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 along 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?

"Rabbi," his disciples asked him, "who sinned, this man or his parents, 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.

"Neither he nor his parents sinned." replied Jesus; "it happened that the works of God might be made manifest 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 work the works of him that sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no man 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,

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.

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.

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.

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

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?"

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

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

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

So they asked him, "How then 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. "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."

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

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

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

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

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

Now it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made clay 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 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."

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 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?"

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 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.

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.

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,

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

and questioned them. "Is this your son," they said, "who 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;

Then in reply his parents 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 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."

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

"What was it he did to you?" they asked him; "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. "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?"

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

Then they stormed at him. "You are his disciple. 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 do not know where he comes 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.

"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.

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

"We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is God- fearing and does his will, to such 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 the beginning of the world such a thing as opening the eyes of one who was born blind was never heard of. (aiōn g165)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38 And he said, I believe, Lord; and he prostrated himself before him.

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

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.

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

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

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

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