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John 9 (WEBP)

[1] As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.
[2] His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
[3] Jesus answered, “This man didn’t sin, nor did his parents, but that the works of God might be revealed in him.
[4] I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.
[5] While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
[6] When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man’s eyes with the mud,
[7] and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he went away, washed, and came back seeing.
[8] Therefore the neighbors and those who saw that he was blind before said, “Isn’t this he who sat and begged?”
[9] Others were saying, “It is he.” Still others were saying, “He looks like him.” He said, “I am he.”
[10] They therefore were asking him, “How were your eyes opened?”
[11] He answered, “A man called Jesus made mud, anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went away and washed, and I received sight.”
[12] Then they asked him, “Where is he?” He said, “I don’t know.”
[13] They brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees.
[14] It was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.
[15] Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and I see.”
[16] Some therefore of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” So there was division among them.
[17] Therefore they asked the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”
[18] The Jews therefore didn’t believe concerning him, that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight,
[19] and asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”
[20] His parents answered them, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
[21] but how he now sees, we don’t know; or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself.”
[22] His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.
[23] Therefore his parents said, “He is of age. Ask him.”
[24] So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”
[25] He therefore answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
[26] They said to him again, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
[27] He answered them, “I told you already, and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t also want to become his disciples, do you?”
[28] They insulted him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
[29] We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we don’t know where he comes from.”
[30] The man answered them, “How amazing! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.
[31] We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, he listens to him.
[32] Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.
[33] If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”
[34] They answered him, “You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?” Then they threw him out.
[35] Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”
[36] He answered, “Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?”
[37] Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you.”
[38] He said, “Lord, I believe!” and he worshiped him.
[39] Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”
[40] Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”
[41] Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.

John 9:31 Psalm 66:18; Proverbs 15:29; 28:9

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John 9 (KJVS)

[1] And as [Jesus] passed by, () he saw () a man which was blind from [his] birth.
[2] And his disciples asked () him, saying, () Master, who did sin, () this man, or his parents, that he was born () blind?
[3] Jesus answered, () Neither hath this man sinned, () nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest () in him.
[4] I must () work () the works of him that sent () me, while it is () day: the night cometh, () when no man can () work. ()
[5] As long as I am () in the world, I am () the light of the world.
[6] 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,
[7] And said () unto him, Go, () wash () in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, () Sent. ()) He went his way () therefore, and washed, () and came () seeing. ()
[8] The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen () him that he was () blind, said, () Is () not this he that sat () and begged? ()
[9] Some said, () This is he: () others [said], He is () like him: [but] he said, () I am () [he].
[10] Therefore said they () unto him, How were thine eyes opened? ()
[11] He answered () and said, () A man that is called () Jesus made () clay, and anointed () mine eyes, and said () unto me, Go () to the pool of Siloam, and wash: () and I went () and washed, () and I received sight. ()
[12] Then said they () unto him, Where is () he? He said, () I know () not.
[13] They brought () to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
[14] And it was () the sabbath day when Jesus made () the clay, and opened () his eyes.
[15] Then again the Pharisees also asked () him how he had received his sight. () He said () unto them, He put () clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, () and do see. ()
[16] Therefore said () some of the Pharisees, This man is () not of God, because he keepeth () not the sabbath day. Others said, () How can () a man that is a sinner do () such miracles? And there was () a division among them.
[17] They say () unto the blind man again, What sayest () thou of him, that he hath opened () thine eyes? He said, () He is () a prophet.
[18] 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. ()
[19] And they asked () them, saying, () Is () this your son, who ye say () was born () blind? how then doth he now see? ()
[20] His parents answered () them and said, () We know () that this is () our son, and that he was born () blind:
[21] 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.
[22] These [words] spake () his parents, because they feared () the Jews: for the Jews had agreed () already, that if any man did confess () that he was Christ, he should be () put out of the synagogue.
[23] Therefore said () his parents, He is () of age; ask () him.
[24] Then again called they () the man that was () blind, and said () unto him, Give () God the praise: we know () that this man is () a sinner.
[25] He answered () and said, () Whether he be () a sinner [or no], I know () not: one thing I know, () that, whereas I was () blind, now I see. ()
[26] Then said they () to him again, What did he () to thee? how opened he () thine eyes?
[27] He answered () them, I have told () you already, and ye did not hear: () wherefore would () ye hear () [it] again? will () ye also be () his disciples?
[28] Then they reviled () him, and said, () Thou art () his disciple; but we are () Moses’ disciples.
[29] We know () that God spake () unto Moses: [as for] this [fellow], we know () not from whence he is. ()
[30] The man answered () and said () unto them, Why herein is () a marvellous thing, that ye know () not from whence he is, () and [yet] he hath opened () mine eyes.
[31] Now we know () that God heareth () not sinners: but if any man be () a worshipper of God, and doeth () his will, him he heareth. ()
[32] Since the world began was it not heard () that any man opened () the eyes of one that was born () blind.
[33] If this man were () not of God, he could () do () nothing.
[34] They answered () and said () unto him, Thou wast altogether born () in sins, and dost thou teach () us? And they cast () him out.
[35] Jesus heard () that they had cast () him out; and when he had found () him, he said () unto him, Dost thou believe () on the Son of God?
[36] He answered () and said, () Who is he, () Lord, that I might believe () on him?
[37] And Jesus said () unto him, Thou hast both seen () him, and it is () he that talketh () with thee.
[38] And he said, () Lord, I believe. () And he worshipped () him.
[39] And Jesus said, () For judgment I am come () into this world, that they which see () not might see; () and that they which see () might be made () blind.
[40] And [some] of the Pharisees which were () with him heard () these words, and said () unto him, Are () we blind also?
[41] Jesus said () unto them, If ye were () blind, ye should have () no sin: but now ye say, () We see; () therefore your sin remaineth. ()

