< John 9 >

1 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.
και παραγων ειδεν ανθρωπον τυφλον εκ γενετης
2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
και ηρωτησαν αυτον οι μαθηται αυτου λεγοντες ραββι τις ημαρτεν ουτος η οι γονεις αυτου ινα τυφλος γεννηθη
3 Jesus answered, “This man didn’t sin, nor did his parents, but that the works of God might be revealed in him.
απεκριθη ιησους ουτε ουτος ημαρτεν ουτε οι γονεις αυτου αλλ ινα φανερωθη τα εργα του θεου εν αυτω
4 I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.
εμε δει εργαζεσθαι τα εργα του πεμψαντος με εως ημερα εστιν ερχεται νυξ οτε ουδεις δυναται εργαζεσθαι
5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
οταν εν τω κοσμω ω φως ειμι του κοσμου
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,
ταυτα ειπων επτυσεν χαμαι και εποιησεν πηλον εκ του πτυσματος και επεχρισεν τον πηλον επι τους οφθαλμους του τυφλου
7 and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he went away, washed, and came back seeing.
και ειπεν αυτω υπαγε νιψαι εις την κολυμβηθραν του σιλωαμ ο ερμηνευεται απεσταλμενος απηλθεν ουν και ενιψατο και ηλθεν βλεπων
8 Therefore the neighbors and those who saw that he was blind before said, “Isn’t this he who sat and begged?”
οι ουν γειτονες και οι θεωρουντες αυτον το προτερον οτι τυφλος ην ελεγον ουχ ουτος εστιν ο καθημενος και προσαιτων
9 Others were saying, “It is he.” Still others were saying, “He looks like him.” He said, “I am he.”
αλλοι ελεγον οτι ουτος εστιν αλλοι δε οτι ομοιος αυτω εστιν εκεινος ελεγεν οτι εγω ειμι
10 They therefore were asking him, “How were your eyes opened?”
ελεγον ουν αυτω πως ανεωχθησαν σου οι οφθαλμοι
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.”
απεκριθη εκεινος και ειπεν ανθρωπος λεγομενος ιησους πηλον εποιησεν και επεχρισεν μου τους οφθαλμους και ειπεν μοι υπαγε εις την κολυμβηθραν του σιλωαμ και νιψαι απελθων δε και νιψαμενος ανεβλεψα
12 Then they asked him, “Where is he?” He said, “I don’t know.”
ειπον ουν αυτω που εστιν εκεινος λεγει ουκ οιδα
13 They brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees.
αγουσιν αυτον προς τους φαρισαιους τον ποτε τυφλον
14 It was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.
ην δε σαββατον οτε τον πηλον εποιησεν ο ιησους και ανεωξεν αυτου τους οφθαλμους
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.”
παλιν ουν ηρωτων αυτον και οι φαρισαιοι πως ανεβλεψεν ο δε ειπεν αυτοις πηλον επεθηκεν μου επι τους οφθαλμους και ενιψαμην και βλεπω
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.
ελεγον ουν εκ των φαρισαιων τινες ουτος ο ανθρωπος ουκ εστιν παρα του θεου οτι το σαββατον ου τηρει αλλοι ελεγον πως δυναται ανθρωπος αμαρτωλος τοιαυτα σημεια ποιειν και σχισμα ην εν αυτοις
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.”
λεγουσιν ουν τω τυφλω παλιν συ τι λεγεις περι αυτου οτι ηνοιξεν σου τους οφθαλμους ο δε ειπεν οτι προφητης εστιν
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,
ουκ επιστευσαν ουν οι ιουδαιοι περι αυτου οτι τυφλος ην και ανεβλεψεν εως οτου εφωνησαν τους γονεις αυτου του αναβλεψαντος
19 and asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”
και ηρωτησαν αυτους λεγοντες ουτος εστιν ο υιος υμων ον υμεις λεγετε οτι τυφλος εγεννηθη πως ουν αρτι βλεπει
20 His parents answered them, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
απεκριθησαν δε αυτοις οι γονεις αυτου και ειπον οιδαμεν οτι ουτος εστιν ο υιος ημων και οτι τυφλος εγεννηθη
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.”
