John - Chapter 9 | American Standard Version

  • 1. And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth.
  • 2. And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?
  • 3. Jesus answered, {cf6 Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.}
  • 4. {cf6 We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.}
  • 5. {cf6 When I am in the world, I am the light of the world.}
  • 6. When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,
  • 7. and said unto him, {cf6 Go, wash in the pool of Siloam} (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
  • 8. The neighbors therefore, and they that saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
  • 9. Others said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am {cf15i he}.
  • 10. They said therefore unto him, How then were thine eyes opened?
  • 11. He answered, The man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to Siloam, and wash: so I went away and washed, and I received sight.
  • 12. And they said unto him, Where is he? He saith, I know not.
  • 13. They bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
  • 14. Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
  • 15. Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and I see.
  • 16. Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was division among them.
  • 17. They say therefore unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, in that he opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
  • 18. The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight,
  • 19. and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? How then doth he now see?
  • 20. His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
  • 21. but how he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we know not: ask him; he is of age; he shall speak for himself.
  • 22. These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man should confess him {cf15i to be} Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
  • 23. Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
  • 24. So they called a second time the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is a sinner.
  • 25. He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
  • 26. They said therefore unto him, What did he to thee? How opened he thine eyes?
  • 27. He answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not hear; wherefore would ye hear it again? would ye also become his disciples?
  • 28. And they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses.
  • 29. We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is.
  • 30. The man answered and said unto them, Why, herein is the marvel, that ye know not whence he is, and {cf15i yet} he opened mine eyes.
  • 31. We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.
  • 32. Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind.
  • 33. If this man were not from 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 finding him, he said, {cf6 Dost thou believe on the Son of God?}
  • 36. He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?
  • 37. Jesus said unto him, {cf6 Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee.}
  • 38. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
  • 39. And Jesus said, {cf6 For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.}
  • 40. Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are we also blind?
  • 41. Jesus said unto them, {cf6 If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.}
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