John 9

1 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.

Now as he was passing along he saw a man, blind from birth.

2 His disciples asked him, “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, “This man did not sin, nor did his parents, but that the works of God might be revealed in him.

"Neither he nor his parents sinned." replied Jesus; "it happened that the works of God might be made manifest in him.

4 I must work the works of him who 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 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 When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man’s eyes with the mud,

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 means “Sent”). So he went away, washed, and came back 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 Therefore the neighbors and those who saw that he was blind before said, “Is not this he who sat and begged?”

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 Others were saying, “It is he.” Still others were saying, “He looks 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 therefore were asking him, “How were your eyes opened?”

So they asked him, "How then were your eyes opened?"

11 He answered, “A man called Jesus made mud, anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went away and washed, and I 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 Then they asked him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.”

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

13 They brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees.

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

14 It was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.

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 mud on my eyes, I washed, 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 Some therefore 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 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 Therefore they asked the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?” 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 had received his sight, until they called the parents of him who 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 asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does 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 them, “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 how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. He is of age. Ask him. 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 His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would 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 So they called the man who was blind a second time, 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, “I do not know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though 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 again, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”

"What was it he did to you?" they asked him; "How did he open your eyes?"

27 He answered them, “I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You do not also want to become his disciples, do you?”

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 insulted him and said, “You are 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 has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.”

"We know that God spoke to Moses. But this fellow! We do not know where he comes from."

30 The man answered them, “How amazing! You do not know where he comes from, 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 does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, he listens to him.

"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 From the age (aiōn g165) it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.

"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 him, “You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?” Then they threw 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 thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”

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, “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, “You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you.”

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

38 He said, “Lord, I believe!” and he worshiped him.

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

39 Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who do not see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”

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

40 Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, 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 you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.

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