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The Sixth Sign: Healing a Man Born Blind

As he was passing by, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi,(A) who sinned, this man(B) or his parents,(C) that he was born blind?”

“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” Jesus answered. “This came about so that God’s works(D) might be displayed in him. We[a] must do the works(E) of him who sent me[b] while it is day.(F) Night is coming when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”(G)

After he said these things he spit on the ground, made some mud(H) from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes. “Go,” he told him, “wash in the pool of Siloam”(I) (which means “Sent”). So he left, washed, and came back seeing.(J)

His neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the one who used to sit begging?” Some said, “He’s the one.” Others were saying, “No, but he looks like him.”

He kept saying, “I’m the one.”

10 So they asked him, “Then how were your eyes opened?”

11 He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and told me, ‘Go to Siloam(K) and wash.’ So when I went and washed I received my sight.”(L)

12 “Where is he?” they asked.

“I don’t know,” he said.

The Healed Man’s Testimony

13 They brought the man who used to be blind to the Pharisees.(M) 14 The day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.(N) 15 Then the Pharisees asked him again how he received his sight.

“He put mud on my eyes,” he told them. “I washed and I can see.”

16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God,(O) because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.” But others were saying, “How can a sinful man(P) perform such signs?” And there was a division(Q) among them.

17 Again they asked the blind man, “What do you say about him, since he opened your eyes?”

“He’s a prophet,”(R) he said.

18 The Jews did not believe this about him—that he was blind and received sight—until they summoned the parents of the one who had received his sight.

19 They asked them, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

20 “We know this is our son and that he was born blind,” his parents answered. 21 “But we don’t know how he now sees, and we don’t know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he’s of age. He will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, since the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed him as the Messiah,(S) he would be banned from the synagogue. 23 This is why his parents said, “He’s of age; ask him.”

24 So a second time they summoned the man who had been blind and told him, “Give glory(T) to God.(U) We know that this man is a sinner.”

25 He answered, “Whether or not he’s a sinner, I don’t know. One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I can see!”

26 Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”

27 “I already told you,” he said, “and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t want to become his disciples too, do you?”

28 They ridiculed him: “You’re that man’s disciple, but we’re Moses’s(V) disciples. 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses. But this man—we don’t know where he’s from.”(W)

30 “This is an amazing thing!” the man told them. “You don’t know where he is from, and yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners,(X) but if anyone is God-fearing and does his will,(Y) he listens to him.(Z) 32 Throughout history[c] no one has ever heard of someone opening the eyes of a person born blind.(AA) 33 If this man were not from God, he wouldn’t be able to do anything.”(AB)

34 “You were born entirely in sin,”(AC) they replied, “and are you trying to teach us?” Then they threw him out.(AD)

Spiritual Blindness

35 Jesus heard that they had thrown the man out, and when he found him, he asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”[d](AE)

36 “Who is he, Sir,(AF) that I may believe in him?” he asked.

37 Jesus answered, “You have seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”

38 “I believe, Lord!” he said, and he worshiped him.

39 Jesus said, “I came into this world(AG) for judgment,(AH) in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.”(AI)

40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things and asked him, “We aren’t blind too, are we?”

41 “If you were blind,” Jesus told them, “you wouldn’t have sin.(AJ) But now that you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.

Footnotes

  1. 9:4 Other mss read I
  2. 9:4 Other mss read us
  3. 9:32 Lit From the age
  4. 9:35 Other mss read the Son of God

医好生来瞎眼的

耶稣过去的时候,看见一个人生来是瞎眼的。 门徒问耶稣说:“拉比,这人生来是瞎眼的,是谁犯了罪?是这人呢,是他父母呢?” 耶稣回答说:“也不是这人犯了罪,也不是他父母犯了罪,是要在他身上显出神的作为来。 趁着白日,我们必须做那差我来者的工;黑夜将到,就没有人能做工了。 我在世上的时候,是世上的光。” 耶稣说了这话,就吐唾沫在地上,用唾沫和泥抹在瞎子的眼睛上, 对他说:“你往西罗亚池子里去洗。”(“西罗亚”翻出来就是“奉差遣”。)他去一洗,回头就看见了。 他的邻舍和那素常见他是讨饭的,就说:“这不是那从前坐着讨饭的人吗?” 有人说:“是他。”又有人说:“不是,却是像他。”他自己说:“是我。” 10 他们对他说:“你的眼睛是怎样开的呢?” 11 他回答说:“有一个人名叫耶稣,他和泥抹我的眼睛,对我说:‘你往西罗亚池子去洗。’我去一洗,就看见了。” 12 他们说:“那个人在哪里?”他说:“我不知道。”

