John 9

1 And passing by, he saw a man blind from birth,

And as he passed on, he saw a man blind from birth.

2 and his disciples asked him, saying, 'Rabbi, who did sin, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?'

And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this [man] or his parents, that he should be born blind?

3 Jesus answered, 'Neither did this one sin nor his parents, but that the works of God may be manifested in him;

Jesus answered, Neither has this [man] sinned nor his parents, but that the works of God should be manifested in him.

4 it behoveth me to be working the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night doth come, when no one is able to work: —

I must work the works of him that has sent me while it is day. [The] night is coming, when no one can work.

5 when I am in the world, I am a light of the world.'

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

6 These things saying, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind man, and said to him,

Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud of the spittle, and put the mud, as ointment, on his eyes.

7 'Go away, wash at the pool of Siloam,' which is, interpreted, Sent. He went away, therefore, and did wash, and came seeing;

And he said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, which is interpreted, Sent. He went therefore and washed, and came seeing.

8 the neighbours, therefore, and those seeing him before, that he was blind, said, 'Is not this he who is sitting and begging?'

The neighbours therefore, and those who used to see him before, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that was sitting and begging?

9 others said — 'This is he;' and others — 'He is like to him;' he himself said, — 'I am [he].'

Some said, It is he; others said, No, but he is like him: he said, It is I.

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

They said therefore to him, How have thine eyes been opened?

11 he answered and said, 'A man called Jesus made clay, and rubbed my eyes, and said to me, Go away to the pool of Siloam, and wash; and having gone away and having washed, I received sight;'

He answered [and said], A man called Jesus made mud and anointed mine eyes, and said to me, Go to Siloam and wash: and having gone and washed, I saw.

12 they said, therefore, to him, 'Where is that one?' he saith, 'I have not known.'

They said therefore to him, Where is he? He says, I do not know.

13 They bring him to the Pharisees who once [was] blind,

They bring him who was before blind to the Pharisees.

14 and it was a sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

Now it was sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.

15 Again, therefore, the Pharisees also were asking him how he received sight, and he said to them, 'Clay he did put upon my eyes, and I did wash — and I see.'

The Pharisees therefore also again asked him how he received his sight. And he said to them, He put mud upon mine eyes, and I washed, and I see.

16 Of the Pharisees, therefore, certain said, 'This man is not from God, because the sabbath he doth not keep;' others said, 'How is a man — a sinful one — able to do such signs?' and there was a division among them.

Some of the Pharisees therefore said, This man is not of God, for he does not keep the sabbath. Others said, How can a sinful man perform such signs? And there was a division among them.

17 They said to the blind man again, 'Thou — what dost thou say of him — that he opened thine eyes?'

They say therefore again to the blind [man], What dost thou say of him, that he has opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.

18 and he said — 'He is a prophet.' The Jews, therefore, did not believe concerning him that he was blind and did receive sight, till that they called the parents of him who received sight,

The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him that he was blind and had received sight, until they had called the parents of him that had received sight.

19 and they asked them, saying, 'Is your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind? how then now doth he see?'

And they asked them saying, This is your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind: how then does he now see?

20 His parents answered them and said, 'We have known 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 and how he now seeth, we have not known; or who opened his eyes, we have not known; himself is of age, ask him; he himself shall speak concerning himself.'

but how he now sees we do not know, or who has opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age: ask him; he will speak concerning himself.

22 These things said his parents, because they were afraid of the Jews, for already had the Jews agreed together, that if any one may confess him — Christ, he may be put out of the synagogue;

His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if any one confessed him [to be the] Christ, he should be excommunicated from the synagogue.

23 because of this his parents said — 'He is of age, ask him.'

On this account his parents said, He is of age: ask him.

24 They called, therefore, a second time the man who was blind, and they said to him, 'Give glory to God, we have known that this man is a sinner;'

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

25 he answered, therefore, and said, 'If he be a sinner — I have not known, one thing I have known, that, being blind, now I see.'

He answered therefore, If he is sinful I know not. One thing I know, that, being blind [before], now I see.

26 And they said to him again, 'What did he to thee? how did he open thine eyes?'

And they said to him again, What did he do to thee? how opened he thine eyes?

27 He answered them, 'I told you already, and ye did not hear; why again do ye wish to hear? do ye also wish to become his disciples?'

He answered them, I told you already and ye did not hear: why do ye desire to hear again? do ye also wish to become his disciples?

28 They reviled him, therefore, and said, 'Thou art his disciple, and we are Moses' disciples;

They railed at him, and said, Thou art his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

29 we have known that God hath spoken to Moses, but this one — we have not known whence he is.'

We know that God spoke to Moses; but [as to] this [man], we know not whence he is.

30 The man answered and said to them, 'Why, in this is a wonderful thing, that ye have not known whence he is, and he opened my eyes!

The man answered and said to them, Now in this is a wonderful thing, that ye do not know whence he is, and he has opened mine eyes.

31 and we have known that God doth not hear sinners, but, if any one may be a worshipper of God, and may do His will, him He doth hear;

[But] we know that God does not hear sinners; but if any one be God-fearing and do his will, him he hears.

32 from the age it was not heard, that any one did open eyes of one who hath been born blind; (aiōn g165)

Since time was, it has not been heard that any one opened the eyes of one born blind. (aiōn g165)

33 if this one were not from God, he were not able to do anything.'

If this [man] were not of God he would be able to do nothing.

34 They answered and said to him, 'In sins thou wast born altogether, and thou dost teach us!' and they cast him forth without.

They answered and said to him, Thou hast been wholly born in sins, and thou teachest us? And they cast him out.

35 Jesus heard that they cast him forth without, and having found him, he said to him, 'Dost thou believe in the Son of God?'

Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him, he said to him, Thou, dost thou believe on the Son of God?

36 he answered and said, 'Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?'

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

37 And Jesus said to him, 'Thou hast both seen him, and he who is speaking with thee is he;'

And Jesus said to him, Thou hast both seen him, and he that speaks with thee is he.

38 and he said, 'I believe, sir,' and bowed before him.

And he said, I believe, Lord: and he did him homage.

39 And Jesus said, 'For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.'

And Jesus said, For judgment am I come into this world, that they which see not may see, and they which see may become blind.

40 And those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, 'Are we also blind?'

And [some] of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, Are we blind also?

41 Jesus said to them, 'If ye were blind, ye were not having had sin, but now ye say — We see, therefore doth your sin remain.

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