John:9

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* And as [Jesus ] passed by , he saw a man who was blind from [his ] birth . * And his disciples asked him , saying , Rabbi , who sinned , this man or his parents , that he was born blind ? * Jesus answered , Neither has this man sinned nor his parents , but that the works of God should be made manifest in him . * It is expedient that I do the works of him that sent me while it is day ; the night comes , when no one can work . * As long as I am in the world , I am the light of the world . * 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 * and said unto him , Go , wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by interpretation , Sent ). Then he went and washed and came back seeing . * The neighbours , therefore , and those who before had seen him that he was blind said , Is not this he that sat and begged ? * Some said , This is he ; others [said ], He is like him ; [but ] he said , I am [he ]. * Then they said unto him , How were thine eyes opened ? * He answered and said , A man that is called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said unto me , Go to the pool of Siloam , and wash ; and I went and washed , and I received sight . * Then said they unto him , Where is he ? He said , I know not . * They brought to the Pharisees him that beforehand had been blind . * And it was the sabbath day when Jesus had made the clay and had opened his eyes . * Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight . He said unto them , He put clay upon my eyes , and I washed and do see . * Therefore some of the Pharisees said , This man is not of God because he does not keep the sabbath day . Others said , How can a man that is a sinner do such signs ? And there was a division among them . * They said unto the blind man again , What sayest thou of him , that has opened thine eyes ? He said , He is a prophet . * 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 . * And they asked them , saying , Is this your son , who ye say was born blind ? how then does he now see ? * His parents answered them and said , We know that this is our son and that he was born blind ; * but by what means he now sees , we know not ; or who has opened his eyes , we know not ; he is of age , ask him ; he shall speak for himself . * These [words ] spoke his parents because they feared the Jews , for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone did confess that he was the Christ , he should be put out of the synagogue . * Therefore his parents said , He is of age , ask him . * Then they called again the man that had been blind and said unto him , Give glory to God ; we know that this man is a sinner . * He answered and said , Whether he is a sinner [or not ], I [do ] not know ; one thing I know , that having been blind , now I see . * Then said they to him again , What did he [do ] to thee ? How did he open thine eyes ? * He answered them , I have told you already , and ye have heard ; what more would ye hear ? [Do ] ye also desire to be his disciples ? * Then they reviled him and said , Be thou his disciple , but we are disciples of Moses . * We know that God spoke unto Moses ; [as for ] this [fellow ], we do not know where he is from . * The man answered and said unto them , Indeed this is a marvellous thing that ye do not know where he is from , and [yet ] he has opened my eyes . * Now we know that God does not hear sinners , but if anyone should fear God and do his will , him he will hear . * Since the world began it has not been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of one that was born blind . * If this man were not of God , he could do nothing . * They answered and said unto him , Thou wast altogether born in sins , and dost thou teach us ? And they cast him out . * Jesus heard that they had cast him out ; and finding him , he said unto him , Dost thou believe in the Son of God ? * He answered and said , Who is he , Lord , that I might believe in him ? * And Jesus said unto him , Thou hast seen him , and it is he that talks with thee . * And he said , Lord , I believe . And he worshipped him . * And Jesus said , For judgment I have come into this world , that those who do not see might see and that those who see might be blinded . * And [some ] of the Pharisees who were with him heard these words and said unto him , Are we blind also ? * Jesus said unto them , If ye were blind , ye should have no sin ; but now because ye say , We see , therefore your sin abides .:

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