[English Bible Study] John Chapter 9

Jn. 9:1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.

Jn. 9:2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his

parents, that he was born blind?”

Jn. 9:3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but

this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in

his life.

Jn. 9:4 As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent

me. Night is coming, when no-one can work.

Jn. 9:5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

Jn. 9:6 Having said this, he spat on the ground, made some mud with

the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes.

Jn. 9:7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word

means Sent). So the man went and washed, and came home

seeing.

Jn. 9:8 His neighbours and those who had formerly seen him begging

asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?”

Jn. 9:9 Some claimed that he was. Others said, “No, he only looks

like him.” But he himself insisted, “I am the man.”

Jn. 9:10 “How then were your eyes opened?” they demanded.

Jn. 9:11 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.”

261

Jn. 9:12 “Where is this man?” they asked him. “I don’t know,” he

said.

Jn. 9:13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.

Jn. 9:14 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened

the man’s eyes was a Sabbath.

Jn. 9:15 Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received

his sight. “He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I

washed, and now I see.”

Jn. 9:16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for

he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others asked, “How can a

sinner do such miraculous signs?” So they were divided.

Jn. 9:17 Finally 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.”

Jn. 9:18 The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind and had

received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents.

Jn. 9:19 “Is this your son?” they asked. “Is this the one you say was

born blind? How is it that now he can see?”

Jn. 9:20 “We know he is our son,” the parents answered, “and we

know he was born blind.

Jn. 9:21 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.”

Jn. 9:22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for

already the Jews had decided that anyone who acknowledged

that Jesus was the Christ [Or Messiah] would be put out of

the synagogue.

Jn. 9:23 That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”

Jn. 9:24 A second time they summoned the man who had been blind.

“Give glory to God,” [A solemn charge to tell the truth (see

Joshua 7:19)] they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”

Jn. 9:25 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!”

262

Jn. 9:26 Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he

open your eyes?”

Jn. 9:27 He answered, “I have told you already and you did not listen.

Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become

his disciples, too?”

Jn. 9:28 Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this

fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses!

Jn. 9:29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we

don’t even know where he comes from.”

Jn. 9:30 The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t

know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

Jn. 9:31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to

the godly man who does his will.

Jn. 9:32 Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born

blind.

Jn. 9:33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”

Jn. 9:34 To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth; how

dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.

Jn. 9:35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found

him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

Jn. 9:36 “Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may

believe in him.”

Jn. 9:37 Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one

speaking with you.”

Jn. 9:38 Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshipped him.

Jn. 9:39 Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that

the blind will see and those who see will become blind.”

Jn. 9:40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and

asked, “What? Are we blind too?”

Jn. 9:41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin;

but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.