John:9
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And as passed by ,
he saw a man who was blind from birth .
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And his disciples asked him ,
saying ,
Master ,
who sinned ,
this man ,
or his parents ,
that he was born blind ?
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Jesus answered ,
Neither hath this man sinned ,
nor his parents :
but that the works of God should be revealed in him .
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I must work the works of him that sent me ,
while it is day :
the night cometh ,
when no man can work .
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As long as I am in the world ,
I am the light of the world .
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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 , (
note :)
anointed …:
or ,
spread the clay upon the eyes of the blind man (:
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And said to him ,
Go ,
wash in the pool of Siloam , (
which is by interpretation ,
Sent .)
He went away therefore ,
and washed ,
and came seeing .
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The neighbours therefore ,
and they who before had seen him that he was blind ,
said ,
Is not this he that sat and begged ?
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Some sayd ,
This is he :
others ,
He is like him :
he sayd ,
I am .
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Therefore they said to him ,
How were thy eyes opened ?
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He answered and said ,
A man that is called Jesus made clay ,
and anointed my eyes ,
and said to me ,
Go to the pool of Siloam ,
and wash :
and I went and washed ,
and I received sight .
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Then said they to him ,
Where is he ?
He said ,
I know not .
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They brought to the Pharisees him that before was blind .
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And it was the sabbath when Jesus made the clay ,
and opened his eyes .
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Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight .
He said to them ,
He put clay upon my eyes ,
and I washed ,
and do see .
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Therefore said some of the Pharisees ,
This man is not from God ,
because he keepeth not the sabbath .
Others said ,
How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles ?
And there was a division among them .
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They say to the blind man again ,
What sayest thou of him ,
that he hath opened thy eyes ?
He said ,
He is a prophet .
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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 .
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And they asked them ,
saying ,
Is this your son ,
who ye say was born blind ?
how then doth he now see ?
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His parents answered them and said ,
We know that this is our son ,
and that he was born blind :
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But by what means he now seeth ,
we know not ;
or who hath opened his eyes ,
we know not :
he is of age ;
ask him :
he shall speak for himself .
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These his parents spoke ,
because they feared the Jews :
for the Jews had agreed already ,
that if any man confessed that he was Christ ,
he should be put out of the synagogue .
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Therefore said his parents ,
He is of age ;
ask him .
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Then again they called the man that was blind ,
and said to him ,
Give God the praise :
we know that this man is a sinner .
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He answered and said ,
Whether he is a sinner ,
I know not :
one thing I know ,
that ,
though I was blind ,
now I see .
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Then they said to him again ,
What did he to thee ?
how opened he thy eyes ?
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He answered them ,
I have told you already ,
and ye did not hear :
Why would ye hear again ?
will ye also be his disciples ?
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Then they reviled him ,
and said ,
Thou art his disciple ;
but we are Moses ’
disciples .
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We know that God spoke to Moses :
this ,
we know not where he is from .
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The man answered and said to them ,
Why here is a marvellous thing ,
that ye know not where he is from ,
and he hath opened my eyes .
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Now we know that God heareth not sinners :
but if any man is a worshipper of God ,
and doeth his will ,
him he heareth .
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Since the world began hath it not been heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind .
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If this man were not from God ,
he could do nothing .
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They answered and said to him ,
Thou wast altogether born in sins ,
and dost thou teach us ?
And they cast him out . (
note :)
cast …:
or ,
excommunicated him (:
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Jesus heard that they had cast him out ;
and when he had found him ,
he said to him ,
Dost thou believe on the Son of God ?
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He answered and said ,
Who is he ,
Lord ,
that I may believe on him ?
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And Jesus said to him ,
Thou hast both seen him ,
and it is he that talketh with thee .
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And he said ,
Lord ,
I believe .
And he worshipped him .
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And Jesus said ,
For judgment I am come into this world ,
that they who see not may see ;
and that they who see may be made blind .
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And of the Pharisees who were with him heard these words ,
and said to him ,
Are we blind also ?
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Jesus said to them ,
If ye were blind ,
ye should have no sin :
but now ye say ,
We see ;
therefore your sin remaineth .