| 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? |
| 3 | 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. |
| 5 | As long
as 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 he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the
clay, |
| 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. |
| 8 | 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. |
| 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. |
|
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. |
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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. |
| 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
