John 9
New King James Version
A Man Born Blind Receives Sight
9 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, (A)who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, (B)but that the works of God should be revealed in him. 4 (C)I[a] must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is (D)day; the night is coming when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, (E)I am the light of the world.”
6 When He had said these things, (F)He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. 7 And He said to him, “Go, wash (G)in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So (H)he went and washed, and came back seeing.
8 Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was [b]blind said, “Is not this he who sat and begged?”
9 Some said, “This is he.” Others said, [c]“He is like him.”
He said, “I am he.”
10 Therefore they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?”
11 He answered and said, (I)“A Man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to [d]the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and I received sight.”
12 Then they said to him, “Where is He?”
He said, “I do not know.”
The Pharisees Excommunicate the Healed Man
13 They brought him who formerly was blind to the Pharisees. 14 Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. 15 Then the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”
16 Therefore some of the Pharisees said, “This Man is not from God, because He does not [e]keep the Sabbath.”
Others said, (J)“How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And (K)there was a division among them.
17 They said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him because He opened your eyes?”
He said, (L)“He is a prophet.”
18 But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight. 19 And they asked them, saying, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”
20 His parents answered them and said, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; 21 but by what means he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age; ask him. He will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said these things because (M)they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he (N)would be put out of the synagogue. 23 Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”
24 So they again called the man who was blind, and said to him, (O)“Give God the glory! (P)We know that this Man is a sinner.”
25 He answered and said, “Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
26 Then they said to him again, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”
27 He answered them, “I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
28 Then they reviled him and said, “You are His disciple, but we are Moses’ disciples. 29 We know that God (Q)spoke to (R)Moses; as for this fellow, (S)we do not know where He is from.”
30 The man answered and said to them, (T)“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 (U)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 (V)If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing.”
34 They answered and said to him, (W)“You were completely born in sins, and are you teaching us?” And they [f]cast him out.
True Vision and True Blindness
35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had (X)found him, He said to him, “Do you (Y)believe in (Z)the Son of [g]God?”
36 He answered and said, “Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?”
37 And Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him and (AA)it is He who is talking with you.”
38 Then he said, “Lord, I believe!” And he (AB)worshiped Him.
39 And Jesus said, (AC)“For judgment I have come into this world, (AD)that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.”
40 Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, (AE)and said to Him, “Are we blind also?”
41 Jesus said to them, (AF)“If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.
Ivan 9
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Slijepac od rođenja
9 Šećući uokolo, Isus je primijetio nekog slijepca. Čovjek je bio slijep od rođenja. 2 »Učitelju«, upitali su ga njegovi učenici, »tko je sagriješio da se rodio slijep? On ili njegovi roditelji?«
3 »Ni on ni njegovi roditelji«, odgovorio im je Isus. »Rodio se slijep da bi se na njemu pokazala Božja moćna djela. 4 Dok je dan, moram činiti djela onoga koji me poslao. Kada padne noć, nitko ne može raditi. 5 Dokle god sam na svijetu, njegovo sam svjetlo.«
6 Kad je to izgovorio, pljunuo je na zemlju, napravio od sline blato i njime premazao čovjeku oči. 7 Potom mu je rekao: »Idi do bazena Siloama i umij se!«—Siloam znači »Poslan«. Čovjek je otišao, umio se i vratio gledajući.
8 Njegovi susjedi i oni koji su ga prije često viđali kako prosi pitali su se: »Zar nije ono čovjek koji je stalno sjedio uz cestu i prosio?«
9 Neki su rekli: »Da, to je on!« Drugi pak: »Nije, samo mu je sličan.«
A on sâm je rekao: »Da, ja sam taj!«
10 »Kako se to dogodilo? Kako su ti se otvorile oči?« pitali su ga.
