John 9

Healing the Man Born Blind

1As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. 2And His disciples asked Him, “1Rabbi, who sinned, 2this man or his 3parents, that he would be born blind?” 3Jesus answered, “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so 4that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4We must work the works of Him who sent Me 5as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work. 5While I am in the world, I am 6the Light of the world.” 6When He had said this, He 7spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes, 7and said to him, “Go, wash in 8the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and 9washed, and 10came back seeing. 8Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is not this the one who used to 11sit and beg?” 9Others were saying, “This is he,” still others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” 12He kept saying, “I am the one.” 10So they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?” 11He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to 13Siloam and wash’; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.” 12They said to him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not know.”

Controversy over the Man

13They brought to the Pharisees the man who was formerly blind. 1414Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. 1515Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” 16Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because He 16does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such 1718signs?” And 19there was a division among them. 17So they said to the blind man 20again, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a 21prophet.”

1822The Jews then did not believe it of him, that he had been blind and had received sight, until they called the parents of the very one who had received his sight, 19and questioned them, saying, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?” 20His parents answered them and said, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; 21but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself.” 22His parents said this because they 23were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews 24had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be 25Christ, 26he was to be put out of the synagogue. 23For this reason his parents said, “27He is of age; ask him.”

24So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, “28Give glory to God; we know that 29this man is a sinner.” 25He then answered, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” 26So they said to him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?” 27He answered them, “30I told you already and you did not 31listen; why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become His disciples too, do you?” 28They reviled him and said, “You are His disciple, but 32we are disciples of Moses. 29We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, 33we do not know where He is from.” 30The man answered and said to them, “Well, here is an amazing thing, that you do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes. 31We know that 34God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him. 3235Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. 3336If this man were not from God, He could do nothing.” 34They answered him, “37You were born entirely in sins, and are you teaching us?” So they 38put him out.

Jesus Affirms His Deity

35Jesus heard that they had 39put him out, and finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the 40Son of Man?” 36He answered, “41Who is He, 42Lord, that I may believe in Him?” 37Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and 43He is the one who is talking with you.” 38And he said, “Lord, I believe.” And he 44worshiped Him. 39And Jesus said, “45For judgment I came into this world, so that 46those who do not see may see, and that 47those who see may become blind.” 40Those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, “48We are not blind too, are we?” 41Jesus said to them, “49If you were blind, you would have no sin; but 50since you say, ‘51We see,’ your sin remains.