John 9
1 As Jesus passed by, he saw a man who had been blind from his birth.
Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,
2 “Rabbi,” asked his disciples, “who was it that sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3 “Neither the man nor the parents,” replied Jesus, “but he was born blind so that the work of God should be made plain in him.
Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
4 We must do the work of him who sent me, while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. 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 Saying this, Jesus spat on the ground, made some paste with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes.
When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
7 “Go,” he said, “and wash your eyes in the Bath of Siloam” (a word which means ‘messenger’). So the man went and washed his eyes, and returned able to see.
Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
8 His neighbors, and those who had formerly known him by sight as a beggar, exclaimed, “Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?”
At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”
9 “Yes,” some said, “it is”; while others said, “No, but he is like him.” The man himself said, “I am he.”
Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.”
10 “How did you get your sight, then?” they asked.
“How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
11 “The man whom they call Jesus,” he answered, “made a paste, and anointed my eyes, and said to me ‘Go to Siloam and wash your eyes.’ So I went and washed my eyes, and gained my sight.”
He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
12 “Where is he?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.
“Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.
13 They took the man, who had been blind, to the Pharisees.
They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
14 Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the paste and gave him his sight.
Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
15 So the Pharisees also questioned the man as to how he had gained his sight. “He put a paste on my eyes,” he answered, “and I washed them, and I can see.”
So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
16 “The man cannot be from God,” said some of the Pharisees, “for he does not keep the Sabbath.” “How is it possible,” retorted others, “for a bad man to give signs like this?”
Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
17 So there was a difference of opinion among them, and they again questioned the man. “What do you yourself say about him, for it is to you that he has given sight?”
So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.
18 The religious authorities, however, refused to believe that he had been blind and had gained his sight, until they had called his parents and questioned them.
The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents
19 “Is this your son,” they asked, “who you say was born blind? If so, how is it that he can see now?”
and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
20 “We know that this is our son,” answered the parents, “and that he was born blind;
His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.
21 but how it is that he can see now we do not know; nor do we know who it was that gave him his sight. Ask him – he is old enough – he will tell you about himself.”
But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
22 His parents spoke in this way because they were afraid of the authorities; for the authorities had already agreed that, if anyone should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ, he should be expelled from their synagogues.
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
23 This was why his parents said ‘He is old enough; ask him.’
That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
24 So the authorities again called the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give God the praise; we know that this is a bad man.”
So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”
25 “I know nothing about his being a bad man,” he replied. “One thing I do know, that although I was blind, now I can see.”
He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
26 “What did he do to you?” they asked. “How did he give you your sight?”
“What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
27 “I told you just now,” he answered, “and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Surely you also do not want to become his disciples?”
He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
28 “You are his disciple,” they retorted scornfully. “But we are disciples of Moses.
Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.
29 We know that God spoke to Moses; but, as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.”
We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
30 “Well,” the man replied, “this is very strange; you do not know where he comes from, and yet he has given me my sight!
“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
31 We know that God never listens to bad people, but, when a person is god-fearing and does God’s will, God listens to them.
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
32 Since the world began, such a thing was never heard of as anyone’s giving sight to a person born blind. (aiōn g165)
Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. (aiōn g165)
33 If this man had not been from God, he could not have done anything at all.”
If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”
34 “You,” they retorted, “were born totally depraved; and are you trying to teach us?” So they expelled him.
They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
35 Jesus heard of their having put him out; and, when he had found the man, he asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
36 “Tell me who he is, Sir,” he replied, “so that I may believe in him.”
“Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”
37 “Not only have you seen him,” said Jesus, “but it is he who is now speaking to you.”
“You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”
38 “Then, Sir, I do believe,” said the man, bowing to the ground before him;
“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.
39 and Jesus added, “It was to put people to the test that I came into this world, in order that those that cannot see should see, and that those that can see should become blind.”
Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
40 Hearing this, some of the Pharisees who were with him said, “Then are we blind too?”
Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
41 “If you had been blind,” replied Jesus, “you would have had no sin to answer for; but, as it is, you say ‘We can see,’ and so your sin remains.
“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
