John 9

1Now asG2532 Jesus was passing byG3855, He sawG3708 a manG444 blindG5185 fromG1537 birthG1079, 2andG2532 HisG846 disciplesG3101 askedG2065 HimG846G3004, “RabbiG4461, whoG5101 sinnedG264, thisG3778 man orG2228 hisG846 parentsG1118, thatG2443 he was bornG1080 blindG5185?”

3JesusG2424 answeredG611, “NeitherG3777 thisG3778 man norG3777 hisG846 parentsG1118 sinnedG264, butG235 this happened so thatG2443 theG3588 worksG2041 of GodG2316 would be displayedG5319 inG1722 himG846. 4WhileG2193 it isG1510 daytimeG2250, weG1473 mustG1163 doG20381 theG3588 worksG2041 of Him whoG3588 sentG3992 MeG1473. NightG3571 is comingG2064, whenG3753 no oneG3762 canG1410 workG2038. 5WhileG3752 I amG1510 inG1722 theG3588 worldG2889, I amG1510 the lightG5457 of theG3588 worldG2889.”

6When Jesus had saidG2036 this, He spitG4429 on the groundG5476, madeG4160 some mudG4081, andG2532 appliedG2025 it toG1909 the man’s eyesG3788. 7ThenG2532 He toldG2036 himG846, “GoG5217, washG3538 inG1519 theG3588 PoolG2861 of SiloamG4611” (whichG3739 meansG2059 “SentG649”). SoG3767 the man wentG565 andG2532 washedG3538, andG2532 cameG2064 back seeingG991.

8At thisG3767, his neighborsG1069 andG2532 those whoG3588 had formerly seenG2334G3588G4386 himG846 beggingG3754G1510G4319 began to askG2036, “Isn’tG1510G3756 thisG3778 theG3588 man who used to sitG2521 andG2532 begG4319?”

9SomeG243 claimedG2036 thatG3754 heG3778 wasG1510, but othersG243 saidG2036, “NoG3780, he just looksG235G1510 likeG3664 himG846.”

But the man kept sayingG2036, “IG1473 amG1510 the one.”

10“HowG4459 thenG3767 were yourG4771 eyesG3788 openedG455?” they askedG2036.

11HeG1565 answeredG611, “TheG3588 manG444 they callG3004 JesusG2424 madeG4160 some mudG4081 andG2532 anointedG2025 myG1473 eyesG3788, andG2532 He toldG2036 meG1473 toG3754 goG5217 toG1519 SiloamG4611 andG2532 washG3538. SoG3767 I wentG565 andG2532 washedG3538 and received my sightG308.”

12“WhereG4226 isG1510 HeG1565?” they askedG2036.

“I do not knowG3756G1492,” he answeredG3004.

The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

13They broughtG71 toG4314 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 the man whoG3588 had beenG4218 blindG5185. 14NowG1161 the dayG2250 onG1722 whichG3739 JesusG2424 had madeG4160 theG3588 mudG4081 andG2532 openedG455 hisG846 eyesG3788 wasG1510 a SabbathG4521. 15SoG3767 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 alsoG2532 askedG2065 himG846 howG4459 he had received his sightG308.

The man answeredG2036G846, “He putG2007 mudG4081 onG1909 myG1473 eyesG3788, andG2532 I washedG3538, andG2532 now I can seeG991.”

16Because of thisG3767, someG5100 ofG1537 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 saidG2036, “ThisG3778 manG444 isG1510 notG3756 fromG3844 GodG2316, forG3754 He does not keepG3756G5083 theG3588 SabbathG4521.”

ButG1161 othersG243 saidG2036, “HowG4459 canG1410 a sinfulG268 manG444 performG4160 suchG5108 signsG4592?”

AndG2532 there wasG1510 divisionG4978 amongG1722 themG846. 17SoG3767 once againG3825 they askedG3004 theG3588 man who had been blindG5185, “WhatG5101 do youG4771 sayG3004 aboutG4012 HimG846, sinceG3754 it was yourG4771 eyesG3788 He openedG455?”

“He isG1510 a prophetG4396,” the man repliedG2036.

18TheG3588 JewsG2453 stillG3767 did notG3756 believeG4100 thatG3754 the man had beenG1510 blindG5185 andG2532 had received his sightG308 untilG2193G3755 they summonedG5455 his parentsG1118 19andG2532 askedG2065G846G3004, “IsG1510 thisG3778 yourG4771 sonG5207, the one youG4771 sayG3004 was bornG1080 blindG5185? SoG3767 howG4459 is it that he can now seeG991G737?”

