Johannes 9
BasisBijbel
Jezus geneest een blinde man
9 Toen Jezus verder liep, zag Hij een man die al vanaf zijn geboorte blind was. 2 Zijn leerlingen vroegen Hem: "Meester, hoe komt het dat hij blind geboren is? Komt dat omdat zijn ouders ongehoorzaam geweest zijn aan God, of hijzelf?" 3 Jezus antwoordde: "Het komt niet omdat hij of zijn ouders ongehoorzaam zijn geweest aan God. Maar God wil nu door hem aan de mensen laten zien hoe goed en machtig Hij is. 4 Hij heeft Mij gestuurd om te doen wat Hij wil. Dat doe Ik zolang het licht is. Want als het eenmaal donker is geworden, kan niemand dat meer doen. 5 Zolang Ik op de aarde ben, ben Ik het licht voor de mensen." 6 Toen spuugde Hij op de grond en maakte daarvan een modderpapje. Hij smeerde dat op de ogen van de blinde man en zei tegen hem: 7 "Ga je wassen in de vijver van Siloam" ('Siloam' betekent 'gestuurd'). De man ging daarheen en waste zich. Toen hij terugkwam, kon hij zien.
8 Zijn buren en de andere mensen die hem als blinde bedelaar hadden gekend, zagen hem. En ze zeiden tegen elkaar: "Is dat niet die bedelaar?" 9 Sommige mensen zeiden: "Ja, dat is hem inderdaad." Andere mensen zeiden: "Nee, hij lijkt alleen op hem." Hij zei: "Ik ben het wél." 10 Toen vroegen ze hem: "Hoe komt het dat je nu kan zien?" 11 Hij antwoordde: "De Man die ze Jezus noemen maakte een modderpapje. Dat smeerde Hij op mijn ogen. Toen zei Hij dat ik me in Siloam moest gaan wassen. Dat heb ik gedaan en toen kon ik zien." 12 Ze vroegen hem: "Waar is Hij nu?" Hij zei: "Dat weet ik niet."
13 Ze brachten hem naar de Farizeeërs. 14 Nu was het de heilige rustdag toen Jezus het modderpapje maakte en de ogen van de man genas. 15 De Farizeeërs vroegen aan de man hoe het kwam dat hij nu kon zien. Hij antwoordde: "Hij smeerde een modderpapje op mijn ogen. Ik waste dat er af en toen kon ik zien." 16 Een paar van hen zeiden toen: "Die Man is echt niet door God gestuurd, want Hij houdt Zich niet aan de heilige rustdag." Anderen zeiden: "Maar hoe kan een slecht mens zulke wonderen doen?" En ze werden het niet met elkaar eens. 17 Toen vroegen ze aan de man die blind was geweest: "Wat vind je zelf van Hem, nu Hij je ogen heeft genezen?" Hij antwoordde: "Hij is een profeet!"
18 De Joodse leiders geloofden niet echt dat hij blind was geweest en nu kon zien. Daarom vroegen ze het aan zijn ouders. 19 Ze vroegen hun: "Is dit jullie zoon? Klopt het dat hij blind geboren is? Hoe kan het dat hij nu kan zien?" 20 Zijn ouders antwoordden: "Ja, dit is onze zoon en het klopt dat hij blind geboren is. 21 Maar we weten niet hoe het komt dat hij nu kan zien. We weten ook niet wie hem genezen heeft. Vraag het hemzelf. Hij is volwassen en kan zelf antwoord geven." 22 Zijn ouders zeiden dat omdat ze bang waren voor de Joodse leiders. Want mensen die zeiden dat Jezus de Messias was, mochten van de Joodse leiders niet meer in de synagoge komen. 23 Daarom zeiden zijn ouders: 'Hij is volwassen. Vraag het hemzelf.'
24 Toen riepen ze de man voor de tweede keer. Ze zeiden tegen hem: "Denk erom dat je respect moet hebben voor God. Wij weten dat die Man een slecht mens is." 25 Hij antwoordde: "Of Hij een slecht mens is weet ik niet. Ik weet één ding: dat ik eerst blind was en nu kan zien." 26 Toen vroegen ze hem opnieuw: "Wat heeft Hij met je gedaan? Hoe heeft hij je ogen beter gemaakt?" 27 Hij antwoordde: "Dat heb ik jullie al verteld, maar jullie willen niet naar mij luisteren. Waarom willen jullie het nog een keer horen? Willen jullie soms ook zijn leerlingen worden?" 28 Ze scholden hem uit en zeiden: "Je bent zelf een leerling van Hem, maar wíj zijn leerlingen van Mozes. 29 We weten dat God tegen Mozes heeft gesproken. Maar we weten helemaal niet waar déze Man vandaan komt en wie Hem heeft gestuurd." 30 De man antwoordde: "Dat is toch vreemd dat jullie niet weten waar Hij vandaan komt en wie Hem heeft gestuurd. Hij heeft mijn ogen genezen! 31 We weten dat God niet luistert naar slechte mensen, maar wel naar mensen die ontzag voor Hem hebben en Hem gehoorzamen. 32 Nog nooit eerder heeft een mens de ogen genezen van iemand die blind geboren is. 33 Als deze Man niet door God was gestuurd, had Hij dat niet kunnen doen." 34 Toen zeiden ze tegen hem: "Jij was blind geboren omdat je zo'n slecht mens bent. Hoe durf je ons dan te leren hoe het zit?" En ze zetten hem de synagoge uit.