法利赛人盘问医好的瞎子

13 他们把从前瞎眼的人带到法利赛人那里。 14 耶稣和泥开他眼睛的日子是安息日。 15 法利赛人也问他是怎么得看见的。瞎子对他们说:“他把泥抹在我的眼睛上,我去一洗,就看见了。” 16 法利赛人中有的说:“这个人不是从神来的,因为他不守安息日。”又有人说:“一个罪人怎能行这样的神迹呢?”他们就起了纷争。 17 他们又对瞎子说:“他既然开了你的眼睛,你说他是怎样的人呢?”他说:“是个先知。” 18 犹太人不信他从前是瞎眼、后来能看见的,等到叫了他的父母来, 19 问他们说:“这是你们的儿子吗?你们说他生来是瞎眼的,如今怎么能看见了呢?” 20 他父母回答说:“他是我们的儿子,生来就瞎眼,这是我们知道的。 21 至于他如今怎么能看见,我们却不知道。是谁开了他的眼睛,我们也不知道。他已经成了人,你们问他吧,他自己必能说。” 22 他父母说这话是怕犹太人,因为犹太人已经商议定了,若有认耶稣是基督的,要把他赶出会堂。 23 因此他父母说“他已经成了人,你们问他吧”。 24 所以法利赛人第二次叫了那从前瞎眼的人来,对他说:“你该将荣耀归给神,我们知道这人是个罪人。” 25 他说:“他是个罪人不是,我不知道。有一件事我知道:从前我是眼瞎的,如今能看了!” 26 他们就问他说:“他向你做什么?是怎么开了你的眼睛呢?” 27 他回答说:“我方才告诉你们,你们不听,为什么又要听呢?莫非你们也要做他的门徒吗?” 28 他们就骂他,说:“你是他的门徒!我们是摩西的门徒。 29 神对摩西说话是我们知道的,只是这个人,我们不知道他从哪里来!” 30 那人回答说:“他开了我的眼睛,你们竟不知道他从哪里来,这真是奇怪! 31 我们知道神不听罪人,唯有敬奉神、遵行他旨意的,神才听他。 32 从创世以来,未曾听见有人把生来是瞎子的眼睛开了。 33 这人若不是从神来的,什么也不能做。” 34 他们回答说:“你全然生在罪孽中,还要教训我们吗?”于是把他赶出去了。

耶稣收留被逐的瞎子

35 耶稣听说他们把他赶出去,后来遇见他,就说:“你信神的儿子吗?” 36 他回答说:“主啊,谁是神的儿子,叫我信他呢?” 37 耶稣说:“你已经看见他,现在和你说话的就是他。” 38 他说:“主啊,我信!”就拜耶稣。 39 耶稣说:“我为审判到这世上来,叫不能看见的可以看见,能看见的反瞎了眼。” 40 同他在那里的法利赛人听见这话,就说:“难道我们也瞎了眼吗?” 41 耶稣对他们说:“你们若瞎了眼,就没有罪了;但如今你们说‘我们能看见’,所以你们的罪还在。

Gin-ayo ni Jesus ang Tawo nga Natawo nga Bulag

Samtang nagalakat sila ni Jesus, may nakita sila nga tawo nga bulag halin pa sang iya pagkatawo. Karon ginpamangkot si Jesus sang iya mga sumulunod, “Manunudlo, kay sin-o bala sala nga natawo siya nga bulag? Iya bala sala ukon sala sang iya mga ginikanan?” Nagsabat si Jesus, “Indi tungod sang iya sala ukon sang sala sang iya mga ginikanan, kundi nabulag siya agod makita sang mga tawo ang gahom sang Dios paagi sa pag-ayo sa iya. Dapat himuon ta ang ginapahimo sang Dios nga nagpadala sa akon samtang adlaw pa, nga mahimo pa naton. Kay magaabot ang gab-i, ang tion nga indi ta na mahimo ang iya ginapahimo. Samtang ari pa ako sa kalibutan ako ang suga nga nagahatag sang kasanag sa mga tawo.” Pagkahambal niya sadto nagdupla siya dayon sa duta. Ginmiksla niya ang dupla sa duta kag ginlamhit niya ini sa mga mata sang bulag. Nagsiling siya dayon sa bulag, “Kadto ka sa palaligusan sa Siloam kag magpanghilam-os didto.” (Ang buot silingon sang Siloam “Ginpadala.”) Gani nagkadto ang bulag sa Siloam kag nagpanghilam-os. Pagkatapos nagbalik siya dayon nga nakakita na.

