18 The Jewish leaders didn't believe the man had been blind and received his sight until they called for his parents.
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The Jewish leaders asked them, "Is this your son? Are you saying he was born blind? How can he now see?"
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His parents answered, "We know he is our son. We know he was born blind.
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But we don't know how he now sees, and we don't know who healed his eyes. Ask him. He's old enough to speak for himself."
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His parents said this because they feared the Jewish authorities. This is because the Jewish authorities had already decided that whoever confessed Jesus to be the Christ would be expelled from the synagogue.
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That's why his parents said, "He's old enough. Ask him."