πως δε νυν βλεπει ουκ οιδαμεν η τις ηνοιξεν αυτου τους οφθαλμους ημεις ουκ οιδαμεν αυτος ηλικιαν εχει αυτον ερωτησατε αυτος περι εαυτου λαλησει
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.
ταυτα ειπον οι γονεις αυτου οτι εφοβουντο τους ιουδαιους ηδη γαρ συνετεθειντο οι ιουδαιοι ινα εαν τις αυτον ομολογηση χριστον αποσυναγωγος γενηται
23 Therefore his parents said, “He is of age. Ask him.”
δια τουτο οι γονεις αυτου ειπον οτι ηλικιαν εχει αυτον ερωτησατε
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.”
εφωνησαν ουν εκ δευτερου τον ανθρωπον ος ην τυφλος και ειπον αυτω δος δοξαν τω θεω ημεις οιδαμεν οτι ο ανθρωπος ουτος αμαρτωλος εστιν
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.”
απεκριθη ουν εκεινος και ειπεν ει αμαρτωλος εστιν ουκ οιδα εν οιδα οτι τυφλος ων αρτι βλεπω
26 They said to him again, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
ειπον δε αυτω παλιν τι εποιησεν σοι πως ανεωξεν σου τους οφθαλμους
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?”
απεκριθη αυτοις ειπον υμιν ηδη και ουκ ηκουσατε τι παλιν θελετε ακουειν μη και υμεις θελετε αυτου μαθηται γενεσθαι
28 They insulted him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
ελοιδορησαν αυτον και ειπον συ ει μαθητης εκεινου ημεις δε του μωσεως εσμεν μαθηται
29 We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we don’t know where he comes from.”
ημεις οιδαμεν οτι μωσει λελαληκεν ο θεος τουτον δε ουκ οιδαμεν ποθεν εστιν
30 The man answered them, “How amazing! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.
απεκριθη ο ανθρωπος και ειπεν αυτοις εν γαρ τουτω θαυμαστον εστιν οτι υμεις ουκ οιδατε ποθεν εστιν και ανεωξεν μου τους οφθαλμους
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.
οιδαμεν δε οτι αμαρτωλων ο θεος ουκ ακουει αλλ εαν τις θεοσεβης η και το θελημα αυτου ποιη τουτου ακουει
32 Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind. (aiōn g165)
εκ του αιωνος ουκ ηκουσθη οτι ηνοιξεν τις οφθαλμους τυφλου γεγεννημενου (aiōn g165)
33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”
ει μη ην ουτος παρα θεου ουκ ηδυνατο ποιειν ουδεν
34 They answered him, “You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?” Then they threw him out.
απεκριθησαν και ειπον αυτω εν αμαρτιαις συ εγεννηθης ολως και συ διδασκεις ημας και εξεβαλον αυτον εξω
35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”
ηκουσεν ο ιησους οτι εξεβαλον αυτον εξω και ευρων αυτον ειπεν αυτω συ πιστευεις εις τον υιον του θεου
36 He answered, “Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?”
απεκριθη εκεινος και ειπεν και τις εστιν κυριε ινα πιστευσω εις αυτον
37 Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you.”
ειπεν δε αυτω ο ιησους και εωρακας αυτον και ο λαλων μετα σου εκεινος εστιν
38 He said, “Lord, I believe!” and he worshiped him.
ο δε εφη πιστευω κυριε και προσεκυνησεν αυτω
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.”
και ειπεν ο ιησους εις κριμα εγω εις τον κοσμον τουτον ηλθον ινα οι μη βλεποντες βλεπωσιν και οι βλεποντες τυφλοι γενωνται
40 Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”
και ηκουσαν εκ των φαρισαιων ταυτα οι οντες μετ αυτου και ειπον αυτω μη και ημεις τυφλοι εσμεν
41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.
ειπεν αυτοις ο ιησους ει τυφλοι ητε ουκ αν ειχετε αμαρτιαν νυν δε λεγετε οτι βλεπομεν η ουν αμαρτια υμων μενει

< John 9 >