John 9
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John 9:1
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As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth.
John 9:2
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And His disciples asked Him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?"
John 9:3
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Jesus answered, "{It was} neither {that} this man sinned, nor his parents; but {it was} so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
John 9:4
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~"We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.
John 9:5
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~"While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world."
John 9:6
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When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes,
John 9:7
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and said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came {back} seeing.
John 9:8
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Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, "Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?"
John 9:9
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Others were saying, "This is he," {still} others were saying, "No, but he is like him." He kept saying, "I am the one."
John 9:10
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So they were saying to him, "How then were your eyes opened?"
John 9:11
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He answered, "The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, `Go to Siloam and wash'; so I went away and washed, and I received sight."
John 9:12
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They said to him, "Where is He?" He *said, "I do not know."
John 9:13
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They *brought to the Pharisees the man who was formerly blind.
John 9:14
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Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
John 9:15
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Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, "He applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see."
John 9:16
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Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, "This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath." But others were saying, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?" And there was a division among them.
John 9:17
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So they *said to the blind man again, "What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?" And he said, "He is a prophet."
John 9:18
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The Jews then did not believe {it} of him, that he had been blind and had received sight, until they called the parents of the very one who had received his sight,
John 9:19
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and questioned them, saying, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?"
John 9:20
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His parents answered them and said, "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
John 9:21
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but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself."
John 9:22
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His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.
John 9:23
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For this reason his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."
John 9:24
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So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, "Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner."
John 9:25
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He then answered, "Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see."
John 9:26
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So they said to him, "What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?"
John 9:27
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He answered them, "I told you already and you did not listen; why do you want to hear {it} again? You do not want to become His disciples too, do you?"
John 9:28
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They reviled him and said, "You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
John 9:29
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~"We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He is from."
John 9:30
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The man answered and said to them, "Well, here is an amazing thing, that you do not know where He is from, and {yet} He opened my eyes.
John 9:31
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~"We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him.
John 9:32
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~"Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.
John 9:33
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~"If this man were not from God, He could do nothing."
John 9:34
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They answered him, "You were born entirely in sins, and are you teaching us?" So they put him out.
John 9:35
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Jesus heard that they had put him out, and finding him, He said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"
John 9:36
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He answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?"
John 9:37
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Jesus said to him, "You have both seen Him, and He is the one who is talking with you."
John 9:38
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And he said, "Lord, I believe." And he worshiped Him.
John 9:39
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And Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind."
John 9:40
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Those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, "We are not blind too, are we?"
John 9:41
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Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, `We see,' your sin remains.
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