Nagsiling ang iya mga kaingod kag ang mga tawo nga nakakita anay sa iya nga nagapakilimos, “Indi bala nga ang ina nga tawo amo anay ang nagasagi pungko nga nagapakilimos?” Nagsiling ang iban, “Amo ina siya!” Pero may iban nga nagsiling, “Indi ina siya! Kundi pareho lang sila sing hitsura.” Gani ang tawo mismo nagsiling, “Ako gid ang tawo nga inyo ginasiling.” 10 Gani ginpamangkot nila siya, “Paano bala nga makakita ka na subong?” 11 Nagsiling siya, “Ang tawo nga ginatawag nga si Jesus naghimo sang lunang.[a] Pagkatapos ginlamhit niya ini sa akon mga mata kag ginsilingan niya ako dayon nga magkadto sa palaligusan sa Siloam kag magpanghilam-os. Gani nagkadto ako didto kag pagkatapos ko panghilam-os, nakakita na ako.” 12 Ginpamangkot nila siya kon diin na ang tawo nga nag-ayo sa iya. Nagsiling siya, “Ambot, wala ako kahibalo.”

Gin-imbistigar sang mga Pariseo ang Tawo nga Gin-ayo

13 Gindala nila dayon sa mga Pariseo ang ato nga tawo, nga sadto anay bulag. 14 Adlaw sadto nga Inugpahuway sang pagmiksla ni Jesus sang duta kag sang pag-ayo niya sa mata sang tawo nga bulag. 15 Gani ginpamangkot man siya sang mga Pariseo kon paano nga makakita na siya. Kag ginsugiran niya sila, “Ginlamhitan ni Jesus sing lunang ang akon mga mata kag pagkatapos nagpanghilam-os ako, kag subong makakita na ako.” 16 May mga Pariseo nga nagsiling, “Ang tawo nga naghimo sini indi halin sa Dios, tungod kay wala siya nagatuman sang kasuguan parte sa Adlaw nga Inugpahuway.” Pero nagsiling ang iban, “Kon siya tawo nga makasasala indi siya makahimo sang mga milagro nga pareho sini.” Gani nagbinahin-bahin sila.

17 Nagpamangkot pa gid liwat ang mga Pariseo sa tawo nga sadto anay bulag, “Siling mo gin-ayo ka niya, ti karon, ano ang masiling mo parte sa iya?” Nagsiling siya, “Kon sa akon lang, isa siya ka propeta.” 18 Pero indi magpati ang mga lider sang mga Judio nga bulag siya anay kag subong makakita na, gani ginpatawag nila ang iya mga ginikanan. 19 Pagkatapos ginpamangkot nila sila, “Inyo bala anak ini? Matuod gid man bala nga natawo siya nga bulag? Ngaa makakita na siya subong?” 20 Nagsabat ang iya mga ginikanan, “Kilala namon nga siya amon anak kag matuod nga natawo siya nga bulag. 21 Pero kon paano nga makakita na siya kag kon sin-o ang nag-ayo sang iya mga mata, ina ang wala namon mahibalui. Pamangkuta ninyo siya kay may buot naman na siya kag sarang makasabat para sa iya kaugalingon.” 22 Amo sadto ang sabat sang iya mga ginikanan tungod kay nahadlok sila sa mga lider sang mga Judio. Kay ang ini nga mga lider nagsugtanay na nga daan nga ang bisan sin-o nga magkilala kay Jesus nga siya amo ang Cristo indi na nila pagpasudlon sa ila simbahan. 23 Amo gani nga ang iya mga ginikanan nagsiling, “Pamangkuta ninyo siya kay may buot naman na siya.”

