LO - John - 9

9:1  As Jesus passed along, he saw a man who had been born blind.

9:2  And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned: this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

9:3  Jesus answered, Neither this man nor his parents sinned. It was only that the works of God might be displayed upon him.

9:4  I must do the work of him who sent me, while it is day; the night comes, when no man can work.

9:5  While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

9:6  Having said this, he spit upon the ground, and with the clay, which he made with the spittle, anointed the blind man's eyes,

9:7  and said to him, Go wash in the pool of Siloam, (which signifies Sent.) He went, therefore, and washed them, and returned seeing.

9:8  Then the neighbors, and they who had before seen him blind, said, Is not this he who sat and begged?

9:9  Some said, It is he; others, He is like him. He said, I am he.

9:10  They asked him, then, How did you receive your sight?

9:11  He answered, A man called Jesus, made clay and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash your eyes. I went accordingly, and washed them, and saw.

9:12  Then they asked him, Where is he? He answered, I know not.

9:13  Then they brought him, who had been blind, to the Pharisees;

9:14  (now it was on a Sabbath, that Jesus made the clay, and gave him his sight.)

9:15  The Pharisees likewise, therefore, asked him how he had received his sight. He answered, He put clay on my eyes, and I washed them, and now see.

9:16  Upon this some of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, for he observes not the Sabbath. Others said, How can one that is a sinner perform such miracles? And they were divided among themselves.

9:17  Again they asked the man, who had been blind, What do you say of him, for giving you sight? He answered, He is a prophet.

9:18  But the Jews believed not that the man had been blind, and had received his sight; till they called his parents,

9:19  and asked them, Do you say, that this is your son, who was born blind? How, then, does he now see?

9:20  His parents answered, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

9:21  but how he now sees, or who opened his eyes, we know not. He is of age, ask him; he will answer for himself.

9:22  His parents spoke thus, because they fear the Jews: for the Jews had already determined, that whosoever acknowledged Jesus to be the Messiah, should be expelled from the synagogue.

9:23  For this reason his parents said, He is of age, ask him.

9:24  A second time, therefore, they called the man, who had been born blind, and said to him, Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner.

9:25  He replied, Whether he be a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, I now see.

9:26  They said to him again, What did he do to you? How did he make you see?

9:27  He answered, I told you before; did you not hear? Why would you hear it repeated? Will you, also, be his disciples?

9:28  They reviled him and said, You are his disciple. As for us, we are disciples of Moses.

9:29  We know that God spoke to Moses: as for this man, we know not whence he is.

9:30  The man replied, This is surprising, that you know not whence he is, although he has given me sight.

9:31  We know that God hears not sinners; but if any man worship God, and obey him, that man he hears.

9:32  Never was it heard before, that any man gave sight to one born blind.

9:33  If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.

9:34  They replied, You were altogether born in sin, and do you teach us? And they cast him out.

9:35  Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having met him, said to him, Do you believe on the Son of God?

9:36  He answered, Who is he, Sir, that I may believe on him?

9:37  Jesus said to him, Not only have you seen him; but it is he, who talks with you.

9:38  And he cried, Master, I believe; and threw himself prostrate before him.

9:39  And Jesus said, For judgment am I come into this world, that they who see not, may see; and that they who see, may become blind.

9:40  Some Pharisees, who were present, hearing this, said to him, Are we also blind?

9:41  Jesus answered, If you were blind, you would not have sin: but you say, We see: therefore your sin remains.