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John 9

New Century Version NCV

1 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been born blind.

2 His followers asked him, "Teacher, whose sin caused this man to be born blind -- his own sin or his parents' sin?"

3 Jesus answered, "It is not this man's sin or his parents' sin that made him be blind. This man was born blind so that God's power could be shown in him.

4 While it is daytime, we must continue doing the work of the One who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.

5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

6 After Jesus said this, he spit on the ground and made some mud with it and put the mud on the man's eyes.

7 Then he told the man, "Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam." (Siloam means Sent.) So the man went, washed, and came back seeing.

8 The neighbors and some people who had earlier seen this man begging said, "Isn't this the same man who used to sit and beg?"

9 Some said, "He is the one," but others said, "No, he only looks like him." The man himself said, "I am the man."

10 They asked, "How did you get your sight?"

11 He answered, "The man named Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. Then he told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see."

12 They asked him, "Where is this man?" "I don't know," he answered.

13 Then the people took to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.

14 The day Jesus had made mud and healed his eyes was a Sabbath day.

15 So now the Pharisees asked the man, "How did you get your sight?" He answered, "He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and now I see."

16 So some of the Pharisees were saying, "This man does not keep the Sabbath day, so he is not from God." But others said, "A man who is a sinner can't do miracles like these." So they could not agree with each other.

17 They asked the man again, "What do you say about him since it was your eyes he opened?" The man answered, "He is a prophet."

18 The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and could now see again. So they sent for the man's parents

19 and asked them, "Is this your son who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?"

20 His parents answered, "We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.

21 But we don't know how he can now see. We don't know who opened his eyes. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself."

22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, who had already decided that anyone who said Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

23 That is why his parents said, "He is old enough. Ask him."

24 So for the second time, they called the man who had been blind. They said, "You should give God the glory by telling the truth. We know that this man is a sinner."

25 He answered, "I don't know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I see."

26 They asked, "What did he do to you? How did he make you see again?"

27 He answered, "I already told you, and you didn't listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his followers, too?"

28 Then they insulted him and said, "You are his follower, but we are followers of Moses.

29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but we don't even know where this man comes from."

30 The man answered, "This is a very strange thing. You don't know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes.

31 We all know that God does not listen to sinners, but he listens to anyone who worships and obeys him.

32 Nobody has ever heard of anyone giving sight to a man born blind.

33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

34 They answered, "You were born full of sin! Are you trying to teach us?" And they threw him out.

35 When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, Jesus found him and said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"

36 He asked, "Who is the Son of Man, sir, so that I can believe in him?"

37 Jesus said to him, "You have seen him. The Son of Man is the one talking with you."

38 He said, "Lord, I believe!" Then the man worshiped Jesus.

39 Jesus said, "I came into this world so that the world could be judged. I came so that the blindn would see and so that those who see will become blind."

40 Some of the Pharisees who were nearby heard Jesus say this and asked, "Are you saying we are blind, too?"

41 Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But since you keep saying you see, your guilt remains."

New International Version NIV

1 As he went along, 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 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.

4 As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.

5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

6 After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes.

7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.

8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?”

9 Some claimed that he was. Others said, “No, he only looks like him.” But he himself insisted, “I am the man.”

10 “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.

11 He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”

12 “Where is this man?” they asked him. “I don’t know,” he said.

13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.

14 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man’s eyes was a Sabbath.

15 Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. “He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I washed, and now I see.”

16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others asked, “How can a sinner perform such signs?” So they were divided.

17 Then they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.” The man replied, “He is a prophet.”

18 They still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents.

19 “Is this your son?” they asked. “Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?”

20 “We know he is our son,” the parents answered, “and we know he was born blind.

21 But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.”

22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue.

23 That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”

24 A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God by telling the truth,” they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”

25 He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”

26 Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”

27 He answered, “I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?”

28 Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses!

29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”

30 The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.

32 Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.

33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”

34 To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.

35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

36 “Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”

37 Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”

38 Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.

39 Jesus said,“For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.”

40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”

41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.