New American Standard Bible 2020

John 9:13-38

13They brought 1the man who was previously blind to the Pharisees. 14 2Now it was a Sabbath on the day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. 15 3Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He applied mud to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” 16Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, “This Man is not from God, because He 4does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such 5 6signs?” And 7there was dissension among them. 17So they said 8again to the man who was blind, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a 9prophet.”

18 10The Jews then did not believe it about 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 they questioned them, saying, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?” 20His parents then answered 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 11were afraid of the 12Jews; for the Jews 13had already reached the decision that if anyone confessed Him to be 14Christ, 15he was to be excommunicated from the synagogue. 23It was for this reason that his parents said, “16He is of age; ask him.”

24So for a second time they summoned the man who had been blind, and said to him, “17Give glory to God; we know that 18this 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, “19I told you already and you did not 20listen; why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become His disciples too, do you?” 28They spoke abusively to him and said, “You are His disciple, but 21we are disciples of Moses. 29We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this Man, 22we do not know where He is from.” 30The man answered and said to them, “Well, here is the amazing thing, that you do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes! 31We know that 23God does not listen to sinners; but if someone is 24God-fearing and does His will, He listens to him. 32 25Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. 33 26If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing.” 34They answered him, “27You were born entirely in sins, and yet you are teaching us?” So they 28 29put him out.

35Jesus heard that they had 30 31put him out, and upon finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the 32Son of Man?” 36He answered 33by saying, “And 34who is He, 35Sir, that I may believe in Him?” 37Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and 36He is the One who is talking with you.” 38And he said, “I believe, Lord.” And he 37worshiped Him.

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Notes

1. John 9:13 Lit him who ↩
2. John 9:14 John 5:9 ↩
3. John 9:15 John 9:10 ↩
4. John 9:16 Matt 12:2; Luke 13:14; John 5:10; 7:23 ↩
5. John 9:16 I.e., confirming miracles ↩
6. John 9:16 John 2:11 ↩
7. John 9:16 John 6:52; 7:12, 43; 10:19 ↩
8. John 9:17 John 9:15 ↩
9. John 9:17 Deut 18:15; Matt 21:11 ↩
10. John 9:18 John 1:19; 9:22 ↩
11. John 9:22 John 7:13 ↩
12. John 9:22 I.e., the Jewish leaders ↩
13. John 9:22 John 7:45-52 ↩
14. John 9:22 I.e., the Messiah ↩
15. John 9:22 Luke 6:22; John 12:42; 16:2 ↩
16. John 9:23 John 9:21 ↩
17. John 9:24 Josh 7:19; Ezra 10:11; Rev 11:13 ↩
18. John 9:24 John 9:16 ↩
19. John 9:27 John 9:15 ↩
20. John 9:27 John 5:25 ↩
21. John 9:28 John 5:45; Rom 2:17 ↩
22. John 9:29 John 8:14 ↩
23. John 9:31 Job 27:8f; 35:13; Ps 34:15f; 66:18; 145:19; Prov 15:29; 28:9; Is 1:15; James 5:16ff ↩
24. John 9:31 Or devout ↩
25. John 9:32 Lit From the age it was not heard ↩
26. John 9:33 John 3:2; 9:16 ↩
27. John 9:34 John 9:2 ↩
28. John 9:34 I.e., prob. excommunication from the synagogue ↩
29. John 9:34 John 9:22, 35; 3 John 10 ↩
30. John 9:35 See note v 34 ↩
31. John 9:35 John 9:22, 34; 3 John 10 ↩
32. John 9:35 Matt 4:3 ↩
33. John 9:36 Lit and said ↩
34. John 9:36 Rom 10:14 ↩
35. John 9:36 Or Lord ↩
36. John 9:37 John 4:26 ↩
37. John 9:38 Matt 8:2 ↩

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