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John 9
Christian Standard Bible
John 9
Christian Standard Bible
The Sixth Sign: Healing a Man Born Blind
9 As he was passing by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi,(A) who sinned, this man(B) or his parents,(C) that he was born blind?”
3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” Jesus answered. “This came about so that God’s works(D) might be displayed in him. 4 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. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”(G)
6 After he said these things he spit on the ground, made some mud(H) from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes. 7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the pool of Siloam”(I) (which means “Sent”). So he left, washed, and came back seeing.(J)
8 His neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the one who used to sit begging?” 9 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.
John 9
New International Version
John 9
New International Version
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
9 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi,(A) who sinned,(B) this man(C) or his parents,(D) that he was born blind?”
3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.(E) 4 As long as it is day,(F) we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”(G)
6 After saying this, he spit(H) on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. 7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam”(I) (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.(J)
8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?”(K) 9 Some claimed that he was.
Others said, “No, he only looks like him.”
But he himself insisted, “I am the man.”
10 “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
11 He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”(L)
12 “Where is this man?” they asked him.
“I don’t know,” he said.
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing
13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. 14 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man’s eyes was a Sabbath.(M) 15 Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight.(N) “He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I washed, and now I see.”
16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.”(O)
But others asked, “How can a sinner perform such signs?”(P) So they were divided.(Q)
17 Then they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.”
The man replied, “He is a prophet.”(R)
18 They(S) still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents. 19 “Is this your son?” they asked. “Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?”
20 “We know he is our son,” the parents answered, “and we know he was born blind. 21 But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders,(T) who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out(U) of the synagogue.(V) 23 That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”(W)
24 A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God by telling the truth,”(X) they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”(Y)
25 He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”
26 Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
27 He answered, “I have told you already(Z) and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?”
28 Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses!(AA) 29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”(AB)
30 The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.(AC) 32 Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God,(AD) he could do nothing.”
34 To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth;(AE) how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.(AF)
Spiritual Blindness
35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe(AG) in the Son of Man?”(AH)
36 “Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”(AI)
37 Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”(AJ)
38 Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.(AK)
39 Jesus said,[a] “For judgment(AL) I have come into this world,(AM) so that the blind will see(AN) and those who see will become blind.”(AO)
40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”(AP)
41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.(AQ)
Footnotes
- John 9:39 Some early manuscripts do not have Then the man said … 39 Jesus said.
Johannes 9
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Johannes 9
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Jesus botar en man som föddes blind
9 När han vandrade längs vägen fick han se en man som var blind från födseln.
2 Herre, frågade lärjungarna, varför föddes denne man blind? Beror det på hans egna synder eller hans föräldrars?
3 Ingetdera, svarade Jesus, utan det skedde för att Guds kraft ska bli känd.
4 Så länge dagen varar måste vi utföra de uppgifter som vi fått av honom som har sänt mig. Snart är det natt, och allt arbete stannar av.
5 Men medan jag fortfarande är kvar i världen, ger jag den mitt ljus.
6 Sedan spottade han på marken och gjorde en deg av lera och strök den på den blinde mannens ögon
7 och sa till honom: Gå och tvätta dig i Siloas damm (ordet 'Siloa' betyder 'utsänd'). Mannen lydde Jesus och gick till dammen och tvättade sig, och när han kom tillbaka kunde han se.
8 Hans grannar och andra, som kände honom som en blind tiggare, frågade varandra: Är det här inte mannen som satt vid vägen och tiggde?
9 Jo, det är han, sa en del. Men andra sa: Nej, det är inte han, men han är lik honom.Men tiggaren sa: Jag är den mannen.
10 Sedan frågade de honom hur i all världen han kunde se. Vad hade egentligen hänt?
11 Då svarade han dem: En man, som heter Jesus, strök lera på mina ögon och bad mig gå till Siloas damm och tvätta av leran. Jag gjorde det, och nu kan jag se!
12 Var finns han nu? frågade de.Det vet jag inte, svarade han.
Fariseerna förhör mannen som varit blind
13 Då tog de mannen med sig till fariseerna.
14 Allt detta hände nämligen på sabbaten. Fariseerna förhörde honom därför om hur det hela hade gått till,
15 och han berättade för dem hur Jesus hade strukit lera på hans ögon, och hur han kunde se när han hade tvättat sig.
16 En del av dem sa då: I så fall är inte den mannen från Gud eftersom han arbetar på sabbaten.Andra sa: Men hur kan en vanlig syndare göra sådana under? Och det blev mycket delade meningar bland dem.
17 Sedan vände sig fariseerna till mannen, som hade varit blind, och frågade: Vad säger du själv om honom som öppnade dina ögon? Jag tror att han måste vara en profet sänd av Gud, svarade mannen.
18 De judiska ledarna tvivlade på att han över huvud taget varit blind och kallade därför på hans föräldrar
19 och frågade dem: Är det här er son? Föddes han blind? Om han gjorde det, hur kan han då se nu?
20 Hans föräldrar svarade: Visst vet vi att det här är vår son och att han föddes blind.
21 Men vi vet inte vad som fick honom att se eller vem som botade honom. Han är gammal nog att tala för sig själv. Fråga honom.
22-23 De sa detta av rädsla för de judiska ledarna. Dessa hade nämligen förklarat att den som sa att Jesus var Messias skulle uteslutas ur synagogan.
24 För andra gången kallade då fariseerna in mannen, som hade varit blind, och sa till honom: Låt Gud få äran och inte Jesus, för vi vet att han är en ond person.
25 Jag vet inte om han är god eller ond, svarade mannen, men en sak vet jag: Jag var blind, och nu kan jag se.
26 Men vad gjorde han? frågade de. Hur botade han dig?
27 Nu får det vara nog, ropade mannen. Jag har berättat det en gång. Lyssnade ni inte? Varför vill ni höra det om igen? Vill ni kanske också bli hans lärjungar?
28 Då förbannade de honom och sa: Du är lärjunge till honom, men vi är Moses lärjungar.
29 Vi vet att Gud har talat till Mose, men när det gäller den här mannen vet vi inget om honom.
30 Det var underligt, svarade mannen. Han kan bota blinda människor, och ändå vet ni inget om honom.
31 Men Gud lyssnar inte till onda människor, utan han lyssnar till dem som tillber honom och gör hans vilja.
32 Sedan världen kom till har det aldrig funnits någon som kunnat öppna ögonen på dem som föddes blinda.
33 Om den här mannen inte var från Gud, skulle han inte kunna göra det.
34 Du är född i synd!, ropade de. Försöker du undervisa oss? Och de kastade ut honom.
Jesus talar om andlig blindhet
35 Jesus fick höra vad som hade hänt, och när han träffade mannen frågade han: Tror du på Messias?
36 Mannen svarade: Herre, säg mig vem han är, så jag kan tro på honom.
37 Du har sett honom, sa Jesus, och han talar med dig.
38 Ja, Herre, sa mannen, jag tror. Och han föll på knä för Jesus.
39 Sedan sa Jesus till honom: Jag har kommit till världen för att ge syn åt dem som är andligt blinda och för att visa dem som inbillar sig att de ser att de inte gör det.
40 Fariseerna som stod där frågade då: Säger du att vi är blinda?
41 Om ni var blinda skulle ni inte vara skyldiga, svarade Jesus. Men er skuld står kvar eftersom ni påstår att ni vet vad ni gör.
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