John 9:1-6

A Man Born Blind Is Given Sight

1 And [as he] went away, he saw a man blind from birth.

2 And his disciples asked him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?"

3 Jesus replied, "Neither this man sinned nor his parents, but [it happened] so that the works of God could be revealed in him.

4 It is necessary [for] us to do the deeds of the one who sent me while it is day; 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 these [things], he spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes.

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here "[as]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("went away") which is understood as temporal
• [b]. *The words "[it happened]" are not in the Greek text but are implied
• [c]. *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("had said") which is understood as temporal