John 9:1-12

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

While Passing On, Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

9 And while passing on, He saw a man blind from birth. ² And His disciples asked Him, saying “Rabbi, who sinned— this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?” ³ Jesus answered, “Neither this one sinned nor his parents, but it was in order that the works of God might be made-visible in him. ⁴ We must be working the works of the One having sent Me while it is day. Night is coming, when no one can work. ⁵ When I am in the world, I am the light of the world”. ⁶ Having said these things, He spat on the ground and made mud from the saliva, and smeared its mud on the eyes, ⁷ and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated “Sent”^[a]). So he went away and washed, and came^[b] [back] seeing. ⁸ Then the neighbors, and the ones seeing him formerly— because^[c] he was a beggar— were saying “Is not this the one sitting and begging?” ⁹ Others were saying that “This is he”. Others were saying, “No, but he is like him”. That one was saying that “I am he”. ¹⁰ So they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?” ¹¹ That one answered, “The man being called Jesus made mud and smeared it on my eyes, and said to me ‘Go to Siloam and wash’. So having gone away and washed, I received-sight”. ¹² And they said to him, “Where is that One?” He says, “I do not know”.