Haweis - John - 9

9:1  AND as he passed along, he saw a man blind from his birth.

9:2  And his disciples inquired of him, saying, Rabbi, who was in fault, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?

9:3  Jesus answered, Neither hath this man been in fault, nor his parents; but it is in order to make manifest the works of God in him.

9:4  I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night is coming, when no man can work.

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

9:6  So speaking, he spat on the ground, and made mud with the spittle, and anointed with the mud the eyes of the blind man;

9:7  and said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which signifies, Sent.) Then he went and washed, and came seeing.

9:8  The neighbours therefore, and they who saw him formerly, that he was blind, said, Is not this the man who was sitting and begging?

9:9  Some said, That this is he: but others, That he is like him: he himself said, I am he.

9:10  When said they to him, How were thine eyes opened?

9:11  he answered and said, A man called Jesus made mud, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: then I went, and washing received sight.

9:12  They said to him, Where is he? He replied, I know not.

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

9:14  (Now it was the sabbath-day when Jesus made the mud, and opened his eyes.)

9:15  The Pharisees therefore questioned him again, How he had received sight? And he told them, He put mud upon my eyes, and I washed, and do see.

9:16  Then said certain of the Pharisees, This man is not from God, because he observeth not the sabbath. Others said, How is it possible for a wicked man to do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

9:17  They say to the blind man again, What sayest thou of him? that he opened thine eyes? Then he replied, That he is a prophet.

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

9:19  And they questioned them, saying, Is this your son, of whom ye say, that he was born blind? how then doth 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 how he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he himself will tell you about it.

9:22  So spake his parents, because they were afraid of the Jews: for the Jews had already come to a resolution, that if any person acknowledged him Messiah, he should be excluded the synagogue.

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

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

9:25  Then answered he and said, Whether this man be a sinner, I know not: one thing I do know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

9:26  Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eves?

9:27  He answered them, I have already told you, and ye did not hearken: why do ye wish to hear it again? will ye also become his disciples?

9:28  Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple, but we are the disciples of Moses.

9:29  We know that God spake to Moses: but we know nothing of this man, whence he is.

9:30  The man replied, and said to them, Now herein is something very surprising, that you know not whence he is, though he hath opened my eyes.

9:31  Now we know that God doth not hearken to sinners: but if any man be a devout worshipper, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

9:32  From the creation of the world hath it never been heard, that any man opened the eyes of one born blind.

9:33  If this man were not from God, he could not do any thing.

9:34  They answered and said unto him, Thou wast wholly born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

9:35  Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, said to him, Believest thou in the Son of God?

9:36  The man answered and said, Who is he, Sir, that I might believe on him?

9:37  Then said Jesus him, Thou hast even seen him, and he that is now talking with thee is the very person.

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

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

9:40  And 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 ye were blind, ye should not have had sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin is permanent.