John 9
New American Standard Bible
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.”
18 (T)The Jews then did not believe it about him, that he had been blind and had received sight, until they called the parents of the very one who had received his sight, 19 and they questioned them, saying, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?” 20 His parents then answered and said, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; 21 but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said this because they (U)were afraid of the [e]Jews; for the Jews (V)had already reached the decision that if anyone confessed Him to be [f]Christ, (W)he was to be excommunicated from the synagogue. 23 It was for this reason that his parents said, “(X)He is of age; ask him.”
24 So for a second time they summoned the man who had been blind, and said to him, “(Y)Give glory to God; we know that (Z)this Man is a sinner.” 25 He then answered, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” 26 So they said to him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?” 27 He answered them, “(AA)I told you already and you did not (AB)listen; why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become His disciples too, do you?” 28 They spoke abusively to him and said, “You are His disciple, but (AC)we are disciples of Moses. 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this Man, (AD)we do not know where He is from.” 30 The man answered and said to them, “Well, here is the amazing thing, that you do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes! 31 We know that (AE)God does not listen to sinners; but if someone is [g]God-fearing and does His will, He listens to him. 32 [h]Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. 33 (AF)If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing.” 34 They answered him, “(AG)You were born entirely in sins, and yet you are teaching us?” So they [i](AH)put him out.
Jesus Affirms His Deity
35 Jesus heard that they had [j](AI)put him out, and upon finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the (AJ)Son of Man?” 36 He answered [k]by saying, “And (AK)who is He, [l]Sir, that I may believe in Him?” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and (AL)He is the One who is talking with you.” 38 And he said, “I believe, Lord.” And he (AM)worshiped Him. 39 And Jesus said, “(AN)For judgment I came into this world, so that (AO)those who do not see may see, and (AP)those who see may become blind.” 40 Those who were with Him from the Pharisees heard these things and said to Him, “(AQ)We are not blind too, are we?” 41 Jesus said to them, “(AR)If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now that you maintain, ‘(AS)We see,’ your sin remains.
Footnotes
- John 9:8 Lit that he was a
- John 9:9 Lit That one kept
- John 9:13 Lit him who
- John 9:16 I.e., confirming miracles
- John 9:22 I.e., the Jewish leaders
- John 9:22 I.e., the Messiah
- John 9:31 Or devout
- John 9:32 Lit From the age it was not heard
- John 9:34 I.e., prob. excommunication from the synagogue
- John 9:35 See note v 34
- John 9:36 Lit and said
- John 9:36 Or Lord
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Guérison d’un aveugle-né
9 Jésus vit, en passant, un homme aveugle de naissance. 2 Ses disciples lui posèrent cette question: «Maître, qui a péché, cet homme ou ses parents, pour qu'il soit né aveugle?» 3 Jésus répondit: «Ce n'est pas que lui ou ses parents aient péché, mais c'est afin que les œuvres de Dieu soient révélées en lui. 4 Il faut que je fasse, tant qu'il fait jour, les œuvres de celui qui m'a envoyé; la nuit vient, où personne ne peut travailler. 5 Pendant que je suis dans le monde, je suis la lumière du monde.»
6 Après avoir dit cela, il cracha par terre et fit de la boue avec sa salive. Puis il appliqua cette boue sur les yeux [de l'aveugle] 7 et lui dit: «Va te laver au bassin de Siloé», nom qui signifie «envoyé». Il y alla donc, se lava et revint voyant clair. 8 Ses voisins et ceux qui l'avaient vu mendier auparavant disaient: «N'est-ce pas celui qui se tenait assis et qui mendiait?» 9 Les uns disaient: «C'est lui.» D'autres disaient: «Non, mais il lui ressemble.» Mais lui affirmait: «C'est bien moi.» 10 Ils lui dirent donc: «Comment [donc] tes yeux ont-ils été ouverts?» 11 Il répondit: «L'homme qu'on appelle Jésus a fait de la boue, l'a appliquée sur mes yeux et m'a dit: ‘Va au bassin de Siloé et lave-toi.’ J'y suis donc allé, je me suis lavé et j'ai pu voir.» 12 Ils lui dirent: «Où est cet homme?» Il répondit: «Je ne sais pas.»
