John 9
1 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.
And when he went on his way, 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?”
And his disciples put a question to him, saying, Master, was it because of this man's sin, or the sin of his father and mother, that he has been blind from birth?
3 Jesus answered, “This man didn’t sin, nor did his parents, but that the works of God might be revealed in him.
Jesus said in answer, It was not because of his sin, or because of his father's or mother's; it was so that the works of God might be seen openly 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.
While it is day we have to do the works of him who sent me: the night comes when no work may be done.
5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
As long as 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,
Having said these words, he put earth, mixed with water from his mouth, 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.
And said to him, Go and make yourself clean in the bath of Siloam (the sense of the name is, Sent). So he went away and, after washing, came back able to see.
8 Therefore the neighbors and those who saw that he was blind before said, “Isn’t this he who sat and begged?”
Then the neighbours and others who had seen him before in the street, with his hand out for money, said, Is not this the man who got money from people?
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 is like him. He said, I am he.
10 They therefore were asking him, “How were your eyes opened?”
So they said to him, How then were your eyes made open?
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.”
His answer was: The man who is named Jesus put earth mixed with water on my eyes, and said to me, Go and make yourself clean in Siloam: so I went away and, after washing, am now able to see.
12 Then they asked him, “Where is he?” He said, “I don’t know.”
And they said to him, Where is he? His answer was: I have no knowledge.
13 They brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees.
They took him before the Pharisees — this man who had been blind.
14 It was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.
Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.
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 put more questions to him about how his eyes had been made open. And he said to them, He put earth on my eyes, and I had a wash and am able to see.
16 Some therefore of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t 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 said, That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is it possible for a sinner to do such signs? So there was a division among them.
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.”
Again they said to the blind man, What have you to say about him for opening your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
18 The Jews therefore didn’t 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,
Now the Jews had no belief in the statement that he had been blind and was now able to see, till they sent for the father and mother of the man whose eyes had been made open,
19 and asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”
And put the question to them, saying, Is this your son, of whom you say that he was blind at birth? how is it then that he is now able to see?
20 His parents answered them, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
In answer his father and mother said, We are certain that this is our son and that he was blind at birth:
21 but how he now sees, we don’t know; or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself.”
But how it is he is now able to see, or who made his eyes open, we are not able to say: put the question to him; he is old enough to give an answer 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.
They said this because of their fear of the Jews: for the Jews had come to an agreement that if any man said that Jesus was the Christ he would be put out of the Synagogue.
23 Therefore his parents said, “He is of age. Ask him.”
That was the reason why they said, He is old enough; put the question to him.
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 they sent a second time for the man who had been blind and they said to him, Give glory to God: it is clear to us that this man is a sinner.
25 He therefore answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
He said in answer, I have no knowledge if he is a sinner or not, but one thing I am certain about; I was blind, and now I see.
26 They said to him again, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
Then they said to him, What did he do to you? how did he give you the use of your eyes?
27 He answered them, “I told you already, and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t also want to become his disciples, do you?”
His answer was: I have said it before, but your ears were shut: why would you have me say it again? is it your desire to become his disciples?
28 They insulted him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
29 We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we don’t know where he comes from.”
We are certain that God gave his word to Moses: but as for this man, we have no knowledge where he comes from.
30 The man answered them, “How amazing! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.
The man said in answer, Why, here is a strange thing! You have no knowledge where he comes from though he gave me the use of my eyes.
31 We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, he listens to him.
We have knowledge that God does not give ear to sinners, but if any man is a worshipper of God and does his pleasure, to him God's ears are open.
32 Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind. (aiōn g165)
In all the years nobody has ever before seen the eyes of a man blind from birth made open. (aiōn g165)
33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”
If this man did not come from God he would be unable to do anything.
34 They answered him, “You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?” Then they threw him out.
Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.
35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”
It came to the ears of Jesus that they had put him out, and meeting him he said, Have you faith in the Son of man?
36 He answered, “Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?”
He said in answer, And who is he, Lord? Say, so that I may have faith in him.
37 Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you.”
Jesus said to him, You have seen him; it is he who is talking to you.
38 He said, “Lord, I believe!” and he worshiped him.
And he said, Lord, I have faith. And he gave him worship.
39 Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”
And Jesus said, I came into this world to be a judge, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.
40 Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”
These words came to the ears of the Pharisees who were with him and they said to him, Are we, then, blind?
41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.
Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would have no sin: but now that you say, We see; your sin is there still.
