John 9
1 As Jesus passed by, he saw a man who had been blind from his birth.
And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth.
2 “Rabbi,” asked his disciples, “who was it that sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?
3 “Neither the man nor the parents,” replied Jesus; “but he was born blind that the work of God should be made plain in him.
Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
4 We must do the work of him who sent me, while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
5 As long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.”
When I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
6 Saying this, Jesus spat on the ground, made clay with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes.
When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,
7 “Go,” he said, “and wash your eyes in the Bath of Siloam” (a word which means ‘Messenger’). So the man went and washed his eyes, and returned able to see.
and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
8 Upon this his neighbours, and those who had formerly known him by sight as a beggar, exclaimed: “Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?”
The neighbours therefore, and they which saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
9 “Yes,” some said, “it is”; while others said: “No, but he is like him.” The man himself said: “I am he.”
Others said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am [he].
10 “How did you get your sight, then?” they asked.
They said therefore unto him, How then were thine eyes opened?
11 “The man whom they call Jesus,” he answered, “made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me ‘Go to Siloam and wash your eyes.’ So I went and washed my eyes, and gained my sight.”
He answered, The man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to Siloam, and wash: so I went away and washed, and I received sight.
12 “Where is he?” they asked. I do not know,” he answered.
And they said unto him, Where is he? He saith, I know not.
13 They took the man, who had been blind, to the Pharisees.
They bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
14 Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and gave him his sight.
Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
15 So the Pharisees also questioned the man as to how he had gained his sight. “He put clay on my eyes,” he answered, “and I washed them, and I can see.”
Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
16 “The man cannot be from God,” said some of the Pharisees, “for he does not keep the Sabbath.” “How is it possible,” retorted others, “for a bad man to give signs like this?”
Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among them.
17 So there was a difference of opinion among them, and they again questioned the man; “What do you yourself say about him, for it is to you that he has given sight?”
They say therefore unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, in that he opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
18 The Jews, however, refused to believe that he had been blind and had gained his sight, until they had called his parents and questioned them.
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 that had received his sight,
19 “Is this your son,” they asked, “who you say was born blind? If so, how is it that he can see now?”
and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
20 “We know that this is our son,” answered the parents, “and that he was born blind;
His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
21 but how it is that he can see now we do not know; nor do we know who it was that gave him his sight. Ask him — he is old enough — he will tell you about himself.”
but how he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we know not: ask him; he is of age; he shall speak for himself.
22 His parents spoke in this way because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that, if any one should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ, he should be expelled from their synagogues.
These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man should confess him [to be] Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
23 This was why his parents said ‘He is old enough; ask him.’
Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
24 So the Jews again called the man who had been blind, and said to him: “Give God the praise; we know that this is a bad man.”
So they called a second time the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is a sinner.
25 “I know nothing about his being a bad man,” he replied; “one thing I do know, that although I was blind, now I can see.”
He therefore answered, Whether he be a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
26 “What did he do to you?” they asked. “How did he give you your sight?”
They said therefore unto him, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
27 “I told you just now,” he answered, “and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Surely you also do not want to become his disciples?”
He answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? would ye also become his disciples?
28 “You are his disciple,” they retorted scornfully; “but we are disciples of Moses.
And they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses.
29 We know that God spoke to Moses; but, as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.”
We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is.
30 “Well,” the man replied, “this is very strange; you do not know where he comes from, and yet he has given me my sight!
The man answered and said unto them, Why, herein is the marvel, that ye know not whence he is, and [yet] he opened mine eyes.
31 We know that God never listens to bad men, but, when a man is god-fearing and does God’s will, God listens to him.
We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.
32 Since the world began, such a thing was never heard of as any one’s giving sight to a person born blind. (aiōn g165)
Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind. (aiōn g165)
33 If this man had not been from God, he could not have done anything at all.”
If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.
34 “You,” they retorted, “were born totally depraved; and are you trying to teach us?” So they expelled him.
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
35 Jesus heard of their having put him out; and, when he had found the man, he asked: “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, he said, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
36 “Tell me who he is, Sir,” he replied, “so that I may believe in him.”
He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?
37 “Not only have you seen him,” said Jesus; “but it is he who is now speaking to you.”
Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee.
38 “Then, Sir, I do believe,” said the man, bowing to the ground before him;
And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
39 and Jesus added: “It was to put men to the test that I came into this world, in order that those that cannot see should see, and that those that can see should become blind.”
And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they which see not may see; and that they which see may become blind.
40 Hearing this, some of the Pharisees who were with him said: “Then are we blind too?”
Those of the Pharisees which were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are we also blind?
41 “If you had been blind,” replied Jesus, “you would have had no sin to answer for; but, as it is, you say ‘We can see,’ and so your sin remains.
Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.
