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John 9:1-34

1Andashepassedon,hesawG3708amanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444blindτυφλὸνtuphlonG5185frombirth.

2AndhisdisciplesG3101askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065him,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,whosinnedG264,this[manοὗτοςhoutosG3778]orhisparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118,thatheshouldbebornG1080blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185?

3JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611,Neitherhasthis[manοὗτοςhoutosG3778]sinnedG264norhisparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118,butthattheworksἔργαergaG2041ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316shouldbemanifestedG5319inhim.

4ImustworkἔργαergaG2041theworksG2041ofhimthathassentG3992mewhileitisG1510dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250. [The]nightνύξ,nuxG3571isG1510comingG2064,whenὅτεhoteG3753nooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canworkG2041.

5AslongasIamG1510intheworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,IamG1510[the]lightφῶςphōsG5457oftheworldκόσμου.kosmouG2889.

6HavingsaidG3004thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778,hespatG4429onthegroundχαμαὶchamaiG5476andmadeG4160mudofthespittle,andputthemud,asointment,onhiseyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788.

7AndhesaidG3004tohim,GoὕπαγεhupageG5217,washνίψαιnipsaiG3538inthepoolκολυμβήθρανkolumbēthranG2861ofSiloamΣιλωάμSilōamG4611,whichisinterpreted,SentG649.HewentG565thereforeοὖνounG3767andwashedἐνίψατοenipsatoG3538,andcameG2064seeingβλέπων.¶blepōnG991.

8TheneighboursthereforeοὖνounG3767,andthosewhousedtoseeG2334himbeforeπρότερονproteronG4387,thathewasG1510abeggar,saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,IsG1510notthishethatwasG1510sittingG2521andbegging?

9SomesaidἔλεγονelegonG3004,ItisG1510he;othersG243saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,No,butheisG1510likehim:hesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004,ItisG1510I.

10TheysaidἔλεγονelegonG3004thereforeG3767tohim,HowπῶςpōsG4459havethineeyesὀφθαλμοί;ophthalmoiG3788beenopenedἠνεῴχθησάνēneōchthēsanG455?

11HeansweredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611[andsaidG3004],AmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444calledJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424madeG4160mudandanointedmineG1473eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,andsaidG3004tome,GoὕπαγεhupageG5217toSiloamΣιλωὰμSilōamG4611andwashνίψαι.nipsaiG3538:andhavinggoneG565andwashedνιψάμενοςnipsamenosG3538,Isaw.

12Theysaidλέγει·legeiG3004thereforetohim,WhereποῦpouG4226isG1510he?HesaysG3004,Idonotknow.

13TheybringἌγουσινAgousinG71himwhowasbeforeblindτυφλόν·tuphlonG5185tothePhariseesΦαρισαίους,PharisaiousG5330.

14NowδὲdeG1161itwasG1510sabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521whenJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424madeG4160themudandopenedἀνέῳξενaneōxenG455hiseyesὀφθαλμούς.ophthalmousG3788.

15ThePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330thereforeοὖνounG3767alsoG2532againπάλινpalinG3825askedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065himhowπῶςpōsG4459hereceivedG308hissightἀνέβλεψεν.aneblepsenG308.AndhesaidG3004tothem,HeputἐπέθηκένepethēkenG2007muduponmineG1473eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,andIwashedἐνιψάμηνenipsamēnG3538,andIseeβλέπω.blepōG991.

16SomeofthePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330thereforeοὖνounG3767saidἔλεγονelegonG3004,Thismanἄνθρωπος,anthrōposG444isG1510notofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,forhedoesnotkeepτηρεῖ.tēreiG5083thesabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521.OthersἄλλοιalloiG243saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,HowπῶςpōsG4459canasinfulἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444performG4160suchτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592?AndtherewasG1510adivisionσχίσμαschismaG4978amongthem.

17TheysayλέγουσινlegousinG3004thereforeοὖνounG3767againπάλιν·palinG3825totheblindτυφλῷtuphlōG5185[manG5185],Whatdost thousayλέγειςlegeisG3004ofhim,thathehasopenedἠνέῳξένēneōxenG455thineeyesὀφθαλμούς;ophthalmousG3788?AndhesaidG3004,HeisG1510aprophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396.

18TheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thereforeG3767didnotbelieveἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100concerningπερὶperiG4012himthathewasG1510blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185andhadreceivedG308sightἀνέβλεψενaneblepsenG308,untiltheyhadcalledἐφώνησανephōnēsanG5455theparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118ofhimthathadreceivedG308sightἀναβλέψαντος,anablepsantosG308.

19AndtheyaskedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065themsayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,ThisisG1510yoursonυἱὸςhuiosG5207,ofwhomyesayλέγετεlegeteG3004thathewasG1510bornG1080blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185:howπῶςpōsG4459thendoeshenowseeβλέπειblepeiG991?

20HisparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611[them]andsaidG3004,WeknowthatthisisG1510oursonυἱὸςhuiosG5207,andthathewasG1510bornG1080blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185;

21buthowπῶςpōsG4459henowG1161seesβλέπειblepeiG991wedonotknow,orwhohasopenedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455hiseyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788wedonotknow.HeisofageἡλικίανhēlikianG2244:askἐρωτήσατε,erōtēsateG2065him;hewillspeakλαλήσει.¶lalēseiG2980concerningπερὶperiG4012himself.

22HisparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118saidG3004thesethingsΤαῦταTautaG3778becausetheyfearedG5399theJewsἸουδαίους·IoudaiousG2453,fortheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453hadalreadyἤδηēdēG2235agreedthatifanyoneG5100confessedὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēG3670him[tobethe]Christχριστόν,christonG5547,heshouldbeexcommunicatedfromthesynagogueἀποσυνάγωγοςaposunagōgosG656.

23OnthisaccountG1223hisparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118saidG3004,HeisofageἡλικίανhēlikianG2244:askG1905him.

24TheycalledthereforeοὖνounG3767asecondδευτέρου,deuterouG1208timeG1208themanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whohadbeenG1510blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185,andsaidG3004tohim,GiveδὸςdosG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391toGodθεῷ·theōG2316:weknowthatthismanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isG1510sinfulG268.

25HeansweredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611thereforeG3767,IfheisG1510sinfulG268Iknownot.OneἓνhenG1520thingG1520Iknow,that,beingG1510blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185[before],nowἄρτιartiG737Iseeβλέπω.blepōG991.

26AndtheysaidG3004tohimagain,Whatdidhedotothee?howπῶςpōsG4459openedἤνοιξένēnoixenG455hethineeyesὀφθαλμούς;¶ophthalmousG3788?

27HeansweredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611them,ItoldG3004youalreadyἤδη,ēdēG2235andyedidnothearG191:whyτίtiG5101doyedesireG2309tohearG191againπάλινpalinG3825?doyealsoG2532wishG2309tobecomeγενέσθαι;genesthaiG1096hisdisciplesG3101?

28Theyrailedathim,andsaidG3004, Thou arthisdiscipleG3101,butweareG1510disciplesG3101ofMosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475.

29WeknowthatGodθεός,theosG2316spokeG2980toMosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475;but[asto]this[manτοῦτονtoutonG3778],weknownotwhenceheisG1510.

30ThemanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611andsaidG3004tothem,NowinthisisG1510awonderfulthingG3778,thatyedonotknowwhenceheisG1510,andhehasopenedἤνοιξένēnoixenG455mineG1473eyesὀφθαλμούς.ophthalmousG3788.

31[But]weknowthatGodθεὸςtheosG2316doesnothearG191sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268;butifanyoneG5100beᾖēG1510God-fearinganddohiswill,himhehearsG191.

32Sincetimewas,ithasnotbeenheardG191thatanyoneG5100openedἠνέῳξένēneōxenG455theeyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788ofoneG5100bornG1080blindτυφλοῦtuphlouG5185.

33Ifthis[manοὗτοςhoutosG3778]wereG1510notofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316hewouldbeG1510ableἠδύνατοēdunatoG1410todonothing.

34TheyansweredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611andsaidG3004tohim, Thou hastbeenwhollybornG1080insinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266,andthou teachestus?AndtheycastἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544himout.

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