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.
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 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
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
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 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.