Young’s Literal Translation

John 9 (YLT)

[1] And passing by, he saw a man blind from birth,
[2] and his disciples asked him, saying, ‘Rabbi, who did sin, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?’
[3] Jesus answered, ‘Neither did this one sin nor his parents, but that the works of God may be manifested in him;
[4] it behoveth me to be working the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night doth come, when no one is able to work:-
[5] when I am in the world, I am a light of the world.’
[6] These things saying, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind man, and said to him,
[7] ‘Go away, wash at the pool of Siloam,’ which is, interpreted, Sent. He went away, therefore, and did wash, and came seeing;
[8] the neighbours, therefore, and those seeing him before, that he was blind, said, ‘Is not this he who is sitting and begging?’
[9] others said-‘This is he;’ and others-‘He is like to him;’ he himself said,-‘I am he.’
[10] They said, therefore, to him, ‘How were thine eyes opened?’
[11] he answered and said, ‘A man called Jesus made clay, and rubbed my eyes, and said to me, Go away to the pool of Siloam, and wash; and having gone away and having washed, I received sight;’
[12] they said, therefore, to him, ‘Where is that one?’ he saith, ‘I have not known.’
[13] They bring him to the Pharisees who once was blind,
[14] and it was a sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
[15] Again, therefore, the Pharisees also were asking him how he received sight, and he said to them, ‘Clay he did put upon my eyes, and I did wash-and I see.’
[16] Of the Pharisees, therefore, certain said, ‘This man is not from God, because the sabbath he doth not keep;’ others said, ‘How is a man-a sinful one-able to do such signs?’ and there was a division among them.
[17] They said to the blind man again, ‘Thou-what dost thou say of him-that he opened thine eyes?’
[18] and he said-‘He is a prophet.’ The Jews, therefore, did not believe concerning him that he was blind and did receive sight, till that they called the parents of him who received sight,
[19] and they asked them, saying, ‘Is your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind? how then now doth he see?’
[20] His parents answered them and said, ‘We have known that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
[21] and how he now seeth, we have not known; or who opened his eyes, we have not known; himself is of age, ask him; he himself shall speak concerning himself.’
[22] These things said his parents, because they were afraid of the Jews, for already had the Jews agreed together, that if any one may confess him-Christ, he may be put out of the synagogue;
[23] because of this his parents said-‘He is of age, ask him.’
[24] They called, therefore, a second time the man who was blind, and they said to him, ‘Give glory to God, we have known that this man is a sinner;’
[25] he answered, therefore, and said, ‘If he be a sinner-I have not known, one thing I have known, that, being blind, now I see.’
[26] And they said to him again, ‘What did he to thee? how did he open thine eyes?’
[27] He answered them, ‘I told you already, and ye did not hear; why again do ye wish to hear? do ye also wish to become his disciples?’
[28] They reviled him, therefore, and said, ‘Thou art his disciple, and we are Moses’ disciples;
[29] we have known that God hath spoken to Moses, but this one-we have not known whence he is.’
[30] The man answered and said to them, ‘Why, in this is a wonderful thing, that ye have not known whence he is, and he opened my eyes!
[31] and we have known that God doth not hear sinners, but, if any one may be a worshipper of God, and may do His will, him He doth hear;
[32] from the age it was not heard, that any one did open eyes of one who hath been born blind;
[33] if this one were not from God, he were not able to do anything.’
[34] They answered and said to him, ‘In sins thou wast born altogether, and thou dost teach us!’ and they cast him forth without.
[35] Jesus heard that they cast him forth without, and having found 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] And Jesus said to him, ‘Thou hast both seen him, and he who is speaking with thee is he;’
[38] and he said, ‘I believe, sir,’ and bowed before him.
[39] And Jesus said, ‘For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.’
[40] And those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, ‘Are we also blind?’
[41] Jesus said to them, ‘If ye were blind, ye were not having had sin, but now ye say-We see, therefore doth your sin remain.