1: And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his
birth. |
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2: And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or
his parents, that he was born blind? |
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Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but
that the works of God should be made manifest in him. |
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4: I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night
cometh, when no man can work. |
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5: As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
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6: When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the
spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, |
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7: And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by
interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
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8: The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he
was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? |
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9: Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am
he. |
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10: Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
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11: He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and
anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I
went and washed, and I received sight. |
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12: Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
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13: They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
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14: And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his
eyes. |
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15: Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his
sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
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16: Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because
he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do
such miracles? And there was a division among them. |
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17: They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he
hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. |
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18: But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind,
and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received
his sight. |
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19: And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born
blind? how then doth he now see? |
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20: His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and
that he was born blind: |
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21: But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his
eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. |
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22: These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the
Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he
should be put out of the synagogue. |
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23: Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
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24: Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him,
Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. |
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25: He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one
thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. |
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26: Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine
eyes? |
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27: He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear:
wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples? |
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28: Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are
Moses' disciples. |
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29: We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not
from whence he is. |
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30: The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous
thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
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31: Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a
worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. |
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32: Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes
of one that was born blind. |
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33: If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
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34: They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins,
and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. |
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35: Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he
said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? |
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36: He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?
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37: And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. |
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38: And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
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39: And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they
which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. |
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40: And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and
said unto him, Are we blind also? |
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41: Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but
now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. |