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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 mademanifest 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.

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

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 andwashed, 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 sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

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

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 bornblind:

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, anddoeth his will, him he heareth.

32: Since the world 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.
John 10

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