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So he went away and washed, and came back seeing. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>So the neighbors, and those who used to know him as a beggar, said, “Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Some said, “It is he.” Still others said, “No, but he looks like him.” But he kept saying, “I am the man.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>So they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>He replied, “The Man called Jesus made mud and smeared it on my eyes and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and I received my sight!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>They asked him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not know.” <p class="hdg">Controversy over the Man</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then they brought the man who was formerly blind to the Pharisees. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Now it was on a Sabbath day that Jesus made the mud and opened the man’s eyes. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>So the Pharisees asked him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He smeared mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I see.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Then some of the Pharisees said, “This Man [Jesus] is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner (a non-observant Jew) do such signs <i>and</i> miracles?” So there was a difference of opinion among them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Accordingly they said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “[It must be that] He is a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>prophet!” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>However, the Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they called the man’s parents. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>They asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>His parents answered, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>but as to how he now sees, we do not know; or who has opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him [and stop asking us]; <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>he is of age, he will speak for himself <i>and</i> give his own account of it.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>His parents said this because they were afraid of [the leaders of] the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone acknowledged Jesus to be the Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue (excommunicated). <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Because of this his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>So a second time they called the man who had been [born] blind, and said to him, “Give God glory <i>and</i> praise [for your sight]! We know this Man [Jesus] is a sinner [separated from God].” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Then he answered, “I do not know whether He is a sinner [separated from God]; but one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>So they said to him, “What did He [actually] do to you? How did He open your eyes?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>He answered, “I already told you and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again <i>and</i> again? Do you want to become His disciples, too?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And [at that remark] they stormed at him and jeered, “You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses! <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>We know [for certain] that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this Man, we do not know where He is from.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>The man replied, “Well, this is astonishing! You do not know where He comes from, and yet He opened my eyes! <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>We know [according to your tradition] that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone fears God and does His will, He hears him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Since the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>If this Man were not from God, He would not be able to do anything [like this because God would not hear His prayer].” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>They answered him, “You were <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>born entirely in sins [from head to foot], and you [presume to] teach us?” Then they threw him out [of the synagogue]. <p class="hdg">Jesus Affirms His Deity</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Jesus heard that they had <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>put him out [of the synagogue], and finding him, He asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>He answered, “Who is He, Sir? Tell me so that I may believe in Him.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and [in fact] He is the one who is talking with you.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>And he said, “Lord, I believe [in You and Your word]!” And he worshiped Him [with reverence and awe]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>Then Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment [to separate those who believe in Me from those who reject Me--to declare judgment on those who choose to be separated from God], so that the sightless would see, and those who see would become blind.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>Some Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, “Are we also blind?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>Jesus said to them, “If you were blind [to spiritual things], you would have no sin [and would not be blamed for your unbelief]; but since you claim to have [spiritual] sight, [you have no excuse so] your sin <i>and</i> guilt remain.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> It was a commonly held belief that suffering was punishment for a specific, personal sin.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> The ancient town of Siloam is now an Arab village named Silwan. It is east of Jerusalem and south of the Old City. The pool of Siloam was fed by the Gihon Spring in the Kidron Valley through a channel (Hezekiah’s tunnel) that carried water into Jerusalem.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Prophets were able to foretell the future and perform other miracles under the power and direction of God.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Anyone 13 years and one day old was considered of age.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">32</span> There is no OT record of any blind person being healed.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">34</span> See note v 2.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">35</span> I.e. excommunicated him.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../john/8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../john/10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>