24 Gani gintawag nila liwat ang tawo nga sadto anay bulag kag ginsilingan, “Abi magsugid ka sang matuod parte sadto nga tawo, kay ang Dios nagapamati. Kon sa amon lang, nahibaluan namon nga siya makasasala.” 25 Nagsabat ang tawo, “Wala ako kahibalo kon makasasala siya ukon indi. Basta nahibaluan ko nga sang una bulag ako pero subong makakita na.” 26 Nagpamangkot naman sila liwat, “Ano bala ang iya ginhimo sa imo? Paano niya gin-ayo ang imo mga mata?” 27 Nagsabat siya, “Indi bala nga ginsugiran ko na kamo? Pero indi kamo magpati. Ti ngaa nagapamangkot pa kamo liwat? Ano, gusto man bala ninyo nga mangin iya mga sumulunod?” 28 Gani naakig sila kag ginbuyayaw nila siya kag ginsilingan, “Ikaw iya nga sumulunod, pero kami mga sumulunod ni Moises. 29 Nahibaluan namon nga nagpakighambal ang Dios kay Moises sang una, pero kon parte sa tawo nga ina, wala gani kami kahibalo kon diin siya naghalin!” 30 Nagsabat dayon ang tawo, “Katingalahan! Siya ang nag-ayo sa akon, pagkatapos nagasiling kamo nga wala kamo kahibalo kon sa diin siya naghalin. 31 Nahibaluan ta nga wala nagasabat ang Dios sa mga makasasala. Pero ginasabat niya ang mga tawo nga nagatahod sa iya kag nagatuman sang iya kabubut-on. 32 Halin sang pagsugod sang kalibutan wala pa gid kita makabati nga may tawo nga nag-ayo sang mata sang isa ka tawo nga bulag halin sang iya pagkatawo. 33 Kon indi siya naghalin sa Dios, indi siya kuntani makahimo sing pareho sini.” 34 Nagsabat ang mga lider sang mga Judio, “Natawo ka kag nagdako sa sala, kag karon tudluan mo pa kami?” Kag ginsilingan nila siya nga indi na siya pagtugutan nga magsulod sa ila mga simbahan.

Ang Espirituhanon nga Pagkabulag

35 Karon, nabalitaan ni Jesus nga indi na nila pagpasudlon sa ila mga simbahan ang tawo nga sadto anay bulag. Gani ginpangita niya ang tawo. Pagkakita niya sa iya ginpamangkot niya siya, “Nagatuo ka bala sa Anak sang Tawo?” 36 Nagsabat siya, “Sir, sugiri man ako kon sin-o siya agod makatuo ako sa iya!” 37 Nagsiling si Jesus, “Nakita mo na siya, kay siya mismo ang nagapakighambal sa imo subong.” 38 Nagsiling dayon ang tawo, “Ginoo, nagatuo ako sa imo!” Kag nagluhod siya dayon kag nagsimba kay Jesus.

39 Nagsiling si Jesus, “Nagkadto ako diri sa kalibutan agod hukman ang mga tawo. Ang mga tawo nga nagakilala nga sila bulag sa kamatuoran ayuhon ko agod makakita sila. Kag ang mga tawo nga nagasiling nga sila kuno indi bulag, magaguwa nga sila amo ang bulag.” 40 Karon, may mga Pariseo didto nga malapit sa iya nga nakabati sang iya ginhambal. Kag nagpamangkot sila, “Ang buot mo silingon pati kami mga bulag man?” 41 Ginsabat sila ni Jesus, “Kon ginabaton ninyo nga bulag kamo sa kamatuoran, wala kamo kuntani sing sala. Pero tungod kay nagasiling kamo nga indi kamo bulag, ini nagakahulugan lang nga may sala pa gihapon kamo.”

Footnotes

  1. 9:11 lunang: sa iban nga Bisaya, lutak.

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.

10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?

11 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.

12 Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.

13 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.

14 And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

15 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.

16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

17 They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, 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 that had received his sight.

19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth 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 seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.

22 These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

23 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.

25 He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

26 Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?

27 He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?

28 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.

29 We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.

30 The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.

31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

32 Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.

33 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?

36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?

37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.

38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

40 And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

As Jesus ·was walking along [passed by; went along], he saw a man who had been born blind. His ·followers [disciples] asked him, “·Teacher [L Rabbi], whose sin caused this man to be born blind—his own sin or his parents’ sin?” [C The disciples, like the friends of Job, viewed suffering as the result of a person’s own sins.]

Jesus answered, “It is not this man’s sin or his parents’ sin that made him blind. This man was born blind so that God’s ·power [L works] could be ·shown [displayed; revealed; manifest] in him. While it is daytime, we must continue doing the work of the One who sent me. Night is coming [C Jesus’ death], when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world [see 8:12].”

