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Chapter 9 |
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1 | And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man
which was blind from his birth. |
| 2 | And his disciples asked him,
saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born
blind? |
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Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents:
but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. |
| 4 | I must
work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no
man can work. |
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5 | As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the
world. |
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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,
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| 7 | 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. |
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The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him
that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? |
| 9 | Some
said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he. |
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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. |
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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. |
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| 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: |
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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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| 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine
eyes? |
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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?
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| 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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32 | Since the world began was it not heard that any man
opened the eyes of one that was born blind. |
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33 | If this man were not of
God, he could do nothing. |
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34 | They answered and said unto him, Thou
wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him
out. |
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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? |
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And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh
with thee. |
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| And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped
him. |
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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. |
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| And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these
words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? |
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41 | Jesus said unto them,
If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your
sin remaineth. |
