John 9:22-28 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already made an agreement that if anyone acknowledged Jesus as the Christ, he should be excluded from the synagogues.

Goodspeed⁽ⁱ⁾ ²² His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already made an agreement that if anyone acknowledged Jesus as the Christ, he should be excluded from the synagogues. ²³ That was why his parents said, "He is grown up; you must ask him." ²⁴ So they again summoned the man who had been blind, and they said to him, "Give God the praise. This man we know is a sinful man." ²⁵ He answered, "I do not know about his being a sinful man. All I know is that I was blind before and now I can see." ²⁶ They said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he make you able to see?" ²⁷ He answered, "I have already told you and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become disciples of his too?" ²⁸ Then they sneered at him, and said, "You are a disciple of his yourself, but we are disciples of Moses.