John 9

1 And Jesus passing, saw a man blind from the birth.⋮

2 And his disciples asked him, Master, who sinned, this man, or his elders, or Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his father and mother, that he should be born blind?⋮

3 Jesus answered, Neither this man sinned, neither his elders or neither his father and mother; but that the works of God be showed in him.⋮

4 It behooveth me to work the works of him that sent me, as long as the day is or the while the day is; the night shall come, when no man may work.⋮

5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.⋮

6 When he had said these things, he spat into the earth, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed the clay on his eyes,⋮

7 and said to him, Go, and be thou washed in the water, or cistern, of Siloam, that is to say, Sent. Then he went, and washed, and came seeing.⋮

8 And so neighbours, and they that had seen him before, for he was a beggar, said, Whether this is not he, that sat, and begged?⋮

9 Other men said, That this it is; and other men said, Nay, but he is like him. But he said, That I am he.⋮

10 Therefore they said to him, How be thine eyes opened?⋮

11 He answered, That man, that is said Jesus, made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said to me, Go thou to the water, or cistern, of Siloam, and wash; and I went, and washed, and saw.⋮

12 And they said to him, Where is he? He said, I know not.⋮

13 They led him that was blind to the Pharisees.⋮

14 And it was sabbath, when Jesus made clay, and opened his eyes.⋮

15 Again the Pharisees asked him, how he had seen. And he said to them, He laid or put to me clay on the eyes; and I washed, and I see.⋮

16 Therefore some of the Pharisees said, This man is not of God, that keepeth not the sabbath. Other men said, How may a sinful man do these signs, or miracles. And strife or division was among them.⋮

17 Therefore they said again to the blind man, What sayest thou of him, that opened thine eyes? And he said, That he is a prophet.⋮

18 Therefore the Jews believed not of him, that he was blind, and had seen, till they called his father and mother, that had seen.⋮

19 And they asked them, and said, Is this your son, which ye say was born blind? how then seeth he now?⋮

20 His father and mother answered to them, and said, We know, that this is our son, and that he was born blind;⋮

21 but how he seeth now, we know not, or who opened his eyes, we know not; ask ye him, he hath age, speak he of himself.⋮

22 His father and mother said these things, for they dreaded the Jews; for then the Jews had conspired, that if any man acknowledged him Christ, he should be done out of the synagogue.⋮

23 Therefore his father and mother said, That he hath age, ask ye him.⋮

24 Therefore again they called the man, that was blind, and said to him, Give thou glory to God; we know, that this man is a sinner.⋮

25 Then he said, If he is a sinner, I know not; one thing I know, that when I was blind, now I see.⋮

26 Therefore they said to him, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?⋮

27 He answered to them, I said to you now, and ye heard; what will ye again hear? whether ye will be made his disciples?⋮

28 Therefore they cursed him, and said, Be thou his disciple; we be the disciples of Moses.⋮

29 We know, that God spake to Moses; but we know not this, of whence he is.⋮

30 That man answered, and said to them, For in this is a wonderful thing, that ye know not, of whence he is, and he hath opened mine eyes.⋮

31 And we know, that God heareth not sinful men, but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, he heareth him.⋮

32 From the world it is not heard, that any man opened the eyes of a blind-born man;⋮

33 but this man were of God, he might not do anything.⋮

34 They answered, and said to him, Thou art all born in sins, and teachest thou us? or thou teachest us? And they put him out.⋮

35 Jesus heard, that they had put him out; and when he had found him, he said to him, Believest thou in the Son of God?⋮

36 He answered, and said, Lord, who is he, that I believe in him?⋮

37 And Jesus said to him, And thou hast seen him, and he it is, that speaketh with thee.⋮

38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he fell down, and worshipped him.⋮

39 Therefore Jesus said to him, I came into this world, in doom, that they that see not, see, and they that see, be made blind.⋮

40 And some of the Pharisees heard, that were with him, and they said to him, Whether we be blind?⋮

41 Jesus said to them, If ye were blind, ye should not have sin; but now ye say, That we see, your sin dwelleth still.⋮