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John 9:1
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John 9:1
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Chapter 9
The Man Born Blind. 1 [a]As he passed by he saw a man blind from birth.(A)
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- 9:1–10:21 Sabbath healing of the man born blind. This sixth sign is introduced to illustrate the saying, “I am the light of the world” (Jn 8:12; 9:5). The narrative of conflict about Jesus contrasts Jesus (light) with the Jews (blindness, Jn 9:39–41). The theme of water is reintroduced in the reference to the pool of Siloam. Ironically, Jesus is being judged by the Jews, yet the Jews are judged by the Light of the world; cf. Jn 3:19–21.
John 9:1
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John 9:1
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Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
9 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.
John 9:6-9
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John 9:6-9
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6 When he had said this, he spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes,(A) 7 and said to him, “Go wash[a] in the Pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed, and came back able to see.(B)
8 His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the one who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some said, “It is,” but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” He said, “I am.”
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- 9:7 Go wash: perhaps a test of faith; cf. 2 Kgs 5:10–14. The water tunnel Siloam (= Sent) is used as a symbol of Jesus, sent by his Father.
John 9:6-9
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John 9:6-9
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6 After saying this, he spit(A) 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”(B) (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.(C)
8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?”(D) 9 Some claimed that he was.
Others said, “No, he only looks like him.”
But he himself insisted, “I am the man.”
John 9:13-17
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John 9:13-17
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13 They brought the one who was once blind to the Pharisees. 14 Now Jesus had made clay[a] and opened his eyes on a sabbath.(A) 15 So then the Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see. He said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.” 16 So some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he does not keep the sabbath.” [But] others said, “How can a sinful man do such signs?” And there was a division among them.(B) 17 So they said to the blind man again, “What do you have to say about him, since he opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”(C)
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- 9:14 In using spittle, kneading clay, and healing, Jesus had broken the sabbath rules laid down by Jewish tradition.
John 9:13-17
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John 9:13-17
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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.(A) 15 Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight.(B) “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.”(C)
But others asked, “How can a sinner perform such signs?”(D) So they were divided.(E)
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.”(F)
John 9:34-38
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John 9:34-38
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34 They answered and said to him, “You were born totally in sin, and are you trying to teach us?” Then they threw him out.
35 When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, he found him and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36 He answered and said, “Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have seen him and the one speaking with you is he.”(A) 38 He said, “I do believe, Lord,” and he worshiped him.
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John 9:34-38
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John 9:34-38
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34 To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth;(A) how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.(B)
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35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe(C) in the Son of Man?”(D)
36 “Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”(E)
37 Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”(F)
38 Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.(G)
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