John 9

1 And as he was passing along, he saw a man who had been blind from his birth.

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

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

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

3 Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents; but that the works of God might be made manifest in him.

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

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

I must accomplish the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night is coming when no one can work.

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

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

6 Having thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay with the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,

Upon saying these things He spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud on the blind man's eyes.

7 and said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam; (which is, when translated, Sent.) He went away therefore, and washed and came seeing.

And He said to him, “Go wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, ‘Sent’). So he went and washed, and came away seeing!

8 The neighbors therefore, and they who before had seen him as a beggar, said, Is not this he that sits and begs?

Then the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind started saying, “Isn't this the man who sat begging?”

9 Some said, This is he. Others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he.

Others said, “This is he”; still others, “He is like him.” He kept saying, “I'm the one!”

10 They said therefore to him How then were thine eyes opened?

So they said to 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. I went therefore and washed, and received sight.

He answered and said: “A man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So when I went and washed, I saw!”

12 And they said to him, Where is that man? He saith, I do not know.

Then they said to him, “Where is He?” He says, “I don't know.”

13 They bring to the Pharisees him who had once been blind.

They bring the man who was formerly blind to the Pharisees.

14 And the day on which Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes was the sabbath.

(Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.)

15 Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. He said to them, He put clay on my eyes, and I washed them, and I see.

So once again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. So he said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”

16 Therefore some of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs. And there was a division among them.

Then some of the Pharisees said, “This man cannot be from God, because he does not keep the Sabbath,” Others were saying, “How can a sinful man do such signs?” And there was a division among them.

17 They say therefore to the blind man again, What dost thou say of him for having opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.

So they address the blind man again, “What do you say about him, in that he opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”

18 The Jews therefore 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.

However the Jews did not believe concerning him that he was blind and received sight until they summoned the parents of the one who had received sight.

19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? How then doth he now see?

And they asked them saying: “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

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

So his parents answered them and said: “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

21 but by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we know not; ask him, he is of age; he will speak for himself.

but by what means he now sees we don't know, or who opened his eyes we don't know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself.”

22 This his parents said, because they feared the Jews. For the Jews had already agreed, that if any one should acknowledge him as the Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, because the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ he would be barred from the synagogue.

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

That is why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”

24 They therefore called a second time the man that had been blind, and said to him, Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner.

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

25 He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not; one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

So he answered and said: “That He is a sinner, I do not know. One thing I do know, that having been blind I now see!”

26 They said to him, What did he do to thee? How did he open thine eyes?

So they said to him again: “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”

27 He answered them, I have already told you, and ye did not hear; why would ye hear it again? Are ye also inclined to become his disciples?

He answered them: “I already told you and you didn't listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don't want to become His disciples too, do you?”

28 They reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses.

They reviled him and said: “You are that fellow's disciple, but we are Moses' disciples.

29 We know that God hath spoken to Moses; but as for this man, we know not whence he is.

We know that God spoke to Moses; but this fellow—we don't know where he's from.”

30 The man answered and said to them, Why, herein is a marvelous thing, that ye know not whence he is, and yet he opened my eyes.

The man answered and said to them: “Why, this is remarkable—you don't know where He is from; yet He opened my eyes!

31 We know that God heareth not sinners; but if any one is a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

Now we know that God doesn't listen to sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, to him He listens.

32 Since the world began, it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind. (aiōn g165)

Since time began it was never heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. (aiōn g165)

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

If this man were not from God he would not be able to do anything.”

34 They answered and said to him, Thou wast wholly born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

They answered and said to him, “You were totally born in sins, and you are teaching us?” And they expelled him.

35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and he found him, and said, Dost thou believe in the Son of man?

Jesus heard that they had expelled him, and finding him He said to him, “Do you believe into the Son of God?”

36 He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?

He answered and said, “And who is He, Lord, that I may believe into Him?”

37 Jesus said to him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.

So 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 he prostrated himself before him.

So he said, “Lord, I believe!” And he worshiped Him.

39 And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world; that they who see not might see, and that they who see might become blind.

And Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see may see, and those who ‘see’ may become blind.”

40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this, and said to him, Are we also blind?

And some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words and said to Him, “We aren't blind too, are we?”

41 Jesus said to them, If ye were blind, ye would not have sin; but now ye say, We see. Your sin remaineth.

Jesus said to them: “If you were ‘blind’ you would not have sin. But now you say, ‘We see,’ so your sin remains.