John 9
1 And Jesus, while passing by, 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?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.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.5 As long as 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.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.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.9 But others said, Certainly not, but he is similar to him. Yet truly, he himself said, I am he.10 Therefore, they said to him, How were your eyes opened?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.12 And they said to him, Where is he? He said, I do not know.13 They brought the one who had been blind to the Pharisees.14 Now it was the Sabbath, when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.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.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.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.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.19 And they questioned them, saying: Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how is it that he now sees?20 His parents responded to them and said: We know that this is our son and that 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.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.23 It was for this reason that 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.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.26 Then they said to him: What did he do to you? 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?28 Therefore, they cursed him and said: You be his disciple. But we are disciples of Moses.29 We know that God spoke to Moses. But this man, we do not know where he 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.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.32 From ancient times, it has not been heard that anyone has opened the eyes of someone born blind.33 Unless this man were of God, he would not be able to do any 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.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?36 He responded and said, Who is he, Lord, 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.38 And he said, I believe, Lord. And falling prostrate, he worshipped him.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.40 And certain Pharisees, who were with him, heard this, and they said to him, Are we also blind?41 Jesus said to them: If you were blind, you would not have sin. Yet now you say, We see. So your sin persists.
John 9
Healing a Man Born Blind
1 Now as Jesus was passing by,ts he saw a man who had been blind from birth.2 His disciples asked him,t “Rabbi, who committed the sin that caused him to be born blind, this mant or his parents?”ts3 Jesus answered, “Neither this mant nor his parents sinned, but he was born blind so thatt the actst of God may be revealedt through what happens to him.t4 We must perform the deedst of the one who sent met as long ast it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”s6 Having said this,t he spat on the ground and made some mudt with the saliva. Het smeared the mud on the blind man’st eyes
7 and said to him, “Go wash in the pool of Siloam”t (which is translated “sent”).s So the blind mant went away and washed, and came back seeing.
8 Then the neighbors and the people who had seen him previouslyt as a beggar began saying,t “Is this not the mant who used to sit and beg?”9 Some people said,t “This is the man!”t while others said, “No, but he looks like him.”t The man himselft kept insisting, “I am the one!”t10 So they asked him,t “How then were you made to see?”t11 He replied,t “The man called Jesus made mud,t smeared itt on my eyes and told me,t ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and was able to see.”t
12 They saidt to him, “Where is that man?”t He replied,t “I don’t know.”
The Pharisees’ Reaction to the Healing
13 They brought the man who used to be blindt to the Pharisees.s14 (Now the day on which Jesus made the mudt and caused him to seet was a Sabbath.)s
15 So the Pharisees asked him again how he had gained his sight.ts He replied,t “He put mudt on my eyes and I washed, and nowt I am able to see.”
16 Then some of the Pharisees began to say,t “This man is not from God, because he does not observet the Sabbath.”s But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner performt such miraculous signs?” Thus there was a divisiont among them.
17 So again they asked the man who used to be blind,t “What do you say about him, since he caused you to see?”t “He is a prophet,” the man replied.ts
18 Now the Jewish religious leaderst refused to believet that he had really been blind and had gained his sight until at last they summonedt the parents of the man who had become able to see.t19 They asked the parents,t “Is this your son, whom you sayt was born blind? Then how does he now see?”20 So his parents replied,t “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.21 But we do not know how he is now able to see, nor do we know who caused him to see.t Ask him, he is a mature adult.t He will speak for himself.”22 (His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jewish religious leaders.t For the Jewish leaders had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesust to be the Christts would be put outt of the synagogue.s
23 For this reason his parents said, “He is a mature adult,t ask him.”)s
24 Then they summonedt the man who used to be blindt a second time and said to him, “Promise before God to tell the truth.t We know that this mant is a sinner.”25 He replied,t “I do not know whether he is a sinner. I do know one thing – that although I was blind, now I can see.”26 Then they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he cause you to see?”t
27 He answered,t “I told you already and you didn’t listen.t Why do you want to hear itt again? You peoplet don’t want to become his disciples too, do you?”
28 Theyt heaped insultst on him, saying,t “You are his disciple!t We are disciples of Moses!29 We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this mant comes from!”30 The man replied,t “This is a remarkable thing,t that you don’t know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see!t31 We know that God doesn’t listen tot sinners, but if anyone is devoutt and does his will, Godt listens tot him.t32 Never beforet has anyone heard of someone causing a man born blind to see.t33 If this mant were not from God, he could do nothing.”
34 They replied,t “You were born completely in sinfulness,t and yet you presume to teach us?”t So they threw him out.
The Man’s Response to Jesus
35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, so he found the mant and said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”s36 The mant replied,t “And who is he, sir, thatt I may believe in him?”37 Jesus told him, “You have seen him; het is the one speaking with you.”t [38 He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.ss
39 Jesust said,]s “For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight,t and the ones who see may become blind.”
40 Some of the Phariseess who were with him heard thist and asked him,t “We are not blind too, are we?”t
41 Jesus replied,t “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin,t but now because you claim that you can see,t your guiltt remains.”s