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So once more they spoke to the blind man: "Since you're the one whose eyes he opened, what do you say about him?" He replied: "He is a prophet."
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The Judeans, however, were unwilling to believe that he had formerly been blind, but now could see, until they had summoned the man's parents.
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They asked them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?"
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His parents answered, "We know that this is our son and that he was born blind;
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but how it is that he can see now, we don't know; nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him -- he's old enough, he can speak for himself!"
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The parents said this because they were afraid of the Judeans, for the Judeans had already agreed that anyone who acknowledged Yeshua as the Messiah would be banned from the synagogue.
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This is why his parents said, "He's old enough, ask him."
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So a second time they called the man who had been blind; and they said to him, "Swear to God that you will tell the truth! We know that this man is a sinner."
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He answered, "Whether he's a sinner or not I don't know. One thing I do know: I was blind, now I see."
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So they said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
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"I already told you," he answered, "and you didn't listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Maybe you too want to become his talmidim?"