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Chapter 9 | |
1 | And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.  | 
2 | And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?  | 
3 | Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.  | 
4 | I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.  | 
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as I am in the world, I am the 1light of the world.
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6 | 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 | And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.  | 
8 | The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?  | 
9 | Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.  | 
10 | Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?  | 
11 | He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.  | 
12 | Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.  | 
13 | They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.  | 
14 | And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.  | 
15 | Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.  | 
 
16 | Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is 
not of God, because he keepeth not the 1sabbath day. Others said, How can a man 
that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
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17 | They say unto the blind 
man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He 
is a 1prophet.
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18 | 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 | And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?  | 
20 | His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:  | 
21 | But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.  | 
 
22 | These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.  | 
 
23 | Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.  | 
24 | Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.  | 
 
25 | He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.  | 
26 | Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?  | 
27 | He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?  |  
28 | Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.  | 
29 | We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.  | 
 
30 | The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.  | 
31 | Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.  | 
 
32 | Since the aworld began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.  | 
 
33 | If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.  | 
34 | They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.  | 
35 | Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?  | 
36 | He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?  | 
37 | And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.  |  
38 | And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.  | 
 
39 | And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.  |  
40 | And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?  | 
41 | Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.  | 
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