⁴ When ^(A)the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, ^(B)“No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, ^(C)Justice^[a] has not allowed him to live.”

⁴ Or those eighteen on whom the tower in ^(A)Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem?

² And he answered them, ^(A)“Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way?

³⁵ so that on you may come all ^(A)the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous ^(B)Abel to the blood of ^(C)Zechariah the son of Barachiah,^[a] whom you murdered between ^(D)the sanctuary and ^(E)the altar.

^8 (A)But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, ^(B)their portion will be in ^(C)the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is ^(D)the second death.”

⁵ He, however, ^(A)shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.

^2 (A)The native people^[a] showed us unusual ^(B)kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.

Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

9 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. ² And his disciples asked him, ^(A)“Rabbi, ^(B)who sinned, ^(C)this man or ^(D)his parents, that he was born blind?”

^24 (A)Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”