9John 9

Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

1As Jesus walked along, he saw a man who had been blind since birth.Select John 9:1

2Jesus' disciples asked, “Teacher, why was this man born blind? Was it because he or his parents sinned?”Select John 9:2

3“No, it wasn't!” Jesus answered. “But because of his blindness, you will see God work a miracle for him.Select John 9:3

4As long as it is day, we must do what the one who sent me wants me to do. When night comes, no one can work.Select John 9:4

5While I am in the world, I am the light for the world.”Select John 9:5

6After Jesus said this, he spit on the ground. He made some mud and smeared it on the man's eyes.Select John 9:6

7Then he said, “Go wash off the mud in Siloam Pool.” The man went and washed in Siloam, which means “One Who Is Sent.” When he had washed off the mud, he could see.Select John 9:7

8The man's neighbors and the people who had seen him begging wondered if he really could be the same man.Select John 9:8

9Some of them said he was the same beggar, while others said he only looked like him. But he told them, “I am that man.”Select John 9:9

10“Then how can you see?” they asked.Select John 9:10

11He answered, “Someone named Jesus made some mud and smeared it on my eyes. He told me to go and wash it off in Siloam Pool. When I did, I could see.”Select John 9:11

12“Where is he now?” they asked. “I don't know,” he answered.Select John 9:12

The Pharisees Try To Find Out What Happened

14The day when Jesus made the mud and healed the man was a Sabbath. So the people took the man to the Pharisees.Select John 9:14

15They asked him how he was able to see, and he answered, “Jesus made some mud and smeared it on my eyes. Then after I washed it off, I could see.”Select John 9:15

16Some of the Pharisees said, “This man Jesus doesn't come from God. If he did, he would not break the law of the Sabbath.” Others asked, “How could someone who is a sinner work such a miracle?” Since the Pharisees could not agree among themselves,Select John 9:16

17they asked the man, “What do you say about this one who healed your eyes?” “He is a prophet!” the man told them.Select John 9:17

18But the Jewish leaders would not believe that the man had once been blind. They sent for his parentsSelect John 9:18

19and asked them, “Is this the son that you said was born blind? How can he now see?”Select John 9:19

20The man's parents answered, “We are certain that he is our son, and we know that he was born blind.Select John 9:20

21But we don't know how he got his sight or who gave it to him. Ask him! He is old enough to speak for himself.”Select John 9:21

23The man's parents said this because they were afraid of their leaders. The leaders had already agreed that no one was to have anything to do with anyone who said Jesus was the Messiah.Select John 9:23

24The leaders called the man back and said, “Swear by God to tell the truth! We know that Jesus is a sinner.”Select John 9:24

25The man replied, “I don't know if he is a sinner or not. All I know is that I used to be blind, but now I can see!”Select John 9:25

26“What did he do to you?” they asked. “How did he heal your eyes?”Select John 9:26

27The man answered, “I have already told you once, and you refused to listen. Why do you want me to tell you again? Do you also want to become his disciples?”Select John 9:27

28The leaders insulted the man and said, “You are his follower! We are followers of Moses.Select John 9:28

29We are sure God spoke to Moses, but we don't even know where Jesus comes from.”Select John 9:29

30“How strange!” the man replied. “He healed my eyes, and yet you don't know where he comes from.Select John 9:30

31We know that God listens only to people who love and obey him. God doesn't listen to sinners.Select John 9:31

32And this is the first time in history anyone has ever given sight to someone born blind.Select John 9:32

33Jesus could not do anything unless he came from God.”Select John 9:33

34The leaders told the man, “You have been a sinner since the day you were born! Do you think you can teach us anything?” Then they said, “You can never come back into any of our synagogues!”Select John 9:34

35When Jesus heard what had happened, he went and found the man. Then Jesus asked, “Do you have faith in the Son of Man?”Select John 9:35

36He replied, “Sir, if you will tell me who he is, I will put my faith in him.”Select John 9:36

37“You have already seen him,” Jesus answered, “and right now he is talking with you.”Select John 9:37

38The man said, “Lord, I put my faith in you!” Then he worshiped Jesus.Select John 9:38

39Jesus told him, “I came to judge the people of this world. I am here to give sight to the blind and to make blind everyone who can see.”Select John 9:39

40When the Pharisees heard Jesus say this, they asked, “Are we blind?”Select John 9:40

41Jesus answered, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty. But now that you claim to see, you will keep on being guilty.”Select John 9:41