1 A s Jesus went on His way, He saw a man who had been born blind.

And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth.

2 H is followers asked Him, “Teacher, whose sin made this man to be born blind? Was it the sin of this man or the sin of his parents?”

And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?

3 J esus answered, “The sin of this man or the sin of his parents did not make him to be born blind. He was born blind so the work of God would be seen in him.

Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

4 W e must keep on doing the work of Him Who sent Me while it is day. Night is coming when no man can work.

We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

5 W hile I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.”

When I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

6 A fter Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground. He mixed it with dust and put that mud on the eyes of the blind man.

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,

7 T hen Jesus said to him, “Go and wash in the pool of Siloam.” (Siloam means Sent.) The man went away and washed. When he came back, he could see.

and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

8 N eighbors and others had seen him begging. They said, “Is not this the man who sat and begged?”

The neighbors therefore, and they that saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

9 S ome said, “This is the one.” Others said, “No, but he looks like him.” But the man who had been blind said, “I am the man.”

Others said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he.

10 T hey said to him, “How were your eyes opened?”

They said therefore unto him, How then were thine eyes opened?

11 H e answered, “A Man called Jesus made mud and put it on my eyes. Then He said to me, ‘Go and wash in the pool of Siloam.’ I went and washed and I can see.”

He answered, The man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to Siloam, and wash: so I went away and washed, and I received sight.

12 T hen they asked him, “Where is He?” He answered, “I do not know.” The Proud Religious Law-Keepers Are Troubled about This Healing

And they said unto him, Where is he? He saith, I know not.

13 T hey took the man who had been born blind to the proud religious law-keepers.

They bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.

14 I t was the Day of Rest when Jesus had made mud and opened his eyes.

Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

15 A gain the proud religious law-keepers asked the man who had been born blind how he had been made to see. He answered them, “Jesus put mud on my eyes. I washed and now I see!”

Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and I see.

16 S ome of the proud religious law-keepers said, “The Man Who did this is not from God because He worked on the Day of Rest.” Others said, “How can a sinful man do powerful works?” They could not agree about Jesus.

Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was division among them.

17 T hey spoke again to the blind man, saying, “What do you say about Him since He opened your eyes?” He answered, “He is One Who speaks for God.”

They say therefore unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, in that he opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.

18 T he Jews did not believe this man had been blind and had been made to see. They called his parents

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 that had received his sight,

19 a nd asked them, “Is this your son? Do you say he was born blind? How does he see now?”

and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? How then doth he now see?

20 T hey answered, “We know this is our son and we know he was born blind.

His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

21 B ut we do not know how it is that he can see now. We do not know who opened his eyes. He is old enough, ask him. He can tell you himself.”

but how he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we know not: ask him; he is of age; he shall speak for himself.

22 H is parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. The Jews had talked among themselves. They had agreed that the person who said that Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the Jewish place of worship.

These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man should confess him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

23 T hat is why his parents said, “He is old enough, ask him.”

Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

24 T he proud religious law-keepers asked the man again, who had been blind, to come. They said to him, “Give thanks to God. We know this man is a sinner.”

So they called a second time the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is a sinner.

25 T he man who had been blind said to them, “I do not know if He is a sinner or not. One thing I know. I was blind, but now I can see.”

He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

26 T hey asked him again, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”

They said therefore unto him, What did he to thee? How opened he thine eyes?

27 H e answered, “I have told you already. You did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become His followers also?”

He answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not hear; wherefore would ye hear it again? would ye also become his disciples?

28 T he proud religious law-keepers became angry at him and said, “You are a follower of Jesus. We are followers of Moses.

And they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses.

29 W e know God spoke to Moses. We do not know where this Man is from.”

We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is.

30 T he man said to them, “This is strange! You do not know where He came from and yet He opened my eyes.

The man answered and said unto them, Why, herein is the marvel, that ye know not whence he is, and yet he opened mine eyes.

31 W e know that God does not listen to sinners. We know if anyone loves and worships God, and does what He wants, God listens to him.

We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.

32 F rom the beginning of the world no one has ever heard of anyone opening the eyes of a man born blind.

Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind.

33 I f this Man were not from God, He would not be able to do anything like this.”

If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.

34 T hey said to him, “You were born in sin. Are you trying to teach us?” Then they put him out of the place of worship. Jesus Speaks Sharp Words to the Proud Religious Law-Keepers

They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

35 J esus heard that the proud religious law-keepers had put the man who had been healed out of the place of worship. He found the man and said to him, “Do you put your trust in the Son of God?”

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, he said, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?

36 H e said, “Who is He, Sir? Tell me so that I can put my trust in Him.”

He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?

37 J esus said to him, “You have seen Him. He is talking with you.”

Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee.

38 H e said, “I do put my trust in You, Lord.” Then he bowed down before Jesus and worshiped Him.

And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

39 J esus said, “I came into this world to say what is right from wrong. I came so those who do not see might see, and those who do see might be made blind.”

And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.

40 S ome of the proud religious law-keepers who were with Him heard this. They said to Him, “Are we blind also?”

Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are we also blind?

41 J esus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But because you say, ‘We see,’ you still are guilty of your sin.

Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.