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.
John 9
Evangelical Heritage Version
A Blind Man Sees
9 As Jesus was passing by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3 Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that God’s works might be revealed in connection with him. 4 I[a] must do the works of him who sent me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the World.”
6 After saying this, Jesus spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and spread the mud on the man’s eyes. 7 “Go,” Jesus told him, “wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.
8 His neighbors and those who had seen him before this as a beggar asked, “Isn’t this the one who used to sit and beg?”
9 Some said, “He is the one.” Others said, “No, but he looks like him.” He kept saying, “I am the one!”
10 So they asked him, “How were your eyes opened?”
11 He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and then I could see.”
12 “Where is he?” they asked.
“I don’t know,” he said.
13 They brought this man who had been blind to the Pharisees. 14 Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. 15 So the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight.
“He put mud on my eyes,” the man told them. “I washed, and now I see.”
16 Then some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God because he does not keep the Sabbath.” Others were saying, “How can a sinful man work such miraculous signs?”
There was division among them, 17 so they said to the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?”
The man replied, “He is a prophet.”
18 The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind and received his sight, until they summoned the parents of the man who had received his sight. 19 They asked them, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? How is it, then, that he can see now?”
20 “We know that this is our son,” his parents answered, “and that he was born blind. 21 But we do not know how he can see now, or who opened his eyes. Ask him. He is old enough. He will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already agreed that anyone who confessed that Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the synagogue. 23 That is why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
24 So for a second time they summoned the man who had been blind. They told him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”
25 He answered, “I do not know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I see.”
26 Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”
27 He answered, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t want to become his disciples too, do you?”
28 They ridiculed him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses. But this man—we do not know where he comes from.”
30 “That’s amazing!” the man answered. “You do not know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. But he does listen to anyone who worships God and does his will. 32 From the beginning of time, no one has ever heard of anyone opening the eyes of someone born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”
34 They answered him, “You were entirely born in sinfulness! Yet you presume to teach us?” And they threw him out.
35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out. When he found him, he asked, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”[b]
36 “Who is he, sir,” the man replied, “that I may believe in him?”
37 Jesus answered, “You have seen him, and he is the very one who is speaking with you.”
38 Then he said, “Lord, I believe!” and he knelt down and worshipped him.
39 Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, in order that those who do not see will see, and those who do see will become blind.”
40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and asked, “We are not blind too, are we?”
41 Jesus told them, “If you were blind, you would not hold on to sin. But now that you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.”
Giăng 9
New Vietnamese Bible
Người Mù Bẩm Sinh Được Sáng
9 Dọc đường đi, Đức Giê-su thấy một người mù từ thuở sinh ra. 2 Các môn đệ hỏi Ngài: “Thưa Thầy, vì tội của ai? Của anh này hay của cha mẹ mà anh ta phải chịu sinh ra mù lòa?”
3 Đức Giê-su trả lời: “Chẳng phải vì anh ta hay cha mẹ phạm tội đâu, nhưng để việc làm của Đức Chúa Trời được thể hiện trong người ấy. 4 Khi còn ban ngày, chúng ta phải làm những công tác của Đấng đã sai Ta đến, kẻo khi đêm xuống, không ai làm việc được nữa! 5 Đang khi còn ở thế gian, Ta là sự sáng của thế gian.”
6 Nói xong, Ngài nhổ nước bọt xuống đất hòa thành bùn, rồi xức bùn ấy vào mắt người mù 7 và bảo: “Hãy đến rửa ở ao Si-lô-am”, Si-lô-am có nghĩa là “được sai đi”. Vậy người ấy đi ra ao, rửa, rồi trở lại thì được thấy rõ.
8 Hàng xóm láng giềng và những người vẫn thường thấy anh ta ăn xin trước kia hỏi nhau: “Có phải anh này là người hay ngồi ăn xin không?” 9 Một số thì bảo đúng là anh ta, số khác lại nói: “Không phải, một người nào đó giống hắn!” Anh ta lên tiếng: “Chính tôi đây mà!”
10 Họ liền hỏi anh: “Vậy thì làm sao mắt ngươi được sáng?”
11 Anh ta trả lời: “Một người tên là Giê-su hòa bùn xức lên mắt tôi và bảo tôi đi đến ao Si-lô-am rửa cho sạch. Tôi đi rửa thì thấy được.”
12 Họ hỏi tiếp: “Người ấy ở đâu?” Anh ta trả lời: “Tôi không biết!”
13 Họ dẫn người vốn bị mù đến với các người Pha-ri-si. 14 Hôm Đức Giê-su hòa bùn chữa cho người này sáng mắt là ngày Sa-bát. 15 Người Pha-ri-si lại chất vấn: “Sao ngươi thấy được?” Anh ta trả lời: “Ông ấy bôi bùn lên mắt tôi, tôi đi rửa thì thấy được!”
