The Pharisees investigated the healing of the blind man.

John 9:13-41

13 They took to the Pharisees the man who was previously blind. 14 The day on which Jesus made the mud and enabled the man to see again was a ◄Sabbath/Jewish day of rest►. The Pharisees considered that healing someone was work, and their rules did not permit people to do any work ◄on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day►. 15 So the Pharisees also asked that man, “How did you become able to see?” He said to them, “The man put mud on my eyes. Then I washed, and now I can see!” 16 So some of the Pharisees said, “Since this man Jesus disobeys our rules about working ◄on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day►, he is not from God.” But others said, “If he was a sinner, ◄he could certainly not do such miracles!/how could he do such miracles?► [RHQ]” So they were divided. 17 So one of them said to the blind man again, “You are the man whom he enabled to see. What do you yourself say about him?” The man said, “I think he is a prophet!” So they told him to go.

18 The Jewish leaders [SYN] still did not believe that the man was blind when he was born, and that he was now able to see. So they sent someone to bring the man’s parents. 19 When they got there, one of the Jewish leaders asked them, “Is that man your son? Do you say that he was blind when he was born? If that is true, how is he now able to see?” 20 His parents replied, “We know that he is our son. We know that he was blind when he was born. 21 But we do not know how he is able to see now. We also do not know who enabled him to see. Ask our son! He is old enough to answer questions from authorities like you He can tell you himself!” 22 The Jewish leaders [SYN] had previously declared that they would prevent anyone who declared that Jesus was the Messiah from entering their synagogues. His parents knew that, so they were afraid of the Jewish leaders [SYN]. 23 That is the reason that they said, “He is old enough to answer questions, so ask him!”

24 So they sent someone to bring back to them the man who had been blind. When he got there, the Jewish leaders said to him, “Knowing that God is listening [IDM], tell the truth! We know that the man who healed you is a sinner.” 25 He replied, “I do not know if he is a sinner or not. But one thing I do know is that I was blind, but now I can see!” 26 So they said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he enable you to see?” 27 He replied, “I told you that already, but you did not [RHQ] pay attention! Why do you want to hear me tell you again? ◄Do you also want to become his disciples?/You talk as though [IRO] you also want to become his disciples [RHQ]►.” 28 Then they insulted him angrily. They said, “You are that man’s disciple, but we are Moses’ disciples! 29 We know that God spoke to Moses; but this man, we do not know where he is from or where he gets any authority from!” 30 The man replied, “That is very surprising! You say that you do not know where he gets any authority. But he enabled me to see! 31 We know that God does not help sinners who ask God to help them. Instead, he listens to and helps godly people who pray. He listens to people who do what God wants. 32 No one has ever enabled a man to see who was blind when he was born like I was. That has never happened since the world began! 33 So if this man had not come from God, he would not be able to do anything like that!” 34 They replied to him, “You ◄were born as a result of your parents’ sin [EUP]/bastard►! ◄Do you think you are qualified to teach us?/You are not qualified to teach us!► [RHQ]” Then they threw him out of the synagogue.

35 Jesus heard people say that they had thrown that man out. He found the man and said to him, “Do you believe that the one who came down from heaven is the Messiah?” 36 The man answered, “Sir, who is he? Tell me, in order that I may believe in him.” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have seen him. In fact, it is I, the one who am speaking to you.” 38 The man said, “Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah!” Then he knelt down before Jesus and worshipped him.

39 Jesus said, “I have come into this world to judge the people in the world. The result will be that those who realize that they do not know God’s truth will perceive it. That is like [MET] enabling those who are blind to see. But the result will also be that people who falsely think [IRO] that they understand God’s truth will never understand it. That is like [MET] people who are blind remaining blind permanently.” 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard him say that, and said to him, “You are not suggesting that we are like blind people, are you?” 41 Jesus said to them, “If you realized that you did not yet know God’s truth, but you wanted to, then you would be like blind people who wanted to see. God would be able to forgive your sins. But you are now falsely claiming that you know God’s truth, so you are like people who are blind who claim that they can see. Because of that, God is not able to forgive your sins.”