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HisG846 parentsG1118 answeredG611G2532G2036, “We knowG1492 heG3778 isG1510 ourG1473 sonG5207, andG2532 we know he was bornG1080 blindG5185. 21ButG1161 howG4459 he can now seeG991G3568 orG2228 whoG5101 openedG455 hisG846 eyesG3788, weG1473 do notG3756 knowG1492. AskG2065 himG846. HeG846 isG2192 old enoughG2244 to speakG2980 forG4012 himselfG1438.”

22HisG846 parentsG1118 saidG2036 thisG3778 becauseG3754 they were afraidG5399 of theG3588 JewsG2453. ForG1063 theG3588 JewsG2453 had already determinedG2235G4934 thatG2443 anyone whoG5100 confessedG3670 Jesus as the ChristG5547 would beG1096 put out of the synagogueG656. 23That was whyG1223G3778 hisG846 parentsG1118 saidG2036, “He isG2192 old enoughG2244. AskG1905 himG846.”

24SoG3767 a second timeG1208 they calledG5455 forG1537 theG3588 manG444 whoG3739 had beenG1510 blindG5185 andG2532 saidG2036G846, “GiveG1325 gloryG1391 to GodG2316! WeG1473 knowG1492 thatG3754 thisG3778 manG444 isG1510 a sinnerG268.”

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HeG1565 answeredG611, “WhetherG1487 He isG1510 a sinnerG268 I do not knowG3756G1492. There is oneG1520 thing I do knowG1492: I wasG1510 blindG5185, but nowG737 I seeG991!”

26“WhatG5101 did He doG4160 to youG4771?” they askedG2036. “HowG4459 did He openG455 yourG4771 eyesG3788?”

27He repliedG611, “I already toldG2036G2235 youG4771, andG2532 you did not listenG3756G191. WhyG5101 do you wantG2309 to hearG191 it againG3825? Do youG4771 alsoG2532 wantG3361G2309 to becomeG1096 HisG846 disciplesG3101?”

28ThenG2532 they heaped insults onG3058 himG846 andG2532 saidG2036, “YouG4771 areG1510 HisG1565 discipleG3101; weG1473 areG1510 disciplesG3101 of MosesG3475. 29WeG1473 knowG1492 thatG3754 GodG2316 spokeG2980 to MosesG3475, butG1161 we do not knowG3756G1492 whereG4159 thisG3778 man is fromG1510.”

30“ThatG3778 isG1510 remarkableG2298 indeedG1063!” theG3588 manG444 saidG611G2532G2036G846. “YouG4771 do notG3756 knowG1492 whereG4159 He is fromG1510, and yetG2532 He openedG455 myG1473 eyesG3788. 31We knowG1492 thatG3754 GodG2316 does not listen toG3756G191 sinnersG268, butG235 He does listen toG191 theG3778 one whoG5100 worshipsG1510G2318 Him andG2532 doesG4160 HisG846 willG2307. 32NeverG3756 beforeG1537G3588G165 has anyoneG5100 heard ofG191 openingG455 the eyesG3788 of a man bornG1080 blindG5185. 33IfG1487 thisG3778 man wereG1510 notG3361 fromG3844 GodG2316, He couldG1410 doG4160 no such thingG3762.”

34They repliedG611G2532G2036G846, “YouG4771 were bornG1080 inG1722 utterG3650 sinG266, andG2532 youG4771 are instructingG1321 usG1473?” AndG2532 they threwG1544 himG846 outG1854.

Spiritual Blindness

35When JesusG2424 heardG191 thatG3754 they had thrownG1544 himG846 outG1854, He foundG2147 the man and saidG2036, “Do youG4771 believeG4100 inG1519 theG3588 SonG5207 ofG3588 ManG4442?”

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“WhoG5101 is HeG1510, SirG2962?” heG1565 repliedG611G2532G2036. “Tell me so thatG2443 I may believeG4100 inG1519 HimG846.”

37“You have already seenG2532G3708 HimG846,” JesusG2424 answeredG2036. “HeG1565 isG1510 theG3588 One speakingG2980 withG3326 youG4771.”

38“LordG2962, I believeG4100,” he saidG5346. AndG2532 he worshipedG4352 Jesus.

39ThenG2532 JesusG2424 declaredG2036, “ForG1519 judgmentG2917 IG1473 have comeG2064 intoG1519 thisG3778 worldG2889, so thatG2443 the blindG3588G3361G991 may seeG991 andG2532 those whoG3588 seeG991 may becomeG1096 blindG5185.”3

40Some ofG1537 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 whoG3588 wereG1510 withG3326 HimG846 heardG191 thisG3778, andG2532 they askedG2036 HimG846, “AreG1510G3361 weG1473 blindG5185 tooG2532?”

41“IfG1487 you wereG1510 blindG5185,” JesusG2424 repliedG2036, “you would not beG302G3756G2192 guilty of sinG266. ButG1161 sinceG3568 you claimG3004 you can seeG991, yourG4771 guiltG266 remainsG3306.”