John 9
1 And Jesus, while passing by, saw a man blind from birth.
Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,
2 And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?”
and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3 Jesus responded: “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but it was so that the works of God would be made manifest in him.
Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
4 I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day: the night is coming, when no one is able to work.
While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
5 As long as 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 these things, he spat on the ground, and he made clay from the spittle, and he smeared the clay over his eyes.
When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
7 And he said to him: “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated as: one who has been sent). Therefore, he went away and washed, and he returned, seeing.
Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
8 And so the bystanders and those who had seen him before, when he was a beggar, said, “Is this not the one who was sitting and begging?” Some said, “This is he.”
At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”
9 But others said, “Certainly not, but he is similar to him.” Yet truly, he himself said, “I am he.”
Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.”
10 Therefore, they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?”
“How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
11 He responded: “That man who is called Jesus made clay, and he anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ And I went, and I washed, and I see.”
He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
12 And they said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.”
“Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.
13 They brought the one who had been blind to the Pharisees.
They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
14 Now it was the Sabbath, when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
15 Therefore, again the Pharisees questioned him as to how he had seen. And he said to them, “He placed clay over my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”
So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
16 And so certain Pharisees said: “This man, who does not keep the Sabbath, is not from God.” But others said, “How could a sinful man accomplish these signs?” And there was a schism among them.
Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
17 Therefore, they spoke again to the blind man, “What do you say about him who opened your eyes?” Then he said, “He is a Prophet.”
So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.
18 Therefore, the Jews did not believe, about him, that he had been blind and had seen, until they called the parents of him who had seen.
The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents
19 And they questioned them, saying: “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how is it that he now sees?”
and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
20 His parents responded to them and said: “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.
His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.
21 But how it is that he now sees, we do not know. And who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough. Let him speak for himself.”
But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
22 His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already conspired, so that if anyone were to confess him to be the Christ, he would be expelled from the synagogue.
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
23 It was for this reason that his parents said: “He is old enough. Ask him.”
That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
24 Therefore, they again called the man who had been blind, and they said to him: “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”
So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”
25 And so he said to them: “If he is a sinner, I do not know it. One thing I do know, that although I was blind, now I see.”
He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
26 Then they said to him: “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
“What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
27 He answered them: “I have already told you, and you heard it. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?”
He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
28 Therefore, they cursed him and said: “You be his disciple. But we are disciples of Moses.
Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.
29 We know that God spoke to Moses. But this man, we do not know where he is from.”
We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
30 The man responded and said to them: “Now in this is a wonder: that you do not know where he is from, and yet he has opened my eyes.
“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
31 And we know that God does not hear sinners. But if anyone is a worshipper of God and does his will, then he heeds him.
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
32 From ancient times, it has not been heard that anyone has opened the eyes of someone born blind. (aiōn g165)
Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. (aiōn g165)
33 Unless this man were of God, he would not be able to do any such thing.”
If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”
34 They responded and said to him, “You were born entirely in sins, and you would teach us?” And they cast him out.
They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out. And when he had found him, he said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”
When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
36 He responded and said, “Who is he, Lord, so that I may believe in him?”
“Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”
37 And Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and he is the one who is speaking with you.”
“You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”
38 And he said, “I believe, Lord.” And falling prostrate, he worshipped him.
“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.
39 And Jesus said, “I came into this world in judgment, so that those who do not see, may see; and so that those who see, may become blind.”
Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
40 And certain Pharisees, who were with him, heard this, and they said to him, “Are we also blind?”
Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
41 Jesus said to them: “If you were blind, you would not have sin. Yet now you say, ‘We see.’ So your sin persists.”
“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
