Johannes 9
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Jesus helbreder en blindfødt mand
9 Da Jesus og disciplene senere gik omkring i byen, traf de en mand, som havde været blind fra fødslen. 2 „Mester, hvorfor er den mand født blind?” spurgte disciplene. „Er det på grund af hans egne synder eller hans forældres?”
3 „Ingen af delene,” svarede Jesus. „Men det, der er sket med ham, vil føre til, at Guds kraft bliver synliggjort. 4 Så længe det endnu er ‚dag’, må jeg[a] gøre de gerninger, som Gud har lagt til rette for mig. Der kommer en ‚nat’, hvor ingen kan arbejde. 5 Mens jeg er i verden, er jeg verdens Lys.”
6 Derefter spyttede Jesus på jorden, lavede mudder af spyttet, smurte det på den blinde mands øjne 7 og sagde til ham: „Gå hen og vask dig i den dam, der kaldes Shiloa.” (Shiloa betyder „udsendt”). Manden gik så hen og vaskede sig, og da han kom tilbage, kunne han se.
8 Hans naboer og andre, der kendte ham som den blinde tigger, sagde: „Er det ikke ham, der sad og tiggede?” 9 „Jo, det må være ham,” mente nogle. Andre sagde: „Nej, det må være en, der ligner ham.”
„Det er mig!” sagde manden.
10 „Hvordan er du kommet til at se?” spurgte folk.
11 „En mand ved navn Jesus lavede noget mudder og smurte det på mine øjne,” svarede han. „Og så sagde han, at jeg skulle gå hen og vaske det af i Shiloa-dammen. Da jeg havde gjort det, kunne jeg se.”
12 „Hvor er den mand henne nu?” spurgte folk.
„Det ved jeg ikke,” svarede han.
Forhøret hos farisæerne
13 Så tog de manden, som havde været blind, med hen til farisæerne. 14 Da helbredelsen var foregået på en sabbat, 15 forhørte farisæerne ham om, hvordan han var kommet til at se. Han forklarede, hvordan Jesus havde smurt mudder på hans øjne og bedt ham vaske det af. Da han havde gjort det, kunne han se.
16 „Den mand er ikke sendt af Gud,” sagde nogle af farisæerne, „han overholder jo ikke sabbatten.” Men andre sagde: „Hvordan skulle en synder kunne gøre sådan et mirakel?” De var meget uenige om, hvad de skulle mene om Jesus.
17 Derfor spurgte de manden, der havde været blind: „Hvad mener du om ham? Det er jo dig, han har helbredt.”
„Han er en profet!” var svaret.
18 De jødiske ledere nægtede nu at tro på, at manden havde været blind. Derfor blev hans forældre tilkaldt og krydsforhørt: 19 „Er den mand her jeres søn, som I påstår er født blind? Hvordan kan det så være, at han kan se nu?”
20 „Ja, det er vores søn. Og det er rigtigt, at han er født blind. 21 Men hvordan det er gået til, at han nu kan se, eller hvem der er årsag til det, det kan vi ikke sige noget om. Spørg ham selv! Han er gammel nok til selv at svare.” 22-23 De svarede på den måde, fordi de var bange for de jødiske ledere, som havde vedtaget, at hvis nogen sagde, at Jesus var Messias, skulle de udelukkes fra synagogen.
24 For anden gang tilkaldte farisæerne manden, der havde været blind, og sagde til ham: „Giv Gud æren! Vi ved jo, at han, der helbredte dig, er et syndigt menneske.”
25 „Om han er en synder, det ved jeg ikke,” svarede manden, „men én ting ved jeg: Før var jeg blind, og nu kan jeg se!”
26 „Jamen, hvordan gjorde han det?” spurgte de. „Hvordan fik han dig til at se?”
27 „Det har jeg jo lige fortalt jer!” udbrød manden. „I hørte måske ikke efter? Hvorfor vil I ellers høre det igen? I vil da ikke være hans disciple, vel?”
28 Så skældte de ham ud: „Du kan selv være hans discipel! Vi er disciple af Moses. 29 Vi ved, at Gud talte til Moses, men vi ved ikke, hvem den her mand er.”
30 „Det var da mærkeligt,” svarede manden. „Han helbreder en blind, og I aner ikke, hvem han er. 31 Mon Gud ville bønhøre ham, hvis han var et syndigt menneske? Nej, Gud bønhører dem, der viser ham ære og gør hans vilje. 32 Har man nogensinde før hørt, at en blindfødt er blevet helbredt, så han kunne se? 33 Hvis den mand ikke kom fra Gud, kunne han ikke have gjort det.”
34 „Vil du nu til at belære os?” råbte de. „Du, som har været en synder hele dit liv!” Så jog de ham ud.[b]
Farisæernes blindhed
35 Da Jesus hørte, hvordan manden var blevet smidt ud, opsøgte han ham og spurgte: „Tror du på Menneskesønnen?” 36 „Mester, sig mig, hvem han er, så jeg kan tro på ham,” svarede manden. 37 „Du har allerede set ham,” sagde Jesus. „For det er mig, der er Menneskesønnen.” 38 „Herre, jeg tror!” svarede han og faldt på knæ foran Jesus.
39 Da sagde Jesus: „Denne verden vil blive dømt, nu da jeg er kommet. De blinde bliver seende, men de seende bliver blinde.” 40 Da nogle af de farisæere, som fulgte med Jesus, hørte det, sagde de: „Vil du måske påstå, at vi også er blinde?” 41 Jesus svarede: „Havde I været blinde, ville I have været uden skyld. Men så længe I påstår, at I kan se, er I skyldige!”
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.
John 9
English Standard Version
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
9 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, (A)“Rabbi, (B)who sinned, (C)this man or (D)his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but (E)that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 We must (F)work the works of him who sent me (G)while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, (H)I am the light of the world.” 6 Having said these things, (I)he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. (J)Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud 7 and said to him, “Go, wash in (K)the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and (L)came back seeing.
8 The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, (M)“Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some said, “It is he.” Others said, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.” 10 So they said to him, “Then how were your eyes opened?” 11 He answered, (N)“The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed and received my sight.” 12 They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.”
13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. 14 (O)Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. 15 (P)So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” 16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not (Q)from God, (R)for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, (S)“How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And (T)there was a division among them. 17 So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?” He said, (U)“He is a prophet.”
18 (V)The Jews[a] did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight 19 and asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” 20 His parents answered, “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind. 21 But how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.” 22 (His parents said these things (W)because they feared the Jews, for (X)the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should (Y)confess Jesus[b] to be Christ, (Z)he was to be put out of the synagogue. 23 Therefore his parents said, (AA)“He is of age; ask him.”)
24 So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, (AB)“Give glory to God. We know that (AC)this man is a sinner.” 25 He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I (AD)was blind, now I see.” 26 They said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” 27 He answered them, (AE)“I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?” 28 And they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but (AF)we are disciples of Moses. 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, (AG)we do not know where he comes from.” 30 The man answered, “Why, this is (AH)an amazing thing! (AI)You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that (AJ)God does not listen to sinners, but (AK)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 (AL)If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” 34 They answered him, (AM)“You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they (AN)cast him out.
35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in (AO)the Son of Man?”[c] 36 He answered, (AP)“And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and (AQ)it is he who is speaking to you.” 38 He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him. 39 Jesus said, (AR)“For judgment I came into this world, (AS)that those who do not see may see, and (AT)those who see may become blind.” 40 Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, (AU)“Are we also blind?” 41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, (AV)you would have no guilt;[d] but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains.
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