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John 9
Lexham English Bible
John 9
Lexham English Bible
A Man Born Blind Is Given Sight
9 And as he[a] went away, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?” 3 Jesus replied, “Neither this man sinned nor his parents, but it happened[b] so that the works of God could be revealed in him. 4 It is necessary for us to do the deeds of the one who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work! 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” 6 When he[c] had said these things, he spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes. 7 And he said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated “sent”). So he went and washed and came back seeing.
8 Then the neighbors and those who saw him previously (because he was a beggar) began to say,[d] “Is this man not the one who used to sit and beg?” 9 Others were saying, “It is this man”; others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” That one was saying, “I am he!” 10 So they began to say[e] to him, “How[f] were your eyes opened?” 11 He replied, “The man who is called Jesus made clay and smeared it[g] on my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash!’ So I went, and I washed, and[h] I received sight.” 12 And they said to him, “Where is that man?” He said, “I do not know.”
The Reaction of the Pharisees to the Healing
13 They brought him—the one formerly blind—to the Pharisees. 14 (Now the day on which Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes was the Sabbath.) 15 So the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received sight. And he said to them, “He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” 16 So some of the Pharisees were saying, “This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath!” Others[i] were saying, “How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?” And there was a division among them. 17 So they said to the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet.”
18 So the Jews did not believe concerning him that he had been blind and received sight, until they summoned the parents of the one[j] who received sight. 19 And they asked them, saying, “Is this man your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?” 20 So his parents answered and said, “We know that this man 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 a mature adult;[k] he will speak for himself!” 22 (His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already decided that if anyone should confess him to be Christ, he would be expelled from the synagogue. 23 Because of this his parents said, “He is a mature adult;[l] ask him.”)
24 So they summoned the man who had been blind for the second time and said to him, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner!” 25 Then that man replied, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I know—that although I[m] 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 replied to them, “I told you already and you did not listen! Why do you want to hear it[n] again? You do not want to become his disciples also, do you?”[o] 28 They reviled[p] him and said, “You are his disciple! But we are disciples of Moses! 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.” 30 The man answered and said to them, “For the remarkable thing is this, that you do not know where he is from, and he opened my eyes! 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if someone is devout and does his will, he listens to this one. 32 From time immemorial[q] it has not been heard that someone opened the eyes of one born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he would not be able to do anything!” 34 They answered and said to him, “You were born completely in sin, and are you attempting to teach[r] us?” And they threw him out.
Jesus as the Son of Man
35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36 He answered and said, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and he is the one who is speaking with you.” [[38 And he said, “I believe, Lord!” and he worshiped him. 39 And Jesus said,]][s] “For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind!” 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things and said to him, “We are not also blind, are we?”[t] 41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.
Footnotes
- John 9:1 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“went away”) which is understood as temporal
- John 9:3 The words “it happened” are not in the Greek text but are implied
- John 9:6 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had said”) which is understood as temporal
- John 9:8 *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to say”)
- John 9:10 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to say”)
- John 9:10 Some manuscripts have “Then how”
- John 9:11 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 9:11 Here “and” is supplied because the two previous participles (“went” and “washed”) have been translated as finite verbs
- John 9:16 Some manuscripts have “But others”
- John 9:18 Literally “of him”
- John 9:21 Literally “he has maturity”
- John 9:23 Literally “he has maturity”
- John 9:25 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as concessive
- John 9:27 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 9:27 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “do you”
- John 9:28 Some manuscripts have “And they reviled”
- John 9:32 Literally “the age”
- John 9:34 Here the present tense is translated as a conative present (“attempting to teach”)
- John 9:39 A number of important manuscripts lack v. 38 and the first part of v. 39 (“and Jesus said”)
- John 9:40 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “are we”
Yooxanaa 9
Somali Bible
Yooxanaa 9
Somali Bible
Ciise Wuxuu Bogsiiyey Nin Indhala'aan Ku Dhashay
9 Ciise intuu socday, wuxuu arkay nin indhala'aan ku dhashay. 2 Xertiisu waxay weyddiiyeen oo ku yidhaahdeen, Macallimow, yaa dembaabay, ma kan baa mise waa waalidkiis, inuu indhala'aan ku dhasho? 3 Ciise ayaa ugu jawaabay, Ninkan iyo waalidkiis midna ma dembaabin, laakiin waa in shuqullada Ilaah lagu muujiyo isaga. 4 Waa inaan samayno shuqullada kii i soo diray intay maalin tahay; habeen baa imanaya mar aan ninna shaqayn karin. 5 Intaan dunida joogo, waxaan ahay nuurkii dunida. 6 Markuu sidaas yidhi, ayuu dhulka candhuuf ku tufay, oo candhuuftii dhoobo ka sameeyey, markaasuu dhoobadii wuxuu mariyey ninkii indhihiisii, 7 oo ku yidhi, Bax oo ku soo maydho balliga Siloo'am la yidhaahdo (oo fasirkiisii yahay, Waa la diray). Wuu tegey haddaba oo soo maydhay, markaasuu yimid isagoo wax arkaya. 8 Sidaa daraaddeed derisyadii iyo kuwii hortii arki jiray inuu miskiin yahay, waxay yidhaahdeen, Kanu miyaanu ahayn kii fadhiyi jiray oo dawarsan jiray? 9 Qaar baa yidhi, Waa isagii, Qaarna waxay yidhaahdeen, Maya, laakiin waa u eg yahay. Isagaa yidhi, Isagii baan ahay. 10 Sidaa daraaddeed waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Haddaba sidee bay indhahaagu u furmeen? 11 Wuxuu ugu jawaabay, Ninka Ciise la yidhaahdo ayaa dhoobo sameeyey oo indhahayga mariyey, oo wuxuu igu yidhi, Siloo'am u kac, oo ku soo maydho, Sidaa aawadeed ayaan tegey, oo markaan soo maydhay ayaan arag helay. 12 Kolkaasay waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Xaggee buu joogaa? Isaguse wuxuu ku yidhi, Ma ogi.
