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Such was their answer, because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already settled among themselves that if any one should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ, he should be excluded from the synagogue.
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That was why his parents said, "He is of full age: ask him himself."
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A second time therefore they called the man who had been blind, and said, "Give God the praise: we know that that man is a sinner."
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"Whether he is a sinner or not, I do not know," he replied; "one thing I know--that I was once blind and that now I can see."
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"What did he do to you?" they asked; "how did he open your eyes?"
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"I have told you already," he replied, "and you did not listen to me. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also mean to be disciples of his?"
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Then they railed at him, and said, "You are that man's disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
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We know that God spoke to Moses; but as for this fellow we do not know where he comes from."
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"Why, this is marvellous!" the man replied; "you do not know where he comes from, and yet he has opened my eyes!
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We know that God does not listen to bad people, but that if any one is a God-fearing man and obeys Him, to him He listens.
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From the beginning of the world such a thing was never heard of as that any one should open the eyes of a man blind from his birth.