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John 9

Common English Bible CEB

1 As Jesus walked along, he saw a man who was blind from birth.

2 Jesus' disciples asked, "Rabbi, who sinned so that he was born blind, this man or his parents?"

3 Jesus answered, "Neither he nor his parents. This happened so that God's mighty works might be displayed in him.

4 While it's daytime, 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 he said this, he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and smeared the mud on the man's eyes.

7 Jesus said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (this word means sent). So the man went away and washed. When he returned, he could see.

8 The man's neighbors and those who used to see him when he was a beggar said, "Isn't this the man who used to sit and beg?"

9 Some said, "It is," and others said, "No, it's someone who looks like him." But the man said, "Yes, it's me!"

10 So they asked him, "How are you now able to see?"

11 He answered, "The man they call Jesus made mud, smeared it on my eyes, and said, ‘Go to the Pool of Siloam and wash.' So I went and washed, and then I could see."

12 They asked, "Where is this man?" He replied, "I don't know."

13 Then they led the man who had been born blind to the Pharisees.

14 Now Jesus made the mud and smeared it on the man's eyes on a Sabbath day.

15 So Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see. The man told them, "He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and now I see."

16 Some Pharisees said, "This man isn't from God, because he breaks the Sabbath law." Others said, "How can a sinner do miraculous signs like these?" So they were divided.

17 Some of the Pharisees questioned the man who had been born blind again: "What do you have to say about him, since he healed your eyes?" He replied, "He's a prophet."

18 The Jewish leaders didn't believe the man had been blind and received his sight until they called for his parents.

19 The Jewish leaders asked them, "Is this your son? Are you saying he was born blind? How can he now see?"

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

21 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."

22 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.

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

24 Therefore, they called a second time for the man who had been born blind and said to him, "Give glory to God. We know this man is a sinner."

25 The man answered, "I don't know whether he's a sinner. Here's what I do know: I was blind and now I see."

26 They questioned him: "What did he do to you? How did he heal your eyes?"

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

28 They insulted him: "You are his disciple, but we are Moses' disciples.

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

30 The man answered, "This is incredible! You don't know where he is from, yet he healed my eyes!

31 We know that God doesn't listen to sinners. God listens to anyone who is devout and does God's will.

32 No one has ever heard of a healing of the eyes of someone born blind.

33 If this man wasn't from God, he couldn't do this."

34 They responded, "You were born completely in sin! How is it that you dare to teach us?" Then they expelled him.

35 Jesus heard they had expelled the man born blind. Finding him, Jesus said, "Do you believe in the Human One?"

36 He answered, "Who is he, sir? I want to believe in him."

37 Jesus said, "You have seen him. In fact, he is the one speaking with you."

38 The man said, "Lord, I believe." And he worshipped Jesus.

39 Jesus said, "I have come into the world to exercise judgment so that those who don't see can see and those who see will become blind."

40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard what he said and asked, "Surely we aren't blind, are we?"

41 Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you wouldn't have any sin, but now that you say, ‘We see,' your sin remains.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

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

2 His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, why was this man born blind? Did he or his parents sin?"

3 Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned. Instead, he was born blind so that God could show what he can do for him.

4 We must do what the one who sent me wants us to do while it is day. The night when no one can do anything is coming.

5 As long as I'm in the world, I'm light for the world."

6 After Jesus said this, he spit on the ground and mixed the spit with dirt. Then he smeared it on the man's eyes

7 and told him, "Wash it off in the pool of Siloam." (Siloam means "sent.") The blind man washed it off and returned. He was able to see.

8 His neighbors and those who had previously seen him begging asked, "Isn't this the man who used to sit and beg?"

9 Some of them said, "He's the one." Others said, "No, he isn't, but he looks like him." But the man himself said, "I am the one."

10 So they asked him, "How did you receive your sight?"

11 He replied, "The man people call Jesus mixed some spit with dirt, smeared it on my eyes, and told me, 'Go to Siloam, and wash it off.' So I went there, washed it off, and received my sight."

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

13 Some people brought the man who had been blind to the Pharisees.

14 The day when Jesus mixed the spit and dirt and gave the man sight was a day of worship.

15 So the Pharisees asked the man again how he received his sight. The man told the Pharisees, "He put a mixture of spit and dirt on my eyes. I washed it off, and now I can see."

16 Some of the Pharisees said, "The man who did this is not from God because he doesn't follow the traditions for the day of worship." Other Pharisees asked, "How can a man who is a sinner perform miracles like these?" So the Pharisees were divided in their opinions.

17 They asked the man who had been born blind another question: "What do you say about the man who gave you sight?" The man answered, "He's a prophet."

18 Until they talked to the man's parents, the Jews didn't believe that the man had been blind and had been given sight.

19 They asked his parents, "Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? Why can he see now?"

20 His parents replied, "We know that he's our son and that he was born blind.

21 But we don't know how he got his sight or who gave it to him. You'll have to ask him. He's old enough to answer for himself."

22 (His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. The Jews had already agreed to put anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Christ out of the synagogue.

23 That's why his parents said, "You'll have to ask him. He's old enough.")

24 So once again the Jews called the man who had been blind. They told him, "Give glory to God. We know that this man who gave you sight is a sinner."

25 The man responded, "I don't know if he's a sinner or not. But I do know one thing. I used to be blind, but now I can see."

26 The Jews asked him, "What did he do to you? How did he give you sight?"

27 The man replied, "I've already told you, but you didn't listen. Why do you want to hear the story again? Do you want to become his disciples too?"

28 The Jews yelled at him, "You're his disciple, but we're Moses' disciples.

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

30 The man replied to them, "That's amazing! You don't know where he's from. Yet, he gave me sight.

31 We know that God doesn't listen to sinners. Instead, he listens to people who are devout and who do what he wants.

32 Since the beginning of time, no one has ever heard of anyone giving sight to a person born blind.

33 If this man were not from God, he couldn't do anything like that."

34 The Jews answered him, "You were born full of sin. Do you think you can teach us?" Then they threw him out [of the synagogue].

35 Jesus heard that the Jews had thrown the man out [of the synagogue]. So when Jesus found the man, he asked him, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"

36 The man replied, "Sir, tell me who he is so that I can believe in him."

37 Jesus told him, "You've seen him. He is the person who is now talking with you."

38 The man bowed in front of Jesus and said, "I believe, Lord."

39 Then Jesus said, "I have come into this world to judge: Blind people will be given sight, and those who can see will become blind."

40 Some Pharisees who were with Jesus heard this. So they asked him, "Do you think we're blind?"

41 Jesus told them, "If you were blind, you wouldn't be sinners. But now you say, 'We see,' so you continue to be sinners.