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1 And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth.
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As He was passing by, 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?
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His disciples questioned Him: "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
3 Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
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"Neither this man nor his parents sinned," Jesus answered. "[This came about] so that God's works might be displayed in him.
4 We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
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We must do the works of Him who sent Me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work.
5 When I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
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As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,
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After He said these things He spit on the ground, made some mud from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes.
7 and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
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"Go," He told him, "wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means "Sent"). So he left, washed, and came back seeing.
8 The neighbors therefore, and they that saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
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His neighbors and those who formerly had seen him as a beggar said, "Isn't this the man who sat begging?"
9 Others said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am [he].
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Some said, "He's the one." "No," others were saying, "but he looks like him." He kept saying, "I'm the one!"
10 They said therefore unto him, How then were thine eyes opened?
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Therefore they asked him, "Then how were your eyes opened?"
11 He answered, The man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to Siloam, and wash: so I went away and washed, and I received sight.
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He answered, "The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and told me, 'Go to Siloam and wash.' So when I went and washed I received my sight."
12 And they said unto him, Where is he? He saith, I know not.
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"Where is He?" they asked. "I don't know," he said.
13 They bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
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They brought the man who used to be blind to the Pharisees.
14 Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
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The day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
15 Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and I see.
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So again the Pharisees asked him how he received his sight. "He put mud on my eyes," he told them. "I washed and I can see."
16 Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was division among them.
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Therefore some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, for He doesn't keep the Sabbath!" But others were saying, "How can a sinful man perform such signs?" And there was a division among them.
17 They say therefore unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, in that he opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
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Again they asked the blind man, "What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?" "He's a prophet," he said.
18 The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight,
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The Jews did not believe this about him-that he was blind and received sight-until they summoned the parents of the one who had received his sight.
19 and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? How then doth he now see?
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They asked them, "Is this your son, [the one] you say was born blind? How then does he now see?"
20 His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
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"We know this is our son and that he was born blind," his parents answered.
21 but how he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we know not: ask him; he is of age; he shall speak for himself.
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"But we don't know how he now sees, and we don't know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he's of age. He will speak for himself."
22 These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man should confess him [to be] Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
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His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, since the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him as Messiah, he would be banned from the synagogue.
23 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
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This is why his parents said, "He's of age; ask him."
24 So they called a second time the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is a sinner.
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So a second time they summoned the man who had been blind and told him, "Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner!"
25 He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
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He answered, "Whether or not He's a sinner, I don't know. One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I can see!"
26 They said therefore unto him, What did he to thee? How opened he thine eyes?
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Then they asked him, "What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?"
27 He answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not hear; wherefore would ye hear it again? would ye also become his disciples?
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"I already told you," he said, "and you didn't listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don't want to become His disciples too, do you?"
28 And they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses.
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They ridiculed him: "You're that man's disciple, but we're Moses' disciples.
29 We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is.
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We know that God has spoken to Moses. But this man-we don't know where He's from!"
30 The man answered and said unto them, Why, herein is the marvel, that ye know not whence he is, and [yet] he opened mine eyes.
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"This is an amazing thing," the man told them. "You don't know where He is from, yet He opened my eyes!
31 We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.
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We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He listens to him.
32 Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind.
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Throughout history no one has ever heard of someone opening the eyes of a person born blind.
33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.
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If this man were not from God, He wouldn't be able to do anything."
34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
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"You were born entirely in sin," they replied, "and are you trying to teach us?" Then they threw him out.
35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, he said, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
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When Jesus heard that they had thrown the man out, He found him and asked, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"
36 He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?
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"Who is He, Sir, that I may believe in Him?" he asked.
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee.
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Jesus answered, "You have seen Him; in fact, He is the One speaking with you."
38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
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"I believe, Lord!" he said, and he worshiped Him.
39 And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.
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Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment, in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind."
40 Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are we also blind?
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Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and asked Him, "We aren't blind too, are we?"
41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.
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"If you were blind," Jesus told them, "you wouldn't have sin. But now that you say, 'We see'-your sin remains.
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