As He passed by, He saw
a man
blind
from birth
.
And His disciples asked
Him, " aRabbi
, who
sinned
, bthis
man
or
his cparents
, that he would be born
blind
?"
Jesus answered
, "It was neither
that this
man
sinned
, nor
his parents
; but it was so
athat the works
of God
might be displayed
in him.
"We must work
the works
of Him who sent
Me aas long
as it is day
; night
is coming
when
no
one
can
work
.
"While I am
in the world
, I am
athe Light
of the world
."
When He had said this
, He aspat
on the ground
, and made
clay
of the spittle
, and applied
the clay
to his eyes
,
and said to him, "Go
, wash
in athe pool
of Siloam
" (which
is translated
, Sent
). So
he went
away
and bwashed
, and ccame
back seeing
.
Therefore the neighbors
, and those
who previously
saw
him as a beggar
, were saying
, "Is not this
the one who used to asit
and beg
?"
Others were saying
, "This
is he," still others
were saying
, "No
, but he is like
him." 1He kept saying
, "I am
the one."
So they were saying
to him, "How
then
were your eyes
opened
?"
He answered, "The man
who is called
Jesus
made
clay
, and anointed
my eyes
, and said
to me, `Go
to aSiloam
and wash
'; so
I went
away
and washed
, and I received
sight
."
They said to him, "Where
is He?" He *said
, "I do not know
."
They *brought to the Pharisees
the man who was formerly
blind
.
aNow it was a Sabbath
on the day
when
Jesus
made
the clay
and opened
his eyes
.
aThen 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
."
Therefore some
of the Pharisees
were saying
, "This
man
is not from God
, because
He adoes not keep
the Sabbath
." But others
were saying
, "How
can
a man
who is a sinner
perform
such
1 bsigns
?" And cthere was a division
among
them.
So they *said
to the blind
man
aagain
, "What
do you say
about
Him, since
He opened
your eyes
?" And he said
, "He is a bprophet
."
aThe 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
,
and questioned them, saying
, "Is this
your son
, who
you say
was born
blind
? Then
how
does he now
see
?"
His parents answered
them and said
, "We know
that this
is our son
, and that he was born
blind
;
but 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
."
His parents said
this
because
they awere afraid
of the Jews
; for the Jews
bhad already
agreed
that if
anyone
confessed
Him to be 1Christ
, che was to be put
out of the synagogue
.
For this reason
his parents
said
, " aHe is of age
; ask
him."
So a second
time
they called
the man
who
had been
blind
, and said
to him, " aGive
glory
to God
; we know
that bthis
man
is a sinner
."
He then answered
, "Whether
He is a sinner
, I do not know
; one
thing
I do know
, that though I was blind
, now
I see
."
So they said
to him, "What
did He do
to you? How
did He open
your eyes
?"
He answered them, " aI told
you already
and you did not blisten
; why
do you want
to hear
it again
? You do not want
to become
His disciples
too
, do you?"
They reviled him and said
, "You are His disciple
, but awe are disciples
of Moses
.
"We know that God
has spoken
to Moses
, but as for this
man
, awe do not know
where
He is from."
The 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
.
"We know that aGod
does not hear
sinners
; but if
anyone
is God-fearing
and does
His will
, He hears
him.
" 1Since the beginning
of time
it has never
been heard
that anyone
opened
the eyes
of a person
born
blind
.
" aIf this
man
were not from God
, He could
do
nothing
."
They answered him, " aYou were born
entirely
in sins
, and are you teaching
us?" So
they bput
him out.
Jesus heard
that they had aput
him out, and finding
him, He said
, "Do you believe
in the bSon
of Man
?"
He answered, " aWho
is He, 1Lord
, that I may believe
in Him?"
Jesus said
to him, "You have both
seen
Him, and aHe is the one who is talking
with you."
And he said, "Lord
, I believe
." And he aworshiped
Him.
And Jesus said
, " aFor judgment
I came
into this
world
, so
that bthose
who do not see
may see
, and that cthose
who see
may become
blind
."
Those of the Pharisees
who were with Him heard
these
things
and said
to Him, " aWe are not blind
too
, are we?"
Jesus said
to them, " aIf
you were blind
, you would have
no
sin
; but 1since
you say
, ` bWe see
,' your sin
remains
.