Healing the Man Born Blind

9 As Jesus passed by, He saw a man who had been blind from birth. ² And His disciples asked Him, “^(A)Rabbi, who sinned, ^(B)this man or his ^(C)parents, that he would be born blind?” ³ Jesus answered, “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was ^(D)so that the works of God might be displayed in him. ⁴ We must carry out the works of Him who sent Me ^(E)as long as it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. ⁵ While I am in the world, I am ^(F)the Light of the world.” ⁶ When He had said this, He ^(G)spit on the ground, and made mud from the saliva, and applied the mud to his eyes, ⁷ and said to him, “Go, wash in ^(H)the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he left and ^(I)washed, and ^(J)came back seeing. ⁸ So the neighbors, and those who previously saw ^[a]him as a beggar, were saying, “Is this not the one who used to ^(K)sit and beg?” ⁹ Others were saying, “This is he,” still others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” ^[b]The man himself kept saying, “I am the one.” ¹⁰ So they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?” ¹¹ He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made mud, and spread it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to ^(L)Siloam and wash’; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.” ¹² And they said to him, “Where is He?” He *said, “I do not know.”

Controversy over the Man

¹³ They *brought ^[c]the man who was previously blind to the Pharisees. ^14 (M)Now it was a Sabbath on the day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. ^15 (N)Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He applied mud to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” ¹⁶ Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because He ^(O)does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such ^[d](P)signs?” And ^(Q)there was dissension among them. ¹⁷ So they *said ^(R)again to the man who was blind, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a ^(S)prophet.”

Controversy over the Man

¹³ They *brought ^[a]the man who was previously blind to the Pharisees. ^14 (A)Now it was a Sabbath on the day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. ^15 (B)Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He applied mud to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” ¹⁶ Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because He ^(C)does not keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such ^[b](D)signs?” And ^(E)there was dissension among them. ¹⁷ So they *said ^(F)again to the man who was blind, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a ^(G)prophet.”

³¹ We know that ^(A)God does not listen to sinners; but if someone is ^[a]God-fearing and does His will, He listens to him. ^32 [b]Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. ^33 (B)If this man were not from God, He could do nothing.” ³⁴ They answered him, “^(C)You were born entirely in sins, and yet you are teaching us?” So they ^[c](D)put him out.

Jesus Affirms His Deity

³⁵ Jesus heard that they had ^[d](E)put him out, and upon finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the ^(F)Son of Man?” ³⁶ He answered ^[e]by saying, “And ^(G)who is He, ^[f]Sir, that I may believe in Him?” ³⁷ Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and ^(H)He is the one who is talking with you.” ³⁸ And he said, “I believe, Lord.” And he ^(I)worshiped Him.