EMTV - John - 9

9:1  And passing by, He saw a man blind from birth.

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, but so that the works of God should be manifest in him.

9:4  I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.

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

9:6  Having said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay from the saliva; and He applied the clay on the eyes of the blind man.

9:7  And He said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.

9:8  Therefore the neighbors and those who previously saw him, that he was blind, were saying, "Is not this he who sat and begged?"

9:9  Some said, "This is he." Others said, "He looks like him." But he kept saying, "I am he."

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

9:11  He answered and said, "A Man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes, and He said to me, 'Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.' When I had gone and washed, I received my sight."

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

9:13  They brought him who was once blind to the Pharisees.

9:14  Now it was the Sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.

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

9:16  Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, "This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath." Others said, "How can a sinful man do such signs?" And there was a division among them.

9:17  They said to the blind man again, "What do you say about Him, since He has opened your eyes?" He said, "He is a prophet."

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

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

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

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

9:22  These things his parents said because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone should confess that He was Christ, he would be excommunicated.

9:23  On account of this his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."

9:24  Therefore they called a second time the man who was blind, and said to him, "Give glory to God! We know that this Man is a sinner."

9:25  He answered and said, "Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I do know: that although 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 told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you wish to hear it again? Do you also want to become 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 has spoken to Moses; but as for this Man, we do not know where He is from."

9:30  The man answered and said to them, "Why, this is a remarkable thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He opened my eyes!

9:31  Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him.

9:32  Since eternity past it was unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one having been 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 completely born in sins, and do you teach us?" And they cast him out.

9:35  Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and having found him, He said to him, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"

9:36  He answered and said, "And who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?"

9:37  And Jesus said to him, "You have both seen Him and it is He who is speaking with you."

9:38  Then 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 may see, and those who see might become blind."

9:40  Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things, 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.