RKJNT - John - 9

9:1  And as he passed by, he saw a man who was blind from his birth.

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

9:3  Jesus answered, It was not that this man sinned, or his parents: but it was so the works of God would be made manifest in him.

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

9:5  As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

9:6  When he had said this, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

9:7  And said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which means, Sent.) He went his way, and washed, and came back seeing.

9:8  The neighbours, and those who had seen him before as a beggar, said, Is this not the one who sat and begged?

9:9  Some said, This is he: others said, No, but he is like him: but he said, I am the one.

9:10  Therefore they said to him, How were your eyes opened?

9:11  He answered and said, A man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received my sight.

9:12  Then they said to him, Where is he? He said, I do not know.

9:13  They brought to the Pharisees him who had been blind.

9:14  And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

9:15  Then again the Pharisees asked him how he had received his sight. He said to them, He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.

9:16  Therefore, some of the Pharisees said, This man is not of God, because he does not keep the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man who is a sinner do such miraculous signs? And there was a division among them.

9:17  They said to the blind man again, What do you say of him, since he opened your eyes? He said, He is a prophet.

9:18  But the Jews did not believe that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of the one who had received his sight.

9:19  And they asked them, Is this your son, who you say was born blind? how then does he now see?

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

9:21  But by what means he now sees, we do not know; or who has opened his eyes, we do not know: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.

9:22  His parents said this because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man confessed him to be the Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.

9:23  Therefore his parents said, He is of age; ask him.

9:24  Then again they called the man who was blind, and said to him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.

9:25  He answered and said, Whether he is a sinner, I do not know: one thing I do know, that, though I was blind, now I see.

9:26  Then they said to him again, What did he do to you? how did he open your eyes?

9:27  He answered them, I have told you already, and you did not listen: why do you want to hear it again? do you also want to be his disciples?

9:28  Then they reviled him, and said, You are his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.

9:29  We know that God spoke to Moses: as for this man, we know not where he comes from.

9:30  The man answered and said to them, Why, this is a marvellous thing; you do not know where he is from, yet he has opened my eyes.

9:31  Now we know that God does not hear sinners: but if any man is a worshipper of God, and does his will, he hears him.

9:32  Since the world began it has not been heard that any man opened the eyes of one who was born blind.

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

9:34  They answered and said to him, You were born in utter sin, and do you teach us? And they cast him out.

9:35  Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said to him, Do you believe in the Son of man?

9:36  He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe in him?

9:37  And Jesus said to him, You have both seen him, and it is he who talks with you.

9:38  And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

9:39  And Jesus said, For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see might see; and that those who see might be made blind.

9:40  And some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these words, and said to him, Are we blind also?

9:41  Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin: but now you say, We see; therefore your sin remains.