John 9; John 10

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John 9

1 As Jesus went along, he saw a man who was blind. He had been blind since he was born.

2 Jesus' disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned? Was this man born blind because he sinned? Or did his parents sin?"

3 "It isn't because this man sinned," said Jesus. "It isn't because his parents sinned. This happened so that God's work could be shown in his life.

4 While it is still day, we must do the work of the One who sent me. Night is coming. Then 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. He made some mud with the spit. Then he put the mud on the man's eyes.

7 "Go," he told him. "Wash in the Pool of Siloam." Siloam means Sent. So the man went and washed. And he came home able to see.

8 His neighbors and those who had earlier seen him begging asked questions. "Isn't this the same man who used to sit and beg?" they asked.

9 Some claimed that he was. Others said, "No. He only looks like him." But the man who had been blind kept saying, "I am the man."

10 "Then how were your eyes opened?" they asked.

11 He replied, "The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed. Then I could see."

12 "Where is this man?" they asked him. "I don't know," he said.

13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.

14 The day Jesus made the mud and opened the man's eyes was a Sabbath.

15 So the Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see. "He put mud on my eyes," the man replied. "Then I washed. And now I can see."

16 Some of the Pharisees said, "Jesus has not come from God. He does not keep the Sabbath day." But others asked, "How can a sinner do such miraculous signs?" So the Pharisees did not agree with each other.

17 Finally they turned again to the blind man. "What do you have to say about him?" they asked. "It was your eyes he opened." The man replied, "He is a prophet."

18 The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and now could see. So they sent for his parents.

19 "Is this your son?" they asked. "Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?"

20 "We know he is our son," the parents answered. "And we know he was born blind.

21 But we don't know how he can now see. And we don't know who opened his eyes. Ask him. He is an adult. He can speak for himself."

22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. The Jews had already decided that anyone who said Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

23 That was why the man's parents said, "He is an adult. Ask him."

24 Again they called the man who had been blind to come to them. "Give glory to God by telling the truth!" they said. "We know that the man who healed you is a sinner."

25 He replied, "I don't know if he is a sinner or not. I do know one thing. I was blind, but now I can see!"

26 Then they asked him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"

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

28 Then they began to attack him with their words. "You are this fellow's disciple!" they said. "We are disciples of Moses!

29 We know that God spoke to Moses. But we don't even know where this fellow comes from."

30 The man answered, "That is really surprising! You don't know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes.

31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to godly people who do what he wants them to do.

32 Nobody has ever heard of anyone opening the eyes of a person born blind.

33 If this man had not come from God, he could do nothing."

34 Then the Pharisees replied, "When you were born, you were already deep in sin. How dare you talk like that to us!" And they threw him out of the synagogue.

35 Jesus heard that the Pharisees had thrown the man out. When he found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"

36 "Who is he, sir?" the man asked. "Tell me, so I can believe in him."

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

38 Then the man said, "Lord, I believe." And he worshiped him.

39 Jesus said, "I have come into this world to judge it. I have come so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind."

40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this. They asked, "What? Are we blind too?"

41 Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, you remain guilty.

John 10

1 "What I'm about to tell you is true. What if someone does not enter the sheep pen through the gate but climbs in another way? That person is a thief and a robber.

2 The one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him. The sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

4 When he has brought all of his own sheep out, he goes on ahead of them. His sheep follow him because they know his voice.

5 But they will never follow a stranger. In fact, they will run away from him. They don't recognize a stranger's voice."

6 Jesus used this story. But the Jews who were there didn't understand what he was telling them.

7 So Jesus said again, "What I'm about to tell you is true. I am like a gate for the sheep.

8 All those who ever came before me were thieves and robbers. But the sheep did not listen to them.

9 I'm like a gate. Anyone who enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out. And he will find plenty of food.

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so they can have life. I want them to have it in the fullest possible way.

11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life for the sheep.

12 The hired man is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when the hired man sees the wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.

13 The man runs away because he is a hired man. He does not care about the sheep.

14 "I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, and my sheep know me.

15 They know me just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I give my life for the sheep.

16 "I have other sheep that do not belong to this sheep pen. I must bring them in too. They also will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.

17 "The reason my Father loves me is that I give up my life. But I will take it back again.

18 No one takes it from me. I give it up myself. I have the authority to give it up. And I have the authority to take it back again. I received this command from my Father."

19 After Jesus spoke these words, the Jews again could not agree with each other.

20 Many of them said, "He is controlled by a demon. He has gone crazy! Why should we listen to him?"

21 But others said, "A person controlled by a demon does not say things like this. Can a demon open the eyes of someone who is blind?"

22 Then came the Feast of Hanukkah at Jerusalem. It was winter.

23 Jesus was in the temple area walking in Solomon's Porch.

24 The Jews gathered around him. They said, "How long will you keep us waiting? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."

25 Jesus answered, "I did tell you. But you do not believe. The kinds of things I do in my Father's name speak for me.

26 But you do not believe, because you are not my sheep.

27 "My sheep listen to my voice. I know them, and they follow me.

28 I give them eternal life, and they will never die. No one can steal them out of my hand.

29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than anyone. No one can steal them out of my Father's hand.

30 I and the Father are one."

31 Again the Jews picked up stones to kill him.

32 But Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many miracles from the Father. Which one of these are you throwing stones at me for?"

33 "We are not throwing stones at you for any of these," replied the Jews. "We are stoning you for saying a very evil thing. You are only a man. But you claim to be God."

34 Jesus answered them, "Didn't God say in your Law, 'I have said you are gods'?(Psalm 82:6)

35 We know that Scripture is always true. God spoke to some people and called them 'gods.'

36 If that is true, what about the One the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why do you charge me with saying a very evil thing? Is it because I said, 'I am God's Son'?

37 "Don't believe me unless I do what my Father does.

38 But what if I do it? Even if you don't believe me, believe the miracles. Then you will know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father."

39 Again they tried to arrest him. But he escaped from them.

40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan River. He went to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed.

41 Many people came to him. They said, "John never did a miraculous sign. But everything he said about this man was true."

42 And in that place many believed in Jesus.

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