John 9

1 Now as he was passing along 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 "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 sinned? 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 did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God might be manifested 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 perform the works of Him that sent me, while it is day: the night is coming, when no man can work.

5 "While 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 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.

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 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 to him, Go wash at the pool of Siloam (which signifies Sent.) He went therefore and washed, and came again 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?"

And the neighbors, and they that had seen him before, that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat begging?

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: and others, It is like him: but he said, I am the man.

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

Therefore they said to him, How were thine 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 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 "Where is he?" they asked. "I do not know," answered the man.

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

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

So they brought him, that had formerly been blind, to the pharisees.

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

Now 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."

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 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?"

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 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.

So they asked the blind man again, What sayst thou concerning Him? as He hath opened thine eyes.

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,

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 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 ye say, was born blind? how then doth 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, 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 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 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 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 It was because this that his parents said. "He is of age. Ask him, himself."

Therefore his parents said, 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 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 "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, I know not: but one thing I know, that I who was blind, do now 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 do to thee? how did He open thine 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 ye would not hear? why would ye now hear it again? have ye also a mind to be his disciples?

28 Then they stormed at him. "You are his disciple. 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 know that God spoke to Moses. But this fellow! We do not know where he comes from."

but as for this man, we know not 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 this is something strange, that ye know not whence He is, and yet He hath 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 heareth not sinners: but if any man be a servant of God, and do his will, him He heareth.

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)

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

And if this man were not from 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, Thou wast wholly born in sins, and dost thou teach us?

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?"

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

He answered and said, Who is He, Lord, that I may believe on Him?

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

Jesus said unto him, Thou hast seen Him, and it is He that talketh with thee.

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

And some of the pharisees who were present, heard these words, and said to 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 replied, If ye were blind, ye would not have sin: but now ye say, We see; your sin therefore remaineth.