11 Odgovorio je: »Čovjek kojeg zovu Isus napravio je blato, premazao mi njime oči i rekao: ‘Idi do Siloama i umij se!’ Otišao sam, pa kad sam se umio, progledao sam.«
12 Upitali su ga: »Gdje je on?«
13 Ljudi su tada farizejima doveli čovjeka koji je ranije bio slijep. 14 A bio je šabat, dan odmora, kad je Isus načinio blato i otvorio čovjeku oči. 15 Farizeji su ga još jednom počeli ispitivati kako je progledao.
16 Neki od farizeja počeli su govoriti: »Ovaj čovjek nije došao od Boga jer ne poštuje zakon o šabatu.«
»Kako jedan grešnik«, govorili su pak drugi, »može činiti ovakve čudesne znakove?« Tako je među njima došlo do razdora.
17 Ponovo su upitali slijepca: »Što ti misliš o Isusu, sada kada ti je otvorio oči?«
»On je prorok!« odgovorio im je.
18 Židovi mu nisu vjerovali da je bio slijep i da je progledao pa su pozvali njegove roditelje 19 i ispitivali ih: »Je li ovo vaš sin, za kojega kažete da je bio slijep od rođenja? Pa kako onda sada vidi?«
20 Njegovi su roditelji odgovorili: »Znamo da je on naš sin i da se rodio slijep, 21 ali ne znamo kako je progledao niti tko mu je otvorio oči. Pitajte njega! Dovoljno je odrastao da govori sâm za sebe.« 22 Tako su govorili jer su se bojali Židova. Židovi su bili odlučili da svakoga tko prizna da je Isus Mesija izopće iz sinagoge. 23 Zato su njegovi roditelji rekli: »Pitajte njega! Dovoljno je odrastao.«
24 Tada su drugi put pozvali čovjeka, koji je bio slijep, i naredili mu: »Iskaži Bogu čast! Priznaj istinu! Znamo da je čovjek, koji ti je otvorio oči, grešnik.«
25 »Je li grešnik ili nije, ne znam«, odvratio im je. »Znam samo jedno: bio sam slijep, a sada vidim!«
26 »Što ti je učinio?« pitali su ga. »Kako ti je otvorio oči?«
27 Odgovorio im je: »Već sam vam ispričao, ali niste htjeli slušati. Zašto to želite ponovo čuti? Zar i vi želite postati njegovi učenici?«
28 Tada su ga počeli ismijavati i govoriti mu: »Ti si njegov učenik, a mi smo Mojsijevi učenici. 29 Znamo da se Bog obratio Mojsiju, ali ne znamo odakle dolazi ovaj čovjek.«
30 »Zaista je čudno«, odvratio im je, »da vi ne znate odakle on dolazi, a meni je otvorio oči! 31 Poznato je da Bog ne uslišava grešnike, nego onoga tko mu je odan i tko mu se pokorava. 32 Otkad je svijeta, još se nije čulo da je netko otvorio oči slijepcu od rođenja. 33 Da ovaj čovjek nije od Boga, ništa ne bi mogao učiniti.«
34 Odvratili su mu: »Pun si grijeha od rođenja i ti bi nas nečemu učio!« I izbacili su ga iz sinagoge.
Duhovna sljepoća
35 Isus je čuo da su čovjeka izbacili iz sinagoge. Našao ga je i upitao: »Vjeruješ li u Sina Čovječjeg?«
36 »A tko je taj, gospodine?« odvratio je čovjek. »Kaži mi, pa ću povjerovati u njega.«
37 »Gledaš u njega«, rekao mu je Isus. »To je onaj koji sada razgovara s tobom.«
38 »Vjerujem, Gospodine!« rekao je i poklonio se pred Isusom.
39 A Isus je rekao: »Ja sam došao na ovaj svijet da bi se svijetu moglo suditi. Došao sam da progledaju oni koji ne vide, a oslijepe oni koji vide.«
40 Neki farizeji, koji su bili s Isusom, čuli su to i rekli mu: »Zar smo i mi slijepi?«
41 »Kad biste bili slijepi«, odvratio im je Isus, »ne biste imali grijeha, ali sada kažete: ‘Vidimo’. Time vaš grijeh ostaje.«
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