After Jesus said this, he spit on the ground and made some mud with ·it [L the saliva] and ·put [spread; anointed] the mud on the man’s eyes [C the significance of the mud made with spit is unclear]. Then he told the man, “Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam.” (Siloam [C from a Hebrew word] means Sent.) So the man went, washed, and came back seeing.

The neighbors and some people who had earlier seen this man begging said, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?”

Some said, “He is the one,” but others said, “No, he only looks like him.”

The man himself said, “I am the man.”

10 [L Therefore] They asked him, “How [L then] ·did you get your sight [L were your eyes opened]?”

11 He answered, “The man named Jesus made some mud and ·put [spread; anointed] it on my eyes. Then he told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”

12 They asked him, “Where is this man?”

“I don’t know,” he answered.

Pharisees Question the Healing

13 Then the people took to the Pharisees [C a religious party which strictly observed OT laws and later customs] the man who had been blind. 14 The day Jesus had made mud and healed his eyes was a Sabbath day [C on which no work was allowed]. 15 So now the Pharisees asked the man, “How did you get your sight?”

He answered, “He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and now I see.”

16 So some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man does not keep the Sabbath day [C according to rabbinic tradition neither kneading nor healing were permitted on the Sabbath], so he is not from God.”

But others said, “·A man who is a sinner can’t [L How can a man who is a sinner…?] do ·miracles [L signs] like these.” So ·they could not agree with each other [L there was a division among them].

17 [L Therefore; So; Then] They asked the man again, “What do you say about him, since it was your eyes he opened?”

The man answered, “He is a prophet.”

18 ·These leaders [L The Jews; C the Pharisees] did not believe that he had been blind and could now see again. So they sent for the ·man’s parents [L parents of the man who could now see] 19 and asked them, “Is this your son who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”

20 [L Therefore; So] His parents answered, “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind. 21 But we don’t know how he can now see. We don’t know who opened his eyes. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself [C of legal age to give testimony].” 22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the ·elders [Jewish leaders; L Jews], who had already decided that anyone who ·said [confessed; acknowledged] Jesus was the ·Christ [Messiah] would be ·avoided [L put out of the synagogue; C an act of expulsion or excommunication]. 23 That is why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”

24 So for the second time, they called the man who had been blind. They said, “·You should give God the glory by telling the truth [L Give God the glory; C see Josh. 7:19 where this phrase is a command to tell the truth]. We know that this man is a sinner.”

25 [L So; Then] He answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I see.”

26 [L So; Then] They asked, “What did he do to you? How did he ·make you see again [L open your eyes]?”

27 He answered them, “I already told you, and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his ·followers [disciples] too?”

28 Then they ·insulted [ridiculed; reviled] him and said, “You are his ·follower [disciple], but we are ·followers [disciples] of Moses. 29 We know that God spoke to Moses [Ex. 33:11; Num. 12:8; Deut. 34:10], but we don’t even know where this man comes from.”

30 The man answered, “This is a very ·strange [astonishing; marvelous] thing. You don’t know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. 31 We all know that God does not listen to sinners, but he listens to anyone who ·worships [is devout; is godfearing] and ·obeys him [L does his will]. 32 Nobody has ·ever [or since the beginning of the world; L from the age/eternity] heard of anyone giving sight to a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”

34 They answered, “You were born ·full of sin [or in utter sinfulness]! Are you trying to teach us?” And they threw him out [C of the synagogue; an act of excommunication].

Spiritual Blindness

35 When Jesus heard that they had ·thrown [cast; driven] him out [C of the synagogue], Jesus found him and said, “Do you ·believe [trust] in the Son of Man [C a title for the Messiah; Dan. 7:13–14]?”

36 He asked, “Who is ·the Son of Man [L he], sir, so that I can ·believe [trust] in him?”

37 Jesus said to him, “You have seen him. ·The Son of Man [L He] is the one talking with you.”

38 He said, “·Lord [C the same word is rendered “sir” in v. 36, but here may have a more solemn sense], I ·believe [trust]!” Then the man ·worshiped [prostrated himself before] Jesus.

39 Jesus said, “I came into this world ·so that the world could be judged [L for judgment]. I came so that the blind would see and so that those who see will become blind.” [C Those who acknowledge they are spiritually blind will see the truth; and those who think they see spiritually (the Jewish religious leaders) are actually blind; Is. 6:10; 42:19.]

40 Some of the Pharisees who were nearby heard Jesus say this and asked, “Are you saying we are blind, too?”

41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But since you keep saying you see, your ·guilt [or sin] remains.”