THE BOOK OF JOHN

 

John Chapter 9

1 ¶ As Jesus walked along, he saw a man who was blind from birth.

2 And his disciples asked him, Master, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

3 Jesus answered, Neither this man, nor his parents sinned: but that the works of God might be revealed in him.

4 I must do the works of him who sent me, while it is day: the night is coming, when no man can work.

5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

6 When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made clay with his saliva, put the clay on the eyes of the blind man,

7 And said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which means, Sent.) So the man went his way, washed, and returned home seeing.

8 ¶ Then his neighbors, and those who had previously seen him when he was blind, said, Isn’t this the man who sat and begged?

9 Some said, Yes it is he: others said, No but he looks like him: but he said, Yes I am the man.

10 Therefore they asked him, How were your eyes opened?

11 And he replied, A man who is called Jesus made clay, and placed it on my eyes, and told me to, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went there and washed, and then I could see.

12 And they asked him, Where is this man? And he answered, I do not know.

13 ¶ Then they brought the man who had previously been blind to the Pharisees.

14 Now it was on the sabbath day that Jesus made the clay, and opened the man’s eyes.

15 Therefore the Pharisees asked him again how he had received his sight. And he said, Jesus put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and now see.

16 Then some of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he does not keep the sabbath day. But others asked, How can a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

17 So they asked the blind man again, What do you say about him, seeing that he has opened your eyes? He said, He is a prophet.

18 However the Jews did not believe that he had really been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight.

19 And they asked them, Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? how is it that he can now see?

20 In answer his parents said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

21 But we do not know how he is able to see now; or who opened his eyes: he is of age; ask him: he can speak for himself.

22 His parents said this, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had already decided, that anyone who said that Jesus was the Christ, should be put out of the synagogue.

23 That is why his parents said, He is of age; ask him.

24 So they again called the man who had been blind, and said to him, Give God the praise for your healing: we know that this man is a sinner.

25 He replied, Whether he is a sinner or not, I do not know: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

26 Then they asked him again, What did he do to you? how did he open your eyes?

27 He answered them, I have already told you, and you would not listen: why do you want to hear it again? will you also be his disciples?

28 Then they sneered at him, and said, You are his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.

29 We know that God spoke to Moses: as for this fellow, we do not know where he came from.

30 The man replied by saying to them, Well it is amazing, that you do not know where he is from, when he has opened my eyes.

31 For we know that God does not hear sinners: but if anyone is a worshipper of God, and does his will, he hears him.

32 Since the world began no one has ever heard that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind.

33 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

34 They then said to him, You were completely born in sin, and you presume to lecture us? And they threw him out.

35 ¶ Jesus heard that they had thrown him out; and when he found him, he said to him, Do you believe in the Son of God?

36 And he answered, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?

37 And Jesus said to him, You have both seen him, and it is he who talks with you.

38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

39 ¶ And Jesus said, I have come into this world for judgment, that those who do not see might see; and that those who see might be made blind.

40 And some of the Pharisees who were with him heard those words, and asked, Are we also blind?

41 Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin: but since you say, We see; your sin remains.