¹⁶ Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not ^(A)from God, ^(B)for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, ^(C)“How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And ^(D)there was a division among them.

^19 (A)There was again a division among the Jews because of these words.

⁴³ So there was ^(A)a division among the people over him.

¹² And there was much ^(A)muttering about him among the people. ^(B)While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, ^(C)he is leading the people astray.”

² This man came to Jesus^{[a] (A)}by night and said to him, ^(B)“Rabbi, ^(C)we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do ^(D)unless God is with him.”

² But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, ^(A)“Look, your disciples are doing ^(B)what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”

⁴ But the people of the city ^(A)were divided; ^(B)some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles.

^24 (A)If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, ^(B)they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have ^(C)seen and hated both me and my Father.

¹¹ Believe me that ^(A)I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else ^(B)believe on account of the works themselves.

³⁰ The man answered, “Why, this is ^(A)an amazing thing! ^(B)You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. ³¹ We know that ^(C)God does not listen to sinners, but ^(D)if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. ³² Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. ^33 (E)If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”