13 Markaasaa kii markii hore indhaha la'aa waxaa loo geeyey Farrisiintii. 14 Waxayna ahayd sabti maalintii Ciise dhoobada sameeyey oo indhihiisii furay. 15 Mar kale haddaba Farrisiintii waxay weyddiiyeen siduu araggiisa ku helay. Markaasuu wuxuu ku yidhi, Dhoobuu indhahayga mariyey, oo aan maydhay, oo wax baan arkayaa. 16 Sidaa aawadeed Farrisiinta qaarkood waxay yidhaahdeen, Ninkan xaggii Ilaah kama iman, waayo, sabtida ma dhawro. Qaar kalese waxay yidhaahdeen, Sidee baa nin dembi leh calaamooyinkan oo kale u samayn karaa? Markaasay kala qaybsameen dhexdoodii. 17 Waxay haddaba ninkii indhaha la'aa ku yidhaahdeen, Maxaad ka leedahay isaga, waayo, waa kan indhahaaga furaye? Wuxuu ku yidhi, Waa nebi. 18 Sidaa aawadeed Yuhuuddu kama rumaysanin inuu indha la'aa, oo uu araggiisa helay, ilaa ay u yeedheen waalidkii kii araggiisa helay, 19 oo weyddiiyeen, iyagoo leh, Kanu ma wiilkiinnii baa aad leedihiin, Wuxuu ku dhashay indhala'aan? Sidee buu hadda wax ku arkaa? 20 Waalidkiis waxay haddaba ugu jawaabeen, Waannu garanaynaa kani inuu wiilkayagii yahay oo uu indhala'aan ku dhashay, 21 laakiin siduu hadda wax ku arko garan mayno, kii indhihiisii furayna garan mayno. Isaga weyddiiya. Waa nin weyn. Waa isu hadli doonaaye. 22 Waxyaalahaas waxay waalidkiis u yidhaahdeen, waayo, Yuhuudday ka baqeen. Maxaa yeelay, Yuhuuddu waxay mar hore ku heshiiyeen in qof uun hadduu u qirto inuu yahay Masiixa, sunagogga laga saaro. 23 Sidaa aawadeed waalidkiis waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Waa nin weyn ee weyddiiya isaga.
24 Haddaba mar labaad ayay ninkii indhaha la'aa u yeedheen oo ku yidhaahdeen, Ilaah ammaan. Waxaannu garanaynaa inuu ninkanu dembi leeyahaye. 25 Wuxuu haddaba ugu jawaabay, Inuu dembi leeyahay garan maayo, waxa keli ahoo aanse garanayaa, inaan indha la'aa, oo aan haddana wax arkayo. 26 Waxay haddaba ku yidhaahdeen, Muxuu kugu sameeyey? Sidee buu indhahaaga u furay? 27 Wuxuu ugu jawaabay, Horaan idiinku sheegay, mana aydnaan maqlin. Maxaad u doonaysaan inaad mar kale maqashaan? Idinkuna ma waxaad doonaysaan inaad xertiisa noqotaan? 28 Markaasay caayeen oo waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Adigu xertiisa baad tahay, annaguse waxaannu nahay xertii Muuse. 29 Waxaannu garanaynaa inuu Ilaah la hadlay Muuse, laakiinse ninkanu meeshuu ka yimid garan mayno. 30 Ninkii baa u jawaabay oo ku yidhi, Waxakanu waa yaab inaydnaan garanaynin meeshuu ka yimid, isaguna uu indhaha ii furay. 31 Waannu garanaynaa inaan Ilaah dembilayaashii maqlayn, laakiin wuxuu maqlaa kii Ilaah caabuda oo doonistiisa sameeya. 32 Tan iyo dunida bilowgeedii lama maqlin nin indhaha u furay qof indhala'aan ku dhashay. 33 Ninkanu haddaanu xaggii Ilaah ka iman, waxba ma uu samayn kareen. 34 Markaasay u jawaabeen oo ku yidhaahdeen, Dhammaantaaba dembiyo waad ku dhalatay ee ma wax baad na baraysaa? Kolkaasay dibadda ku tuureen.
35 Ciise ayaa maqlay inay dibadda ku tuureen, wuuna helay oo ku yidhi, Wiilka Ilaah ma rumaysan tahay? 36 Markaasuu u jawaabay oo ku yidhi, Yuu yahay, Sayidow, aan rumaystee? 37 Ciise ayaa ku yidhi, Waad aragtay, waana isaga kan kula hadlayaa. 38 Markaasuu ku yidhi, Waa rumaysnahay, Sayidow. Wuuna caabuday.
39 Ciise wuxuu yidhi, Waxaan dunidan u imid xukun, kuwa aan wax arkin inay wax arkaan, kuwa wax arkaana inay indho beelaan. 40 Kuwii Farrisiinta ahaa oo la joogay ayaa waxyaalahaas maqlay, oo waxay ku yidhaahdeen, Annaguna ma indha la' nahay? 41 Ciise ayaa ku yidhi, Haddaad indhala'aan lahaydeen, dembi ma aydin lahaateen, laakiinse haatan waxaad tidhaahdaan, Wax baannu aragnaa. Dembigiinnu waa sii jiraa.
John 9
New King James Version
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
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.
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