John 9

VIN(i) 1 And, 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?" 3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him. 4 While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world." 6 On saying this He spit on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and put it on the man's eyes, 7 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 Then his neighbors and people who had formerly seen him begging, said, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?" 9 Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.” 10 "How then were your eyes opened?" they asked. 11 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 "Where is he?" they asked. I do not know," he answered. 13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. 14 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. 15 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said to them, He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and do see. 16 Some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" And there was a division among them. 17 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 still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents 19 "Is this your son," they asked, "who you say was born blind? If so, how is it that he can see now?" 20 "We know that this is our son," answered the parents, "and that he was born blind; 21 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 this because they were afraid of the Jews, since the Jews had already agreed that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be thrown out of the synagogue. 23 This is why his parents said, "He is of age, ask him." 24 So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, "Give God the praise; we know this man is a sinner." 25 He answered, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I do not know. One thing I know, that though I was blind, now I see." 26 Then they asked him, "What did he do to you? How did he heal your eyes?" 27 He answered them, "I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?" 28 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 as for this fellow we do not know where he comes from." 30 The man answered, "Why, this is a marvel! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will. 32 Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing." 34 They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out. 35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out. So when he found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" 36 “Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and He is the One speaking with you.” 38 Then he said, "Lord, I believe!" And he worshiped him. 39 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 Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?” 41 “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”