John 9

1 AND Jesus passing by, saw a man, who was blind from his birth:2 And his disciples asked him: Rabbi, who hath sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?3 Jesus answered: Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.4 I must work the works of him that sent me, whilst 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.6 When he had said these things, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and spread the clay on his eyes,7 And said to him: Go, wash in the pool of Siloe, which is interpreted, Sent. He went therefore, and washed, and he came seeing.8 The neighbours therefore, and they who had seen him before that he was a beggar, said: Is not this he that sat and begged? Some said: This is he.9 But others said: No, but he is like him. But he said: I am he.10 They said therefore to him: How were thy eyes opened?11 He answered: That man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me: Go to the pool of Siloe, and wash. And I went, I washed, and I see.12 And they said to him: Where is he? He saith: I know not.13 They bring him that had been blind to the Pharisees.14 Now it was the sabbath, when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.15 Again therefore the Pharisees asked him, how he had received his sight. But he said to them: He put clay upon my eyes, and I washed, and I see.16 Some therefore of the Pharisees said: This man is not of God, who keepeth not the sabbath. But others said: How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.17 They say therefore to the blind man again: What sayest thou of him that hath opened they eyes? And he said: He is a prophet.18 The Jews then 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 And asked them, saying: Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then doth he now see?20 His parents answered them, and said: We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:21 But how he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: ask himself: he is of age, let him speak for himself.22 These things his parents said, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had already agreed among themselves, that if any man should confess him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.23 Therefore did his parents say: He is of age, ask himself.24 They therefore called the man again that had been blind, and said to him: Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.25 He said therefore to them: If he be a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see.26 They said then to him: What did he to thee? How did he open thy eyes?27 He answered them: I have told you already, and you have heard: why would you hear it again? will you also become his disciples?28 They reviled him therefore, and said: Be thou his disciple; but we are the disciples of Moses.29 We know that God spoke to Moses: but as to this man, we know not from whence he is.30 The man answered, and said to them: Why, herein is a wonderful thing, that you know not from whence he is, and he hath opened my eyes.31 Now we know that God doth not hear sinners: but if a man be a server of God, and doth his will, him he heareth.32 From the beginning of the world it hath not been heard, that any man hath opened the eyes of one born blind.33 Unless this man were of God, he could not do any thing.34 They answered, and said to him: Thou wast wholly born in sins, and dost thou 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: Dost thou believe in the Son of God?36 He answered, and said: Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?37 And Jesus said to him: Thou hast both seen him; and it is he that talketh with thee.38 And he said: I believe, Lord. And falling down, he adored him.39 And Jesus said: For judgment I am come into this world; that they who see not, may see; and they who see, may become blind.40 And some of the Pharisees, who were with him, heard: and they said unto him: Are we also blind?41 Jesus said to them: If you were blind, you should not have sin: but now you say: We see. Your sin remaineth.

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