[1] As he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. [2] His disciples
asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born
blind?" [3] Jesus answered, "Neither did this man sin, nor his parents.
But, that the works of God might be revealed in him, [4] I must work the
works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one
can work. [5] When I am in the world, I am the light of the world." [6]
When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva,
anointed the blind man`s eyes with the mud, [7] and said to him, "Go, wash
in the pool of Siloam" (which means "Sent"). So he went away, washed, and
came seeing. [8] The neighbors therefore, and those who saw that he was
blind, before, said, "Isn`t this he who sat and begged?" [9] Others said,
"It is he." Still others said, "He is like him." He said, "I am he."
[10] They said therefore to him, "How were your eyes opened?" [11] He
answered, "A man called Jesus made mud, anointed my eyes, and said to me,
"Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash." So I went away and washed, and I
received sight." [12] Then they asked him, "Where is he?" He said, "I
don`t know." [13] They brought him who before was blind to the Pharisees.
[14] It was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. [15]
Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. He
said to them, "He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and I see." [16] Some
therefore of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, because he
doesn`t keep the Sabbath." Others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do
such signs?" There was division among them. [17] Therefore they asked the
blind man again, "What do you say about him, in that he opened your eyes?"
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 who had received his sight, [19] and asked
them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now
see?" [20] His parents answered them, "We know that this is our son, and
that he was born blind; [21] but how he now sees, we don`t know; or who
opened his eyes, we don`t know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for
himself." [22] His parents said these things because they feared the Jews;
for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as
Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue. [23] Therefore his parents
said, "He is of age. Ask him." [24] So they called the man who was blind a
second time, and said to him, "Give glory to God. We know that this man is
a sinner." [25] He therefore answered, "I don`t know if he is a sinner. One
thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see." [26] They said to him
again, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" [27] He answered
them, "I told you already, and you didn`t listen. Why do you want to hear
it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?" [28] They became
abusive towards him and said, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples
of Moses. [29] We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man,
we don`t know where he comes from." [30] The man answered them, "How
amazing! You don`t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. [31] We
know that God doesn`t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of
God, and does his will, he listens to him. [32] Since the world began it
has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind.
[33] If this man were not from God, he could do nothing." [34] They
answered him, "You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?" They
threw him out. [35] Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding
him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of God?" [36] He answered, "Who is
he, Lord, that I may believe in him?" [37] Jesus said to him, "You have
both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you." [38] He said, "Lord, I
believe!" and he worshipped him. [39] Jesus said, "I came into this world
for judgment, that those who don`t see may see; and that those who see may
become blind." [40] Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these
things, and said to him, "Are we also blind?" [41] Jesus said to them, "If
you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, `We see.` Therefore
your sin remains.
