< John 9 >
1 Now as Jesus passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.
And as he passed by, he saw a man that had been blind from his birth.
2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, so that he was born blind?”
And his disciples asked him, saying: Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
3 Jesus answered, “Neither did this man sin, nor his parents, but so that the works of God would be revealed in him.
Jesus answered: Neither this man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works of God might be made manifest in him.
4 We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. Night is coming when no one will be able to 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.”
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
6 After Jesus said these things, he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and smeared the mud on his eyes.
Having said this, he spit on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and spread the clay on the eyes of the blind man,
7 He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam,” (which is translated “Sent”). So the man went away, washed, and came back seeing.
and said to him: Go, wash in the pool of Siloam; which, translated, means Sent. He went, therefore, and washed and came seeing.
8 Then the man's neighbors and those who had seen him previously as a beggar were saying, “Is not this the man that used to sit and beg?”
Then his neighbors, and those who had before 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 is like him.” But he said, “It is me.”
Some said: It is he. Others: He is like him. But he said: I am he.
10 They said to him, “Then how were your eyes opened?”
Then they said to him: How were your eyes opened?
11 He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made mud and smeared it on my eyes and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash.' So I went and washed, and I received my sight.”
He answered and said: A man called Jesus made clay and spread it on my eyes, and said to me: Go to the pool of Siloam and wash. After I had gone and washed, I received my sight.
12 They said to him, “Where is he?” He replied, “I do not know.”
Then they said to him: Where is he? He said: I know not.
13 They brought the man who used to be blind to the Pharisees.
They brought to the Pharisees him that had formerly been blind.
14 Now it was the Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.
And it was the sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
15 Then again the Pharisees asked him how he had received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and I now can see.”
Then again the Pharisees also inquired of him how he had received his sight. He said to them: He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.
16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God because he does not keep the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” So there was a division among them.
Then some of the Pharisees said: This man is not from God, for he keeps not the sabbath. Others said: How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among them?
17 So they asked the blind man again, “What do you say about him, since he opened your eyes?” The blind man said, “He is a prophet.”
Again they said to the blind man: What say you of him, seeing that he opened your eyes? He said: He is a prophet.
18 Now the Jews still did not believe about him that he was blind and had received his sight until they called the parents of him who had received his sight.
The Jews did not, therefore, believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, till they called the parents of him that had received his sight,
19 They asked the parents, “Is this your son whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”
and asked them, saying: Is this your son, who, you say, was born blind? How, then, does he now see?
20 So his parents answered them, “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 How he now sees, we do not know, and who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him, he is an adult. He can speak for himself.”
but how he now sees we know not; or who opened his eyes we know not. He is of age; ask him; he will speak for himself.
22 His parents said these things, because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already agreed that if anyone would confess him to be the Christ, he would be thrown out of the synagogue.
His parents said this, because they feared the Jews. For the Jews had already agreed, that if any one should confess him to be the Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
23 Because of this, his parents said, “He is an adult, ask him.”
For this reason his parents said: He is of age; ask him.
24 So for a second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”
Then, the second time, they called the man who had been blind, and said to him: Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner.
25 Then that man replied, “I do not know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I see.”
He answered and said: If he is a sinner, I know it not. One thing I do know, that having been blind, I now see.
26 Then they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
They said to him again: What did he for you? How did he open your eyes?
27 He answered, “I have told you already, and you did not listen! Why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become his disciples too, do you?
He answered them: I have already told you, and you did not understand; why would you hear it again? Do you also wish to become his disciples?
28 They insulted him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
They reviled him, and said: You are the disciple of that man; but we are the disciples of Moses.
29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but we do not know where this one is from.”
We know that God spoke to Moses; but as for this man, we know not whence he is.
30 The man answered and said to them, “This is remarkable, that you do not know where he is from, and yet he opened my eyes.
The man answered and said to them: Why, there is something wonderful in this, that you know not whence he is, and yet he has opened my eyes.
31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if someone is devout and does his will, he listens to him.
We know that God hears not sinners; but if any one be a worshiper of God, and do his will, him he hears.
32 Since the world began it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. (aiōn )
Since the beginning it has not been heard that any one opened the eyes of one who had been born blind. (aiōn )
33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”
If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
34 They answered and said to him, “You were completely born in sins, and you are teaching us?” Then they threw him out.
They answered and said to him: You were wholly born in sins, and do you teach us? And they cast him out.
35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out of the synagogue. He found him and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
Jesus heard that they had cast him out. And having found him, he said to him: Do you believe on the Son of God?
36 He replied and said, “Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?”
He answered and said: Who is he, sir, that I may believe on him?
37 Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is the one who is speaking with you.”
Jesus said to him: You have seen him; and it is he that talks with you.
38 The man said, “Lord, I believe” and he worshiped him.
He said: Lord, I believe; and he worshiped him.
39 Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world so that those who do not see may see and so that those who see may become blind.”
And Jesus said: For judgment have I come into this world, that those who see not, may see; and that those who see, may become blind.
40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things and asked him, “Are we also blind?”
And some of the Pharisees who were with him, heard these things, and said to him: Are we also blind?
41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin, but now you say, 'We see,' so your sin remains.”
Jesus said to them: If you were blind, you would not have sin; but now you say, We see; therefore your sin remains.