Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind 3 UST Jesus replied,“It was neither the sin of this man nor the sin of his parents{ that caused him to be blind when he was born}. Rather,{ he was blind when he was born} so that I might show people the miraculous works God will do in him. BSB BSB: Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
4 UST While I am still with you, we must do the miraculous works that my Father who sent me wants us to do. Just like day is followed by night, when people cannot work, a time will come when it is too late for us to do what God wants us to do. BSB BSB: While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
5 UST While I am still living in this world, I am the one who gives God’ s good and true light to the people in the world.” BSB BSB: While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
6 UST When he said this, he spat on the dirt and made mud by mixing his saliva{ with the dirt}. Then he spread that mud on the blind man’ s eyes. BSB BSB: When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
8 UST The man’ s neighbors and others who had seen him in the past and knew that he was a beggar said,“This is surely the man who used to sit here and beg!” BSB BSB: At this, his neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging began to ask, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?”
9 UST Some people said,“Yes, he is that man.” Other people said,“No, but he just looks like that man.” However, the man himself said,“Yes, I am the man who was blind!” BSB BSB: Some claimed that he was, but others said, “No, he just looks like him.” But the man kept saying, “I am the one.”
10 UST So they asked him,“How is it that you can see now?” BSB BSB: “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
11 UST He replied,“The man people call Jesus made mud{ with dirt and his saliva} and spread it on my eyes. Then he told me to go to the pool of Siloam and wash{ the mud off}. So I went there and washed{ the mud off}. Then I was able to see{ for the first time}.” BSB BSB: He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
12 UST They asked him,“Where is that man?” He replied,“I do not know where he is.” BSB BSB: “Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.
The Pharisees Investigate the Healing 13 UST { Some of the people there} took the man who used to be blind to some of the Pharisees. BSB BSB: They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
14 UST (Now the day when Jesus made the mud{ with his saliva} and enabled the man to see was the Jewish day for rest.) BSB BSB: Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
15 UST Then the Pharisees questioned the man for a second time.{ This time} as well, they asked him about how he was now able to see. He told them,“The man placed mud on my eyes, and I washed{ it off}, and now I{ am able to} see{ for the first time}.” BSB BSB: 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.”
16 UST Some of the Pharisees then said,“{ We know that} this man has not come from God, because he does not follow the rules for the Jewish day for rest.” Some other Pharisees said,“Surely a sinful man could not do the kinds of miraculous signs that this man does!” So the Pharisees disagreed with each other{ regarding who Jesus was}. BSB BSB: Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
17 UST So the Pharisees asked the blind man again,“What do you say about this man, since you say that he is the one who enabled you to see?” The man said,“He must be a prophet.” BSB BSB: 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.
18 UST Because{ the man believed that Jesus was a prophet}, the Jewish leaders did not believe that the man had been blind and then became able to see until after they summoned the man’ s parents{ in order to question them}. BSB BSB: The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents
19 UST They asked his parents,“Is this man your son? Do you say that he was blind when he was born?{ If that is so,} then how is he able to see at this time?” BSB BSB: and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
20 UST His parents replied,“We are certain that this man is our son. We are also certain that he was blind when he was born. BSB BSB: His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.
21 UST Nevertheless, we do not know how he is able to see at this time. We also do not know who enabled him to see. Ask him. He is old enough to speak on his own behalf.” BSB BSB: But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
22 UST (The Jewish leaders had previously agreed among themselves that they would ban anyone who declared that Jesus was the Messiah from entering the Jewish meeting place. Because of this, the man’ s parents were afraid of them and told them those things.) BSB BSB: His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
23 UST That is also why they said to the Jewish leaders,“Ask him. He is old enough.” BSB BSB: That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
24 UST So the Jewish leaders summoned for a second time the man who had been blind. They told him,“Glorify God{ by speaking only the truth}! We ourselves are certain that this man{ who you say healed you} is sinful.” BSB BSB: 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.”
25 UST The man whom Jesus healed replied,“I do not know if he is sinful or not. One thing I do know is that I used to be blind, but now I can see.” BSB BSB: He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
26 UST They then asked him,“What did he do to you{ in order to heal you}? How did he enable you to see?” BSB BSB: “What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
27 UST He replied,“I have already told you the answers to those questions, but you did not listen to what I said. Why do you want me to tell you again? Could it be that you also desire to become his disciples?” BSB BSB: He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
28 UST Then they spoke insultingly to him:“You are that man’ s disciple! As for us, we are Moses’ s disciples! BSB BSB: Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.
29 UST We are certain that God spoke to Moses{ long ago}. As for this man, we do not even know where he came from!” BSB BSB: We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
30 UST The man replied,“I am amazed! You do not even know where he came from, but he is the one who enabled me to see! BSB BSB: “That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
31 UST We are certain that God does not respond to{ the prayers of} sinful people. Rather, he responds to{ the prayers of} people who worship him and who do what he wants them to do. BSB BSB: We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
32 UST Never before has anyone ever heard that someone enabled a man to see who was blind when he was born! BSB BSB: Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
33 UST If this man had not come from God, he could not have done even one{ miracle like that}!” BSB BSB: If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”
34 UST The Jewish leaders replied to him,“You were born blind entirely as a result of{ your parents’} sins! How dare you teach us!” Then they banned him from the Jewish meeting place. BSB BSB: They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
Spiritual Blindness 35 UST Jesus heard that the Jewish leaders had banned the man he had healed from the Jewish meeting place. When he{ searched for him and} found him, he asked him,“Do you trust the Son of Man?” BSB BSB: When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
36 UST The man answered,“Sir, who is he?{ Please tell me,} so that I may trust him.” BSB BSB: “Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”
37 UST Jesus told him,“You have already seen him. I am that very person who is talking to you now.” BSB BSB: “You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”
38 UST The man said,“Lord, I trust{ that you are the Son of Man}.” Then he went down on his knees and worshiped Jesus. BSB BSB: “Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.
39 UST Jesus said,“I have come into this world in order to judge its people.{ The result will be} that the people who realize they do not perceive God’ s truth may perceive it, like a blind person becoming able to see.{ Another result will be that} the people who think they perceive God’ s truth will not perceive it, like a person who sees and becomes blind.” BSB BSB: Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
40 UST When some of the Pharisees who were near Jesus heard him say this, they asked him,“Do you think that we also cannot perceive God’ s truth, like blind people?” BSB BSB: Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
41 UST Jesus replied,“If you recognized that you are spiritually blind, you would not be guilty of sin. However, because you claim to perceive God’ s truth, like someone who sees, you are still guilty of your sin.” BSB BSB: “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
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