New American Standard Bible 1995

John 9:1-14

1As He passedπαράγωνparagōnG3855by, He sawG3708a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444blindτυφλὸνtuphlonG5185from birthγενετῆς.genetēsG1079.

2And His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065Him, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,whoτίςtisG5101sinnedἥμαρτεν,hēmartenG264,thisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778orἢēG2228hisparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118,that he would be bornγεννηθῇ;¶gennēthēaG1080blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185?”

3JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “It wasneitherοὔτεouteG3777thatthisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778sinnedἥμαρτενhēmartenG264,norοὔτεouteG3777his parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118; but it wassoἵναinaG2443that the worksἔργαergaG2041of GodθεοῦtheouG2316might be displayedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319in him.

4We mustδεῖdeiG1163workἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiG2038the worksἔργαergaG2041of Him who sentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992Meas longἕωςhe'ōsG2193as it is dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250;nightνύξ,nuxG3571is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064whenὅτεhoteG3753noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410workἐργάζεσθαι.ergazesthaiG2038.

5WhileὅτανhotanG3752I amὦ,ōG1510in the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,I amεἰμιeimiG1510the LightφῶςphōsG5457of the worldκόσμου.kosmouG2889.”

6When He had saidG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778, HespatἔπτυσενeptusenG4429on the groundχαμαὶchamaiG5476,and madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160clayπηλὸνpēlonG4081of the spittleπτύσματοςptusmatosG4427,and appliedG2007the clayπηλὸνpēlonG4081to his eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,

7and saidG3004to him,“GoὕπαγεhupageG5217,washνίψαιnipsaiG3538inthe poolκολυμβήθρανkolumbēthranG2861of SiloamΣιλωάμSilōamG4611” (whichὃhoG3739is translatedἑρμηνεύεταιhermēneuetaiG2059,Sentἀπεσταλμένος.apestalmenosG649).SoοὖνounG3767he wentG565awayG565andwashedἐνίψατοenipsatoG3538, andcameἦλθενēlthenG2064backseeingβλέπων.¶blepōnG991.

8ThereforeοὖνounG3767the neighborsγείτονεςgeitonesG1069,and thoseG3588who previouslyπρότερονproteronG4387sawθεωροῦντεςtheōrountesG2334him as a beggarG4319,were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “Is not thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778the one who used tositκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521and begG4319?”

9OthersἄλλοιalloiG243were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is he,” stillothersἄλλοιalloiG243were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,but he is likeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664him.”He kept sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004, “I amG1510the one.”

10SoοὖνounG3767they were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004to him, “HowπῶςpōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767were your eyesὀφθαλμοί;ophthalmoiG3788openedἠνεῴχθησάνēneōchthēsanG455?”

11He answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “The manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444who is calledG3004JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160clayπηλὸνpēlonG4081,and anointedἐπέχρισένepechrisenG2025my eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,and saidG3004to me,‘GoὕπαγεhupageG5217toSiloamΣιλωὰμSilōamG4611and washνίψαι.nipsaiG3538’;soοὖνounG3767I wentG565awayG565and washedνιψάμενοςnipsamenosG3538,and I receivedG308sightἀνέβλεψα.aneblepsaG308.”

12They saidλέγει·legeiG3004to him, “WhereποῦpouG4226is He?” He saidG3004, “I do not knowG3609.”

13They broughtἌγουσινAgousinG71to the PhariseesΦαρισαίους,PharisaiousG5330the man who was formerlyποτεpoteG4218blindτυφλόν·tuphlonG5185.

14NowδὲdeG1161it was a SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521on the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenᾗhēG3739JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160the clayπηλὸνpēlonG4081and openedἀνέῳξενaneōxenG455his eyesὀφθαλμούς.ophthalmousG3788.

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