is, interpreted, Sent. He went away, therefore, and washed, and came seeing;
and said to him, Go wash at the pool of Siloam (which signifies Sent.) He went therefore and washed, and came again seeing.
8 the neighbors, therefore, and those seeing him before, that he was blind, said, “Is this not he who is sitting and begging?”
And the neighbors, and they that had seen him before, that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat begging?
9 Others said, “This is he”; and others, “He is like to him”; he himself said, “I am [he].”
Some said, this is he: and others, It is like him: but he said, I am the man.
10 They said, therefore, to him, “How were your eyes opened?”
Therefore they said to him, How were thine eyes opened?
11 He answered and said, “A man called Jesus made clay, and rubbed my eyes, and said to me, Go away to the pool of Siloam, and wash; and having gone away and having washed, I received sight”;
He answered and said, A man who is called Jesus, made clay and anointed mine eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam and wash: and I went and washed and received my sight.
12 they said, therefore, to him, “Where is that One?” He says, “I have not known.”
Then said they unto him, Where is He? he answered, I know not.
13 They bring him who once [was] blind to the Pharisees,
So they brought him, that had formerly been blind, to the pharisees.
14 and it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
Now it was the sabbath-day, when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
15 Again, therefore, the Pharisees also were asking him how he received sight, and he said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed—and I see.”
Therefore the pharisees also asked him again, how he recovered his sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
16 Certain of the Pharisees therefore said, “This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath”; others said, “How is a man—a sinful one—able to do such signs?” And there was a division among them.
Then said some of the pharisees, This man is not of God, because He doth not keep the sabbath: but others said, How can a wicked man do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
17 They said to the blind man again, “You—what do you say of Him—that He opened your eyes?”
So they asked the blind man again, What sayst thou concerning Him? as He hath opened thine eyes.
18 And he said, “He is a prophet.” The Jews, therefore, did not believe concerning him that he was blind and received sight, until they called the parents of him who received sight,
And he said, He is a prophet. But the Jews did not believe that he had been blind and recovered sight, till they called the parents of him, that had received his sight.
19 and they asked them, saying, “Is [this] your son, of whom you say that he was born blind? How then does he now see?”
And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say, was born blind? how then doth he now see?
20 His parents answered them and said, “We have known that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
His parents answered them, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
21 and how he now sees, we have not known; or who opened his eyes, we have not known; he is of age, ask him; he himself will speak concerning himself.”
but how it is that he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age, ask him; he can speak for himself.
22 His parents said these things, because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed together, that if anyone may confess Him—Christ, he may be put out of the synagogue;
These things said his parents, because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed, that if any one confessed Him to be Christ, he should be turned out of the synagogue.
23 because of this his parents said, “He is of age, ask him.”
Therefore his parents said, he is of age, ask him.
24 They called, therefore, the man who was blind a second time, and they said to him, “Give glory to God, we have known that this Man is a sinner”;
Then they called a second time for the man that had been blind, and said to him, Give glory to God: for we know that this man is a great sinner.
25 he answered, therefore, and said, “If He is a sinner—I have not known, one thing I have known, that, being blind, now I see.”
He answered, and said, Whether He be a sinner, I know not: but one thing I know, that I who was blind, do now see.
26 And they said to him again, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”
Then said they to him again, What did he do to thee? how did He open thine eyes?
27 He answered them, “I told you already, and you did not hear; why do you wish to hear [it] again? Do you also wish to become His disciples?”
He answered them, I have told you already, and ye would not hear? why would ye now hear it again? have ye also a mind to be his disciples?
28 They reviled him, therefore, and said, “You are His disciple, and we are Moses’ disciples;
Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple, but we are the disciples of Moses: we know that God spake to Moses:
29 we have known that God has spoken to Moses, but this One—we have not known where He is from.”
but as for this man, we know not whence He is.
30 The man answered and said to them, “Why, in this is a wonderful thing, that you have not known where He is from, and He opened my eyes!
The man answered, and said unto them, Why this is something strange, that ye know not whence He is, and yet He hath opened mine eyes.
31 And we have known that God does not hear sinners, but if anyone may be a worshiper of God, and may do His will, He hears him;
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a servant of God, and do his will, him He heareth.
32 from the age it was not heard that anyone opened eyes of one who has been born blind; (aiōn g165)
From the beginning of the world it was never heard, that any one opened the eyes of a person that was born blind. (aiōn g165)
33 if this One were not from God, He were not able to do anything.”
And if this man were not from God, He could do nothing.
34 They answered and said to him, “In sins you were born altogether, and you teach us?” And they cast him forth outside.
They answered, and said unto him, Thou wast wholly born in sins, and dost thou teach us?
35 Jesus heard that they cast him forth outside, and having found him, He said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”
And they cast him out. Now Jesus heard that they had turned him out of the synagogue; and when He met him, He said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
36 He answered and said, “Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?”
He answered and said, Who is He, Lord, that I may believe on Him?
37 And Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and He who is speaking with you is He”;
Jesus said unto him, Thou hast seen Him, and it is He that talketh with thee.
38 and he said, “I believe, Lord,” and worshiped Him.
And he said, Lord, I believe; and worshipped Him.
39 And Jesus said, “I came to this world for judgment, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.”
And Jesus said, I am come into this world to execute judgement; that they who see not, may see; and that they who say they see, may be made blind.
40 And those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things, and they said to Him, “Are we also blind?”
And some of the pharisees who were present, heard these words, and said to Him, Are we blind also?
41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you were not having had sin, but now you say—We see, therefore your sin remains.”
Jesus replied, If ye were blind, ye would not have sin: but now ye say, We see; your sin therefore remaineth.

< John 9 >