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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>John 9 Mace New Testament</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/john/9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/john/9-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Mace</a> > John 9</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../john/8.htm" title="John 8">◄</a> John 9 <a href="../john/10.htm" title="John 10">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Mace New Testament</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/john/9-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>As Jesus passed by, he saw a man that was born blind. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>and his disciples propos'd to him this question, master, was it for his own sins, or for the sins of his parents, that he was born blind? <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>it was not for any sin of his, said Jesus, or of his parents: but that the works of God might be displayed thro' him. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I must perform the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night is coming, when no man can work. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>while I am in the world, I am the light of the world. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>having said this, he spit on the ground, which by means of his saliva he made into clay, wherewith he anointed the eyes of the blind man, <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>and said to him, go wash in the pool of Siloam (a word which signifies sent.) so he went and washed, and came seeing. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>the neighbours therefore, and they who before had seen him begging, said, is not this he that used to sit begging? <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>this is he, said some; he is like him, said others: but he said, I am the man. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>thereupon they said to him, how did you come to your sight? <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>he answered, a man call'd Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: I went, and washed, and so I saw. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>then said they to him, where is he? I don't know, said he.<p> <A name="14"></a><p class="hdg">The Pharisees Investigate the Healing<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>This very man that had been blind, was at length brought to the Pharisees. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>now it was the sabbath-day when Jesus made the clay, and gave him his sight. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>the Pharisees therefore ask'd him likewise, how he had received his sight, he told them, he put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and now see. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>thereupon some of the Pharisees said, this man has no divine mission, because he does not observe the sabbath, but said others, if he be an impostor, how can he do such miracles? and there was a schism among them. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>they therefore question'd the blind man again, what do you say of the man that made you see? he is a prophet, said he.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>but the Jews were so incredulous about his having been blind, and obtain'd sight, that they sent for his parents, <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>and ask'd them, is this your son, who you say was born blind? how came it then that he now sees? <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>his parents answered, that this is our son, and that he was born blind: we are very certain. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>but by what means it was that he now sees, that we know not; or who made him see, we know not: he is of age, ask him, he will answer for himself. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>his parents said this, because they were afraid of the Jews: for the Jews had agreed in this, that if any man did own him for the Messias, he should be excommunicated. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>it was this made his parents say, "he is of age, ask him."<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>They therefore again call'd the man that had been blind, and said to him, in the name of God tell the truth: for we know that this man is an impostor. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>whether he be so or not, said he, I don't know: one thing I very well know, that once I was blind, and now I see. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>they still urg'd the same question, what did he do to thee? how did he make you see? <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>I have already told you that, said he, and did you not hear it? why would ye hear it over again? have you likewise a mind to be his disciples? <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>then they reviled him, and said, thou art his disciple; but we are Moses disciples. <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>we know that God commission'd Moses: as for this fellow, we don't know who sent him. <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>the man replied, that's very strange that he should make me see, and you should not know who sent him. <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>now 'tis certain, that God does not countenance impostors: but regards him only that is religious, and executes his commands. <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>It was never heard since the world began, that any man gave sight to one that was born blind. <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>if this man had not his mission from God, he could do nothing. <A name="35"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>they answered, you were a vicious fellow from your very birth, and do you pretend to preach to us? and then they excommunicated him.<p> <A name="36"></a><p class="hdg">Spiritual Blindness<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Jesus having heard that they had excommunicated him; and meeting with the man, he said to him, do you believe on the son of God? <A name="37"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>he answered and said, who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him? <A name="38"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Jesus said to him, not only thou hast seen him, but it is he himself that is talking with thee. <A name="39"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>then said he to Jesus, Lord, I believe: and prostrated himself before him. <A name="40"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>and Jesus said, to execute justice am I come into this world: that they who see not, may see; and that they who do see, may become blind. <A name="41"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>some of the Pharisees who were then present hearing this, said to him, are we likewise blind? <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/9-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>Jesus said to them, if you were blind, you would be excusable; but since you own that you see, you stand convicted.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Daniel Mace New Testament (1729)<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<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 id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>