And
as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind
from his birth.
02 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master,
who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he
was born blind?
03 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man
sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of
God should be made manifest in him.
04 I must work the works of
him that sent me, while it is day: the night
cometh, when no man can work.
05 As long as I am in the
world, I am the light of the world.
06 When he had thus spoken, he
spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle,
and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with
the clay,
07 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of
Siloam, (which is by interpretation,
Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and
came seeing.
08 The neighbours therefore, and they which
before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is
not this he that sat and begged?
09 Some said, This is he: others said, He is like
him: but he said, I am he.
10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine
eyes opened?
11 He answered and said, A man that is called
Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said
unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and
I went and washed, and I received sight.
12 Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said,
I know not.
13 They brought to the Pharisees him that
aforetime was blind.
14 And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the
clay, and opened his eyes.
15 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he
had received his sight. He said unto them, He put
clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man
is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath
day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner
do such miracles? And there was a division among
them.
17 They say unto the blind man again, What sayest
thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He
said, He is a prophet.
18 But the Jews did not believe concerning him,
that he had been blind, and received his sight,
until they called the parents of him that had
received his sight.
19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son,
who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now
see?
20 His parents answered them and said, We know
that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
21 But by what means he now seeth, we know not;
or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is
of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
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22 These words spake his parents, because they
feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already,
that if any man did confess that he was Christ,
he should be put out of the synagogue.
23 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask
him.
24 Then again called they the man that was blind,
and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know
that this man is a sinner.
25 He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner
or no, I know not: one thing I know, that,
whereas I was blind, now I see.
26 Then said they to him again, What did he to
thee? how opened he thine eyes?
27 He answered them, I have told you already, and
ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it
again? will ye also be his disciples?
28 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his
disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.
29 We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this
fellow, we know not from whence he is.
30 The man answered and said unto them, Why
herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not
from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine
eyes.
31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but
if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his
will, him he heareth.
32 Since the world began was it not heard that
any man opened the eyes of one that was born
blind.
33 If this man were not of God, he could do
nothing.
34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast
altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us?
And they cast him out.
35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and
when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost
thou believe on the Son of God?
36 He answered and said, Who is
he, Lord, that I might believe on him?
37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou
hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh
with thee.
38 And he said, Lord, I believe.
And he worshipped him.
39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come
into this world, that they which see not might
see; and that they which see might be made blind.
40 And some of the Pharisees which
were with him heard these words, and said unto
him, Are we blind also?
41 Jesus said unto them, If ye
were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye
say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
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