1   And as he passed on, he saw a man who had been17Q0248 blind from his birth. 2   And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who sinned, this man,17Q0249 or his parents, that he was born blind? ^note 3   Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents, ^note but that the works of God might be made manifest thro' him. 4   I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day; the night is coming, ^note when no man can work. 5   While I am in the world, I am the light of the world. ^note Having said this, 6   he spit on the ground, and made clay with the spittle, and anointed the eyes of the blind man17Q0250 with the clay, ^note 7   And said to him, Go wash at the pool of Siloam, ^note (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

8   Then the neighbours and they who had seen him before, when he was blind, said, Is not this he who used to sit begging? 9   Some said, This is he: others, He is like him: but he said, I am he. 10   They said to him, How were thine eyes opened? 11   He answered and said, A man called

Jesus ^note made clay and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam and wash. 12   And I went, and washed, and received sight. Then said they to him, Where is he? He said, I know not.

13   They bring to the Pharisees the man who had aforetime been blind. 14   (It was the sabbath, when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.) ^note 15   Again the Pharisees also asked him, How he had received his sight? He said to them, He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and see. 16   Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, ^note because he keepeth not the sabbath. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner, do such miracles? 17   And there was a division among them. They say to the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, for that he hath opened thine eyes? ^note 18   He said, He is a prophet. But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, till they had called the parents of him who had received his sight. 19   And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? 20   How then doth he now see? His parents answered them, and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind. 21   But how he now seeth, we know not, or who hath opened his eyes, we know not. 22   He is of age: ask him; he will speak concerning himself. His parents said this, because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed, That if any man should own him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. ^note 23   Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

24   Therefore they called a second time the man that had been blind, and said to him, Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner. 25   He answered and said, That he is a sinner I know not: one thing I know, that I was blind, and now see. 26   They said to him again, What did he to thee? 27   How opened he thine eyes? He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hearken: why would ye hear it again? 28   Are ye also ^note willing to be his disciples? Then they reviled him and said, Thou art a disciple of that fellow; but we are disciples of Moses. 29   We know that God spake to Moses; but we know not this

fellow, whence he is. ^note 30   The man answered ^note and said to them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not whence he is; altho' he hath opened my eyes! 31   We ^note know that God heareth not sinners; but if a man be a worshiper of God, and do his will, him he heareth. 32   Since the world began it was not heard, that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. 33   If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. ^note 34   They answered and said to him, Thou-wast altogether born in sins, ^note and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

35   Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and having found him, ^note he said to him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? 36   He answered and said, Sir, who is he, that I may believe ^note on him? 37   Jesus said to him, Thou hast both seen him, and he that talketh with thee is he. 38   And he said, Lord, I believe. ^note 39   And he worshiped him. Jesus said, For judgment am I come into the world, ^note that they who see not, may see, and that they who see, may become blind. 40   And some of the Pharisees that were with him heard this, and said to him, Are we blind also? 41   Jesus said to them, If ye had been blind, ^note ye would have had no sin. But now ye say, We see: therefore your sin remaineth.

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