16 Một vài người trong nhóm Pha-ri-si liền nói: “Người này không thể nào đến từ Đức Chúa Trời vì đã không kiêng giữ ngày Sa-bát.” Nhưng một số người khác lại lý luận: “Làm sao một người có tội có thể làm dấu lạ như vậy được?” Thế là họ chia phe chống nhau.
17 Vậy nên những người Pha-ri-si vặn hỏi người mù một lần nữa: “Theo ngươi thì người đã chữa lành mắt ngươi là ai?” Anh ta đáp: “Ấy là một vị tiên tri.”
18 Nhưng các người Do Thái không chịu tin rằng anh ta vốn mù mà nay lại thấy được, cho đến khi họ đòi cha mẹ người vừa được sáng mắt đến. 19 Họ tra hỏi: “Đây có phải là con của ông bà đã bị mù từ khi sinh ra không? Làm sao bây giờ nó thấy được?”
20 Cha mẹ anh ta thưa: “Chúng tôi nhận đây chính là con chúng tôi mù từ lúc mới sinh, 21 nhưng làm sao nó thấy được thì chúng tôi không biết, hay ai mở mắt nó, chúng tôi cũng không hay. Các ông cứ hỏi nó, nó lớn rồi, việc nó để nó khai!” 22 Cha mẹ anh ta nói như vậy, vì sợ người Do Thái; bởi người Do Thái đã quyết định khai trừ khỏi hội đường người nào xưng Đức Giê-su là Chúa Cứu Thế. 23 Cho nên cha mẹ anh ta mới nói: “Nó lớn rồi, cứ hỏi nó.”
24 Họ lại đòi người vốn bị mù ra một lần nữa và bảo: “Có Trời chứng giám,[a] chúng ta biết người ấy là một tội nhân!”
25 Anh ta thưa lại: “Người ấy có là tội nhân hay không, tôi không biết. Tôi chỉ biết một điều, trước tôi mù mà nay thấy được!”
26 Họ hỏi tiếp: “Người ấy đã làm gì cho ngươi? Làm thế nào mắt ngươi sáng được?”
27 Anh ta thưa: “Tôi đã nói rồi mà các ông không chịu nghe. Sao các ông còn muốn nghe nữa? Chẳng lẽ chính các ông cũng muốn thành môn đệ của người sao?”
28 Họ mắng anh ta: “Mầy mới là môn đệ của hắn, còn chúng ta là môn đệ của Môi-se! 29 Chúng ta biết Đức Chúa Trời đã phán với Môi-se, còn tên này chúng ta không biết gốc gác từ đâu.”
30 Anh ta nói: “Chuyện lạ thật! Người đã làm cho mắt tôi sáng mà các ông lại không biết gốc gác từ đâu. 31 Chúng ta đều biết Đức Chúa Trời chẳng nghe người có tội mà chỉ đoái nghe những người kính sợ Đức Chúa Trời và làm theo ý Ngài. 32 Xưa nay, đời nào có chuyện một người mở mắt cho kẻ mù bẩm sinh. 33 Nếu người này không phải đến từ Đức Chúa Trời thì làm sao làm nổi chuyện này?”
34 Họ đáp: “Mầy sinh ra tội lỗi đầy mình mà còn đòi dạy khôn chúng ta sao?” Rồi họ đuổi anh đi.
35 Đức Giê-su nghe họ đuổi anh ấy đi, nên tìm anh hỏi: “Ngươi có tin Con Người không?”
36 Anh ta đáp: “Thưa Ngài, Con Người là ai để tôi tin?”
37 Đức Giê-su bảo: “Ngươi đã thấy Con Người tận mắt và Người đang nói với ngươi đây chính là Đấng ấy!”
38 Người ấy nói: “Lạy Chúa, tôi tin!” rồi sấp mình lạy Ngài.
39 Đức Giê-su phán: “Vì sự phán xét Ta đã đến thế gian này: Người không thấy thì được thấy, còn kẽ thấy thì hóa mù!”
40 Mấy người Pha-ri-si có mặt ở đó nghe vậy liền hỏi: “Ông bảo chúng tôi mù cả sao?”
41 Đức Giê-su đáp: “Nếu các ông mù thì chẳng có tội gì, nhưng vì các ông cho mình là sáng nên tội các ông vẫn còn!”
Footnotes
- 9:24 Ctd: Vinh quang quy về Đức Chúa Trời. Một lối thề thốt của người Do Thái
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