John 9

1And as {Jesus} passed by, he saw a man which was blind from {his} birth.● 2And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?● 3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.● 4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.● 5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.● 6When 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, {anointed...: or, spread the clay upon the eyes of the blind man}● 7And 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.● 8The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?● 9Some said, This is he: others {said}, He is like him: {but} he said, I am {he}.● 10Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?● 11He 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.● 12Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.● 13They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.● 14And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.● 15Then 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.● 16Therefore 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.● 17They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.● 18But 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.● 19And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?● 20His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:● 21But 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.● 22These {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.● 23Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.● 24Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.● 25He 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.● 26Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?● 27He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear {it} again? will ye also be his disciples?● 28Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.● 29We know that God spake unto Moses: {as for} this {fellow}, we know not from whence he is.● 30The 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.● 31Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.● 32Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.● 33If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.● 34They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. {cast...: or, excommunicated him}● 35Jesus 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?● 36He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?● 37And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.● 38And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.● 39And 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.● 40And {some} of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?● 41Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.●