MSB YHN Chapter 9

Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind

Now as [Jesus] was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth, 2 and His disciples asked Him“Rabbi, who sinned, this [man] or his parents, that he was born blind?”

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Jesus answered,“Neither this [man] nor his parents sinned, but [this happened] so that the works of God would be displayed in him. 4 While it is daytime, I must do[fn] 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.”

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When [Jesus] had said [this], He spit on [the] ground, made [some] mud and applied [it] to the eyes of the blind man.[fn] 7 Then He told him,“Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So [the man] went and washed, and came [back] seeing.

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At this, [his] neighbors and those who had formerly seen him vvv vvv blind[fn] began to ask,“Isn’t this the [man who] used to sit and beg?”

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Some claimed that he was, but others said,“He just looks[fn] like him.”

[But the man] kept saying“I am [the one].”

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“How[fn] {were} your eyes opened?” they asked

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He answered,“The man they call Jesus made [some] mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to the Pool of Siloam[fn] and wash. So I went and washed [and] received my sight.”

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“Where is He?” they asked

“vvv I do not know,” he answered.

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The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

They brought to the Pharisees [the man] who had been blind. 14 Now [the day] on which[fn] Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. 15 So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight.

[The man] answered“He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and [now] I can see.”

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Because of this, some of the Pharisees said,“This man is not from God, for vvv He does not keep the Sabbath.”

But others said,“How can a sinful man perform such signs?”

And there was division among them. 17 So once again they asked the [man who had been] blind,“What {do} you say about Him, since [it was] your eyes He opened?”

“He is a prophet,” [the man] replied.

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The Jews still {did} not believe that [the man] had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned vvv vvv [his] parents 19 and asked“Is this your son, [the one] you say was born blind? So how [is it that] he can now see

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His parents answered“We know he is our son, and [we know] he was born blind. 21 But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we {do} not know. He is of age. Ask him. He can speak for himself.[fn]”

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His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews vvv had already determined that anyone who confessed [Jesus] [as the] Christ would be put out of the synagogue. 23 That was why his parents said“He is old enough. Ask him.”

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So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said“Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”

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He answered,“Whether He is a sinner vvv I do not know. [There is] one [thing] I do know: I was blind, [but] now I see!”

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“What did He do to you?” they asked again.[fn]“How did He open your eyes?”

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He replied“I already told you, and vvv you did not listen. Why do you want to hear [it] again? {Do} you also vvv want to become His disciples?”

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Then they heaped insults on him and said,“You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses. 29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but vvv we do not know where this [man] is {from}.”

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“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said You {do} not know where He is {from}, and yet He opened my eyes. 31 We know that God vvv does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who vvv worships [Him] and does His will. 32 Never vvv vvv before {has} anyone heard of opening [the] eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this [man] were not from God, He could do no such thing.”

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They replied“You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.

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Spiritual Blindness

[When] Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found [the man] [and] said,“{Do} you believe in the Son of God[fn]?”

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“Who is He, Sir?” he replied“[Tell me] so that I may believe in Him.”

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vvv“You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered“He is the [One] speaking with you.”

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“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped [Jesus].

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Then Jesus declared,“For judgment I have come into this world, so that vvv vvv the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”[fn]

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[Some] of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him,“Are we blind too?”

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“If you were blind,” Jesus replied vvv vvv“you would not be guilty of sin. But since you say, ‘We see,’[fn] your guilt remains.”