13 Ils menèrent vers les pharisiens l'homme qui avait été aveugle. 14 Or c'était un jour de sabbat que Jésus avait fait de la boue et lui avait ouvert les yeux. 15 A leur tour, les pharisiens lui demandèrent comment il avait pu voir. Il leur dit: «Il a appliqué de la boue sur mes yeux, je me suis lavé et je vois.» 16 Là-dessus, quelques-uns des pharisiens disaient: «Cet homme ne vient pas de Dieu, car il ne respecte pas le sabbat», mais d'autres disaient: «Comment un homme pécheur peut-il faire de tels signes miraculeux?» Et il y eut division parmi eux. 17 Ils dirent encore à l'aveugle: «Toi, que dis-tu de lui, puisqu'il t'a ouvert les yeux?» Il répondit: «C'est un prophète.»
18 Les Juifs ne voulurent pas croire qu'il avait été aveugle et qu’il voyait désormais, avant d'avoir fait venir ses parents. 19 Ils les interrogèrent en disant: «Est-ce bien votre fils, que vous dites être né aveugle? Comment donc se fait-il qu’il voie maintenant?» 20 Ses parents leur répondirent: «Nous savons que c'est bien notre fils et qu'il est né aveugle, 21 mais nous ne savons pas comment il se fait qu'il voie maintenant, ni qui lui a ouvert les yeux. Interrogez-le lui-même, il est assez grand pour parler de ce qui le concerne.» 22 Ses parents dirent cela parce qu'ils avaient peur des chefs juifs. En effet, ceux-ci avaient déjà décidé d'exclure de la synagogue celui qui reconnaîtrait Jésus comme le Messie. 23 Voilà pourquoi ses parents dirent: «Il est assez grand, interrogez-le lui-même.»
24 Les pharisiens appelèrent une seconde fois l'homme qui avait été aveugle et lui dirent: «Rends gloire à Dieu! Nous savons que cet homme est un pécheur.» 25 Il répondit: «S'il est un pécheur, je n'en sais rien. Je sais une chose: c'est que j'étais aveugle et maintenant je vois.» 26 Ils lui dirent [de nouveau]: «Que t'a-t-il fait? Comment t'a-t-il ouvert les yeux?» 27 Il leur répondit: «Je vous l'ai déjà dit et vous n'avez pas écouté. Pourquoi voulez-vous l'entendre encore? Voulez-vous aussi devenir ses disciples?» 28 Ils l'insultèrent et dirent: «C'est toi qui es son disciple. Nous, nous sommes disciples de Moïse. 29 Nous savons que Dieu a parlé à Moïse, mais celui-ci, nous ne savons pas d'où il est.» 30 Cet homme leur répondit: «Voilà qui est étonnant: vous ne savez pas d'où il est, et pourtant il m'a ouvert les yeux! 31 Nous savons que Dieu n'exauce pas les pécheurs mais qu’en revanche, si quelqu'un l'honore et fait sa volonté, il l'exauce. 32 Jamais encore on n'a entendu dire que quelqu'un ait ouvert les yeux d'un aveugle-né. 33 Si cet homme ne venait pas de Dieu, il ne pourrait rien faire.» 34 Ils lui répondirent: «Tu es né tout entier dans le péché et tu nous enseignes!» Et ils le chassèrent.
35 Jésus apprit qu'ils l'avaient chassé. L’ayant rencontré, il [lui] dit: «Crois-tu au Fils de Dieu?» 36 Il répondit: «Et qui est-il, Seigneur, afin que je croie en lui?» 37 «Tu l'as vu, lui dit Jésus, et celui qui te parle, c'est lui.» 38 Alors il dit: «Je crois, Seigneur.» Et il se prosterna devant lui.
39 Puis Jésus dit: «Je suis venu dans ce monde pour un jugement, pour que ceux qui ne voient pas voient et pour que ceux qui voient deviennent aveugles.» 40 Quelques pharisiens qui étaient avec lui entendirent ces paroles et lui dirent: «Nous aussi, sommes-nous aveugles?» 41 Jésus leur répondit: «Si vous étiez aveugles, vous n'auriez pas de péché. Mais en réalité, vous dites: ‘Nous voyons.’ [Ainsi donc,] votre péché reste.
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