{"book":"John","slug":"john","ch":9,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to John","prev":"john/8","next":"john/10","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Now as [Jesus] was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,","f":[],"h":"Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"and His disciples asked Him,“ Rabbi, who sinned, this [man] or his parents, that he was born blind?”","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"Jesus answered,“ Neither this [man] nor his parents sinned, but [this happened] so that the works of God would be displayed in him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus answered,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Neither this [man] nor his parents sinned, but [this happened] so that the works of God would be displayed in him."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.","f":["BYZ and TR I must do"]},{"v":5,"t":"While I am in the world, I am [the] light of the world.”","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"When [Jesus] had said [this], He spit on [the] ground, made [some] mud, and applied [it] to [the man’s] eyes.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"Then He told him,“ Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam ” (which means “Sent” ). So [the man] went and washed, and came [back] seeing.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"Then He told him,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam ” (which means “Sent” ). So [the man] went and washed, and came [back] seeing."}],"style":"red"},{"v":8,"t":"At this, [his] neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask,“ Isn’t this the [man who] used to sit and beg?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"Some claimed that he was, but others said,“ No, he just looks like him.” [But the man] kept saying,“ I am [the one].”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Some claimed that he was, but others said,“ No, he just looks like him.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"[But the man] kept saying,“ I am [the one].”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"“ How then {were} your eyes opened?” they asked.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"He answered,“ The man they call Jesus made [some] mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed [and] received my sight.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"“ Where is He?” they asked.“ I do not know,” he answered.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Where is He?” they asked."},{"style":"reg","t":"“ I do not know,” he answered."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"They brought to the Pharisees [the man] who had been blind.","f":[],"h":"The Pharisees Investigate the Healing","style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"Now [the] day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. [The man] answered,“ He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and [now] I can see.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight."},{"style":"reg","t":"[The man] answered,“ He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and [now] I can see.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"Because of this, some of the Pharisees said,“ This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said,“ How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Because of this, some of the Pharisees said,“ This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"But others said,“ How can a sinful man perform such signs?”"},{"style":"reg","t":"And there was division among them."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":17,"t":"So once again they asked the [man who had been] blind,“ What {do} you say about Him, since [it was] your eyes He opened?”“ He is a prophet,” [the man] replied.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"So once again they asked the [man who had been] blind,“ What {do} you say about Him, since [it was] your eyes He opened?”"},{"style":"reg","t":"“ He is a prophet,” [the man] replied."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"The Jews still {did} not believe that [the man] had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned [his] parents","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"and asked,“ Is this your son, [the one] you say was born blind? So how [is it that] he can now see?”","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"His parents answered,“ We know he is our son, and [we know] he was born blind.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we {do} not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”","f":[]},{"v":22,"t":"His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed [Jesus] [as the] Christ would be put out of the synagogue.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"That was why his parents said,“ He is old enough. Ask him.”","f":[]},{"v":24,"t":"So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said,“ Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":25,"t":"He answered,“ Whether He is a sinner I do not know. [There is] one [thing] I do know: I was blind, [but] now I see!”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"“ What did He do to you?” they asked.“ How did He open your eyes?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":27,"t":"He replied,“ I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear [it] again? {Do} you also want to become His disciples?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":28,"t":"Then they heaped insults on him and said,“ You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":29,"t":"We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this [man] is {from}.”","f":[]},{"v":30,"t":"“ That is remarkable indeed!” the man said.“ You {do} not know where He is {from}, and yet He opened my eyes.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":31,"t":"We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships [Him] and does His will.","f":[]},{"v":32,"t":"Never before {has} anyone heard of opening [the] eyes of a man born blind.","f":[]},{"v":33,"t":"If this [man] were not from God, He could do no such thing.”","f":[]},{"v":34,"t":"They replied,“ You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":35,"t":"[When] Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found [the man] [and] said,“ {Do} you believe in the Son of Man?”","f":["BYZ and TR the Son of God"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"[When] Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found [the man] [and] said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ {Do} you believe in the Son of Man?”"}],"h":"Spiritual Blindness","style":"reg"},{"v":36,"t":"“ Who is He, Sir?” he replied.“ [Tell me] so that I may believe in Him.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":37,"t":"“ You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered.“ He is the [One] speaking with you.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"red","t":"“ You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered."},{"style":"red","t":"“ He is the [One] speaking with you.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":38,"t":"“ Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped [Jesus].","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":39,"t":"Then Jesus declared,“ For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”","f":["Literally so that those not seeing may see and those seeing may become blind. Some manuscripts do not include 38“Lord, I believe.”... 39Then Jesus declared."],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then Jesus declared,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":40,"t":"[Some] of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him,“ Are we blind too?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":41,"t":"“ If you were blind,” Jesus replied,“ you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim [you] can see, your guilt remains.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ If you were blind,” Jesus replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim [you] can see, your guilt remains.”"}],"style":"reg"}]}