John 9

1 Now as he was passing along he saw a man, blind from birth.

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

2 "Rabbi," his disciples asked him, "who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"

And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

3 "Neither he nor his parents sinned." replied Jesus; "it happened that the works of God might be made manifest in him.

Jesus answered, Neither has this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

4 "I must work the works of him that sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no man can work.

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night comes, when no man can work.

5 "While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world."

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

6 When he had thus spoken he spat on the ground, and made clay with the spittle, and smeared the clay on the man’s eyes.

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

7 Then he said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (a word which means "sent"). So the man went and washed his eyes, and came back seeing.

And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

8 Upon this the neighbors and those who used to know him by sight as a beggar, began asking, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?"

The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

9 Some said, "It is he." Others said, "No, but he looks like him." "I am the man," he said.

Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.

10 So they asked him, "How then were your eyes opened?"

Therefore said they unto him, How were your eyes opened?

11 He answered. "The man who is called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went and washed and received my sight."

He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.

12 "Where is he?" they asked. "I do not know," answered the man.

Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.

13 Then they brought the man who had been blind to the Pharisees.

They brought to the Pharisees him that in old times was blind.

14 Now it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes;

And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

15 so the Pharisees again began to ask him questions about how he had regained his sight; and he said to them, "He put clay on my eyes, and I washed them, and now I see."

Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.

16 Then some of the Pharisees began to say, "This man in not from God, because he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?"

Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keeps not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

17 So there was a difference of opinion among them. Accordingly they said to the blind man, "What have you to say about him, now that he has opened your eyes?" "He is a prophet," he answered.

They say unto the blind man again, What say you of him, that he has opened your eyes? He said, He is a prophet.

18 The Jews, however, did not believe about him that he was blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man whose sight had been restored,

But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.

19 and questioned them. "Is this your son," they said, "who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?"

And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who all of you say was born blind? how then does he now see?

20 Then in reply his parents said. "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

21 "but how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who has opened his eyes. Ask him, himself. He is of age. He will speak for himself."

But by what means he now sees, we know not; or who has opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.

22 This his parents said because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if any one should confess that he was the Christ, he should be expelled from the synagogue.

These words spoke his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

23 It was because this that his parents said. "He is of age. Ask him, himself."

Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

24 So the Jews a second time summoned the man who had been blind, and said to him.

Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.

25 "Give glory to God! we know that this man is a sinner." Upon this the blind man answered. "I do not know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that once I was blind, and know I can see."

He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

26 "What was it he did to you?" they asked him; "How did he open your eyes?"

Then said they to him again, What did he to you? how opened he your eyes?

27 He answered. "I have told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you wish to hear it again? Can it be that you, too, wish to become his disciples?"

He answered them, I have told you already, and all of you did not hear: wherefore would all of you hear it again? will all of you also be his disciples?

28 Then they stormed at him. "You are his disciple. We are Moses’ disciples.

Then they reviled him, and said, You are his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.

29 "We know that God spoke to Moses. But this fellow! We do not know where he comes from."

We know that God spoke unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.

30 "This is truly astonishing," said the man in reply, "that you do not know where he is from, and yet he has opened my eyes.

The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that all of you know not from whence he is, and yet he has opened mine eyes.

31 "We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is God- fearing and does his will, to such he listens.

Now we know that God hears not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and does his will, him he hears.

32 "Since the beginning of the world such a thing as opening the eyes of one who was born blind was never heard of. (aiōn g165)

Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. (aiōn g165)

33 "If this man had not come of God he could have done nothing."

If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

34 They answered, "You were wholly born in sins, and do you teach us?" Then they cast him out.

They answered and said unto him, You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us? And they cast him out.

35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of man?"

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Do you believe on the Son of God?

36 "Who is he, Sir," he replied, "that I may believe on him."

He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?

37 "You have already seen him," Jesus answered, "and it is he who now speaks to you."

And Jesus said unto him, You have both seen him, and it is he that talks with you.

38 "I do believe, Sir," said the man, and he prostrated himself at his feet. And Jesus said,

And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

39 "For judgment am I come into the world, to make the sightless see, and to make the seeing blind."

And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and asked, "We are not blind, are we?"

And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

41 "If you were blind," Jesus answered them, "you would have no sin. But now you are declaring, ‘We see’; so your sin remains.

Jesus said unto them, If all of you were blind, all of you should have no sin: but now all of you say, We see; therefore your sin remains.