John 9

Thomson^{(i) 1} And as he was passing along he saw a man who was blind from his birth, ² whereupon his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind? ³ Jesus answered, It was neither for any sin of this man, nor of his parents: but that the works of God may be manifested in him; ⁴ I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. Night is coming, when no one can work. ⁵ While I am in the world, I am the light of the world. ⁶ Having said this he spat on the ground, and made some clay with the spittle, and spread the clay on the blind man's eyes, ⁷ and said to him, Go, wash them at the pool of Siloam [the meaning, of which is Sent.] So he went and washed them and returned seeing. ⁸ Thereupon the neighbours, and they who had seen him before, when he was blind, said, Is not this he who used to sit begging? ⁹ Some said, It is he: and others said it is like him. He said, I am [the man.] ¹⁰ Then they said to him, How were thine eyes opened? ¹¹ In reply to which he said, A man called Jesus made clay and anointed mine eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam and wash them. So I went and washed them and got sight. ¹² Then they said to him, Where is he? He saith, I do not know. ¹³ They brought to the Pharisees him who was formerly blind. ¹⁴ Now it was a sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. ¹⁵ Therefore the Pharisees asked him again, how he got sight. And he said to them, He put clay on mine eyes, and I washed them and see. ¹⁶ Thereupon some of the Pharisees said; That man is not from God, because he doth not keep the sabbath. Others said, How can a sinful man do such miracles? So there was a dissention among them. ¹⁷ They say to the blind man again, What sayest thou of him for opening thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. ¹⁸ The Jews therefore did not believe in respect to him, that he had been blind and got sight, until they called the parents of him who had obtained sight, ¹⁹ and asked them saying, Is this your son who you say was born blind? How then doth he now see? ²⁰ In answer to which his parents said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind. ²¹ But how he now seeth, we do not know: nor do we know who hath opened his eyes. He is of age; ask him; let him speak for himself. ²² This his parents said, because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had now agreed that if any one acknowledged Jesus to be the Christ, he should be excommunicated. ²³ For this cause his parents said, He is of age; ask him. ²⁴ Then they called a second time the man who had been blind, and said to him, Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner. ²⁵ Upon this he answered and said, If he be a sinner, I know not. One thing I know, that I was blind, and now I see. ²⁶ Then they said to him again, What did he do to thee? How did he open thine eyes? ²⁷ He answered them, I have told you already. Did you not hear? Why do you desire to hear it again? Have you indeed a mind to be his disciples? ²⁸ Upon this they reviled him and said, Thou art a disciple of his; but as for us, we are disciples of Moses. ²⁹ We know that God spake to Moses; but as for this man, we know not whence he is. ³⁰ In reply to this the man said to them, Why; in this there is something marvellous, that you do not know whence he is, though he hath opened mine eyes. ³¹ Now we know that God hearkeneth not to sinners; but if any one be a worshipper of God, and do his will, to him he hearkeneth. ³² From the beginning of the world it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of one born blind. ³³ If this man were not from God he could do nothing. ³⁴ They answered and said to him, Thou wast altogether born in sin, and dost thou teach us? And they excommunicated him. ³⁵ Jesus heard that they had excommunicated him; and having met with him he said to him, Dost thou believe in the son of God? ³⁶ He answered and said, Who is he, Sir, that I may believe in him. ³⁷ Jesus said to him, Thou indeed seest him, and it is he who is talking with thee. ³⁸ Whereupon he said, Lord, I believe, and worshipped him. ³⁹ Then Jesus said, I am come into this world for judgment that they who do not see may see, and that they who see may become blind; ⁴⁰ and some of the Pharisees who were with him, when they heard this, said, Are we blind? ⁴¹ Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would not have had sin; but now you say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.