35 Jezus hoorde dat de man niet meer in de synagoge mocht komen. Hij zocht hem op en zei tegen hem: "Geloof je in de Zoon van God?" 36 Hij antwoordde: "Wie is dat dan?" 37 Jezus zei tegen hem: "Je hebt Hem niet alleen gezien, maar ook met Hem gesproken, want Ik ben het." 38 Hij zei: "Ik geloof in U, Heer," en hij knielde voor Hem neer. 39 Jezus zei tegen hem: "Ik ben gekomen om te oordelen: mensen die blind zijn, zullen gaan zien, en van mensen die kunnen zien, zal blijken dat ze blind zijn."
40 Een paar Farizeeërs hoorden Hem dat zeggen. Ze zeiden tegen Jezus: "Zijn wij dan óók blind?" 41 Jezus zei tegen hen: "Als jullie blind waren, zouden jullie niet schuldig zijn. Maar omdat jullie zeggen dat jullie kunnen zien, zijn jullie schuldig."
John 9
New Matthew Bible
Christ makes the man who was born blind able to see.
9 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man who was blind from his birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin: this man, or his father and mother, that he was born blind? 3 Jesus answered, Neither has this man sinned, nor yet his father and mother, but it is so that the works of God may be shown on him. 4 I must work the works of him that sent me while it is day. The night comes, when no man can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
6 As soon as he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind man, 7 and said to him, Go and wash in the pool of Siloam (which, translated, means Sent). He went his way and washed, and came back seeing. 8 The neighbours and people that had seen him before, how he was a beggar, said, Is this not the man who sat and begged? 9 Some said, This is the man. Others said, He is like him. But he himself said, I am he.
10 They said to him, How were your eyes opened then? 11 He answered and said, The man that is called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool Siloam and wash. And I went and washed, and received my sight.
12 They said to him, Where is he? He said, I do not know.
13 Then they brought to the Pharisees the man who a little before had been blind. 14 For it was the Sabbath day when Jesus had made the clay and opened his eyes. 15 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said to them, He put clay upon my eyes, and I washed, and do see. 16 Then some of the Pharisees said, This man is not of God, because he does not keep the Sabbath day. Others said, How can a man who is a sinner do such miracles? And there was disagreement among them. 17 Then they spoke to the blind man again: What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
18 But the Jews did not believe concerning the fellow, that he had been blind and received his sight, until they called the father and mother of him who had received his sight. 19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?
20 His father and mother answered them and said, We know well that this is our son and that he was born blind. 21 But by what means he now sees, that we do not know. Or who has opened his eyes, we do not know. He is old enough; ask him. Let him answer for himself.
22 His father and mother spoke such words because they feared the Jews. For the Jews had decided already that if anyone confessed that Jesus was the Christ, he would be excommunicated out of the synagogue. 23 Therefore his father and mother said, He is old enough; ask him.
24 Then again they called the man who had been blind and said to him, Give God the praise. We know that this man is a sinner.
25 He answered and said, Whether he is a sinner or not, I do not know. One thing I am sure of: I was blind, and now I see.
26 Then they said to him again, What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?
27 He answered them, I told you already, and you did not hear. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to be his disciples?
28 Then they berated him and said, You are his disciple. We are Moses’ disciples. 29 We are sure that God spoke with Moses. This fellow, we do not know where he is from.
30 The man answered and said to them, This is a marvellous thing, that you do not where he is from, seeing he has opened my eyes. 31 For we are sure that God does not hear sinners. But if anyone is a worshipper of God and does his will, him he hears. 32 Since the world began it has never been heard that any man opened the eyes of someone that was born blind. 33 If this man were not of God, he could have done nothing.
34 They answered and said to him, You are altogether born in sin, and do you teach us? And they cast him out.
35 Jesus heard that they had excommunicated the man, and as soon as he found him, he said to him, Do you believe on the Son of God? 36 He answered and said, Who is it, Lord, so that I can believe on him? 37 And Jesus said to him, You have seen him, and he it is who talks with you.
38 And he said, Lord, I believe! and worshipped him.
39 Jesus said, I have come for judgment into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see, may be made blind.
40 And some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these words and said to him, Are we then blind? 41 Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin. But now you say, We see. Therefore your sin remains.
John 9
New International Version
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
9 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi,(A) who sinned,(B) this man(C) or his parents,(D) that he was born blind?”
3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.(E) 4 As long as it is day,(F) 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.”(G)
6 After saying this, he spit(H) on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. 7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam”(I) (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.(J)
8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?”(K) 9 Some claimed that he was.
Others said, “No, he only looks like him.”
But he himself insisted, “I am the man.”
10 “How then 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, and then I could see.”(L)
12 “Where is this man?” they asked him.
“I don’t know,” he said.
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. 14 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man’s eyes was a Sabbath.(M) 15 Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight.(N) “He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I washed, and now I see.”
16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.”(O)
But others asked, “How can a sinner perform such signs?”(P) So they were divided.(Q)
17 Then they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.”
The man replied, “He is a prophet.”(R)
18 They(S) still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s 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 how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders,(T) who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out(U) of the synagogue.(V) 23 That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”(W)
24 A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God by telling the truth,”(X) they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”(Y)
25 He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”
26 Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
27 He answered, “I have told you already(Z) and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?”
28 Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses!(AA) 29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”(AB)
30 The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.(AC) 32 Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God,(AD) he could do nothing.”
34 To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth;(AE) how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.(AF)
Spiritual Blindness
35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe(AG) in the Son of Man?”(AH)
36 “Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”(AI)
37 Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”(AJ)
38 Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.(AK)
39 Jesus said,[a] “For judgment(AL) I have come into this world,(AM) so that the blind will see(AN) and those who see will become blind.”(AO)
40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”(AP)
41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.(AQ)
Footnotes
- John 9:39 Some early manuscripts do not have Then the man said … 39 Jesus said.
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