New American Standard Bible 1995

John 9:13-38

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

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

15ThenοὖνounG3767the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330alsoG2532were askingἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065him againπάλινpalinG3825howπῶςpōsG4459he receivedG308his sightἀνέβλεψεν.aneblepsenG308.And he saidG3004to them, “He appliedἐπέθηκένepethēkenG2007clayπηλὸνpēlonG4081to my eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,and I washedἐνιψάμηνenipsamēnG3538,and I seeβλέπω.blepōG991.”

16ThereforeοὖνounG3767someτινές·tinesG5100of the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωπος,anthrōposG444is not from GodθεοῦtheouG2316,becauseὅτιhotiG3754Hedoes not keepτηρεῖ.tēreiG5083the SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521.”But othersἄλλοιalloiG243were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444who is a sinnerἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268performG2038suchτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592?” Andthere was a divisionσχίσμαschismaG4978amongἐνenG1722them.

17SoοὖνounG3767they saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to the blindτυφλῷtuphlōG5185manG5185againπάλιν·palinG3825, “WhatτίtiG5101do you sayλέγειςlegeisG3004aboutπερὶperiG4012Him, sinceG3754He openedἠνέῳξένēneōxenG455your eyesὀφθαλμούς;ophthalmousG3788?”And he saidG3004, “He is aprophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396.”

18The JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thenοὖνounG3767did not believeἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100itof him, that he had beenἦνēnG1510blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185and had receivedG308sightἀνέβλεψενaneblepsenG308,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193they calledἐφώνησανephōnēsanG5455the parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118of the veryαὐτοῦautouG846oneαὐτοῦautouG846who had receivedG308his sightἀναβλέψαντος,anablepsantosG308,

19and questionedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065them, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Is thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778your sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207,whoὃνhonG3739you sayλέγετεlegeteG3004was bornἐγεννήθη;egennēthēG1080blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185?ThenοὖνounG3767howπῶςpōsG4459does he nowἄρτι;¶artiG737seeβλέπειblepeiG991?”

20His parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611them and saidG3004, “We knowG3609that thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is our sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207,and that he was bornἐγεννήθη·egennēthēG1080blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185;

21but howπῶςpōsG4459he nowνῦνnunG3568seesβλέπειblepeiG991,we do not knowG3609;orἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455his eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,we do not knowG3609.Askἐρωτήσατε,erōtēsateG2065him; he is of ageἡλικίανhēlikianG2244,he will speakλαλήσει.¶lalēseiG2980for himselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438.”

22His parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118saidG3004thisΤαῦταTautaG3778becauseὅτιhotiG3754theywere afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399of the JewsἸουδαίους·IoudaiousG2453;for the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453had alreadyἤδηēdēG2235agreedσυνετέθειντοsunetetheintoG4934that ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100confessedὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēG3670Him to beChristχριστόν,christonG5547,he was to be putG656out of the synagogueἀποσυνάγωγοςaposunagōgosG656.

23For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223his parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118saidG3004, “He is of ageἡλικίανhēlikianG2244;askG2065him.”

24SoοὖνounG3767a secondδευτέρου,deuterouG1208timeG1208they calledἘφώνησανEphōnēsanG5455the manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whoὃςhosG3739had beenG1510blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185,and saidG3004to him, “GiveδὸςdosG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391to Godθεῷ·theōG2316;we knowG3609thatthisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is a sinnerἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlosG268.”

25He thenοὖνounG3767answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “WhetherεἰeiG1487He is a sinnerἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlosG268,I do not knowG3609;oneἓνhenG1520thingG1520I do knowG3609,that though I was blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185,nowἄρτιartiG737I seeβλέπω.blepōG991.”

26SoοὖνounG3767they saidG3004to him, “WhatτίtiG5101did He doἐποίησένepoiēsenG4160to you? HowπῶςpōsG4459did He openἤνοιξένēnoixenG455your eyesὀφθαλμούς;¶ophthalmousG3788?”

27He answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611them, “I toldG3004you alreadyἤδη,ēdēG2235and you did notlistenἠκούσατε.ēkousateG191;whyτίtiG5101do you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309to hearἀκούειν;akoueinG191itagainπάλινpalinG3825?You do not wantθέλετεtheleteG2309to becomeγενέσθαι;genesthaiG1096His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101tooG2532, do you?”

28They reviledἐλοιδόρησανeloidorēsanG3058him and saidG3004, “You are His discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101, butwe are disciplesμαθηταί.mathētaiG3101of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475.

29We knowG3609that Godθεός,theosG2316has spokenλελάληκενlelalēkenG2980to MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475,but as for thisG3778manτοῦτονtoutonG3778,we do not knowG3609whereπόθενpothenG4159He is from.”

30The manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611and saidG3004to them, “WellγὰρgarG1063,hereἐν τούτῳen toutōG1722 G3778is an amazingG2298thingG2298,that you do not knowG3609whereπόθενpothenG4159He is from, and yetHe openedἤνοιξένēnoixenG455my eyesὀφθαλμούς.ophthalmousG3788.

31We knowG3609thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316does not hearἀκούει,akoueiG191sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268;but ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100is God-fearingθεοσεβὴςtheosebēsG2318and doesποιῇ,poiēaG4160His willθέλημαthelēmaG2307,He hearsἀκούει.akoueiG191him.

32SinceἐκekG1537the beginningG165of timeG165it has neverοὐκoukG3756been heardἠκούσθηēkousthēG191that anyoneτιςtisG5100openedἠνέῳξένēneōxenG455the eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788of a personG5185bornγεγεννημένου.gegennēmenouG1080blindτυφλοῦtuphlouG5185.

33IfεἰeiG1487thisG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778were not from Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,He couldἠδύνατοēdunatoG1410doποιεῖνpoieinG4160nothingοὐκ οὐδέν.¶ouk oudenG3756 G3762.”

34They answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611him, “You were bornἐγεννήθηςegennēthēsG1080entirelyὅλοςholosG3650in sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266,and are you teachingδιδάσκειςdidaskeisG1321us?” SoG2532theyputἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544him out.

35JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardἤκουσενēkousenG191that they hadputἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544him out, and findingεὑρὼνheurōnG2147him, He saidG3004,“Do you believeπιστεύειςpisteueisG4100in theSonυἱὸνhuionG5207of Manἀνθρώπου;anthrōpouG444?”

36He answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “WhoτίςtisG5101is He,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,that I may believeπιστεύσωpisteusōG4100in Him?”

37JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“You have bothG2532seenἑώρακαςhe'ōrakasG3708Him, andHe is the one who is talkingλαλῶνlalōnG2980with you.”

38And he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,I believeπιστεύω,pisteuōG4100.” And heworshipedπροσεκύνησενprosekunēsenG4352Him.

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