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

¶ And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man who was 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 was 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 has this man sinned 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.

It is expedient that I do the works of him that sent me while it is day; the night comes, when no one can work.

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

As long as 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 he anointed the eyes of the blind man 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). Then he went and washed and came back seeing.

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

¶ The neighbours, therefore, and those who before had seen him that he was blind 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.”

Some said, This is he; others said, He is like him; but he said, I am he.

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

Then they said unto him, How 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 and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash; and I went 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

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

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

¶ They brought to the Pharisees him that beforehand had been blind.

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

And it was the sabbath day when Jesus had made the clay and had 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!”

Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon my eyes, and I washed and do 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.

Therefore some of the Pharisees said, This man is not of God because he does not keep the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a 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 said unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that has opened thine eyes? 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

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

And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then does he now see?

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

His parents answered them 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 by what means he now sees, we know not; or who has opened his eyes, we know not; he is of age, ask him; 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 words spoke his parents because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone did confess that he was the Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

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

Therefore his parents said, 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.”

Then they called again the man that had been 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 answered and said, Whether he is a sinner or not, I do not know; one thing I know, that having been blind, now I see.

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

Then said they to him again, What did he do to thee? How did he open 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 have told you already, and ye have heard; what more would ye hear? Do ye also desire to be 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.

Then they reviled him and said, Be thou 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 spoke unto Moses; as for this fellow, we do not know where he is from.

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, Indeed this is a marvellous thing that ye do not know where he is from, and yet he has opened my 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.

Now we know that God does not hear sinners, but if anyone should fear God and do his will, him he will hear.

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 has not been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of one that was 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 of 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 unto him, Dost thou believe in 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, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe in him?

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

And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast seen him, and it is he that talks 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 I have come into this world, that those who do not see might see and that those who see might be blinded.

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

And some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these words and said unto him, Are we blind also?

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 should have no sin; but now because ye say, We see, therefore your sin abides.