John:9:13-34

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* Then they brought him , who had been blind , to the Pharisees ; * (now it was on a Sabbath , that Jesus made the clay , and gave him his sight .) * The Pharisees likewise , therefore , asked him how he had received his sight . He answered , He put clay on my eyes , and I washed them , and now see . * Upon this some of the Pharisees said , This man is not from God , for he observes not the Sabbath . Others said , How can one that is a sinner perform such miracles ? And they were divided among themselves . * Again they asked the man , who had been blind , What do you say of him , for giving you sight ? He answered , He is a prophet . * But the Jews believed not that the man had been blind , and had received his sight ; till they called his parents , * and asked them , Do you say , that this is your son , who was born blind ? How , then , does he now see ? * His parents answered , We know that this is our son , and that he was born blind : * but how he now sees , or who opened his eyes , we know not . He is of age , ask him ; he will answer for himself . * His parents spoke thus , because they fear the Jews : for the Jews had already determined , that whosoever acknowledged Jesus to be the Messiah , should be expelled from the synagogue . * For this reason his parents said , He is of age , ask him . * A second time , therefore , they called the man , who had been born blind , and said to him , Give glory to God ; we know that this man is a sinner . * He replied , Whether he be a sinner , I know not : one thing I know , that , whereas I was blind , I now see . * They said to him again , What did he do to you ? How did he make you see ? * He answered , I told you before ; did you not hear ? Why would you hear it repeated ? Will you , also , be his disciples ? * They reviled him and said , You are his disciple . As for us , we are disciples of Moses . * We know that God spoke to Moses : as for this man , we know not whence he is . * The man replied , This is surprising , that you know not whence he is , although he has given me sight . * We know that God hears not sinners ; but if any man worship God , and obey him , that man he hears . * Never was it heard before , that any man gave sight to one born blind . * If this man were not from God , he could do nothing . * They replied , You were altogether born in sin , and do you teach us ? And they cast him out .

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