¹⁶ Therefore some of the Pharisees said, “This Man is not from God, because He does not ^[a]keep the Sabbath.”

Others said, ^(A)“How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And ^(B)there was a division among them.

¹⁹ Therefore ^(A)there was a division again among the Jews because of these sayings.

⁴³ So ^(A)there was a division among the people because of Him.

¹² And ^(A)there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. ^(B)Some said, “He is good”; others said, “No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.”

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

² And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!”

²⁴ If I had not done among them ^(A)the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have ^(B)seen and also hated both Me and My Father.

¹¹ Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, ^(A)or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.

³⁰ The man answered and said to them, ^(A)“Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes! ³¹ Now we know that ^(B)God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him. ³² Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind. ^33 (C)If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing.”

²⁴ So they again called the man who was blind, and said to him, ^(A)“Give God the glory! ^(B)We know that this Man is a sinner.”