3 WYC Jhesus answeride, Nether this man synnede, nether hise eldris; but that the werkis of God be schewid in hym. 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 WYC It bihoueth me to worche the werkis of hym that sente me, as longe as the dai is; the nyyt schal come, whanne no man may worche. 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 WYC As longe as Y am in the world, Y am the liyt of the world. BSB BSB: While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
6 WYC Whanne he hadde seid these thingis, he spette in to the erthe, and made cley of the spotil, and anoyntide the cley on hise iyen, BSB BSB: When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
8 WYC And so neiyboris, and thei that hadden seyn him bifor, for he was a beggere, seiden, Whether this is not he, that sat, and beggide? 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 WYC Othere men seiden, That this it is; othere men seyden, Nai, but he is lijc hym. 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 WYC But he seide, That Y am. Therfor thei seiden to hym, Hou ben thin iyen openyd? BSB BSB: “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
11 WYC He answerde, Thilke man, that is seid Jhesus, made clei, and anoyntide myn iyen, and seide to me, Go thou to the watre of Siloe, and wassche; and Y wente, and wasschide, and say. 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 WYC And thei seiden to hym, Where is he? He seide, Y woot not. BSB BSB: “Where is He?” they asked. “I do not know,” he answered.
13 WYC Thei leden hym that was blynd to the Farisees. BSB BSB: They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
14 WYC And it was sabat, whanne Jhesus made cley, and openyde hise iyen. BSB BSB: Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
15 WYC Eft the Farisees axiden hym, hou he hadde seyn. And he seide to hem, He leide to me cley on the iyen; and Y wasschide, and Y se. 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 WYC Therfor summe of the Fariseis seiden, This man is not of God, that kepith not the sabat. Othere men seiden, Hou may a synful man do these signes. And strijf was among hem. 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 WYC Therfor thei seien eftsoone to the blynd man, What seist thou of hym, that openyde thin iyen? And he seide, That he is a prophete. 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 WYC Therfor Jewis bileueden not of hym, that he was blynd, and hadde seyn, til thei clepiden his fadir and modir, that hadde seyn. 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 WYC And thei axiden hem, and seiden, Is this youre sone, which ye seien was borun blynd? hou thanne seeth he now? 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 WYC His fadir and modir answeriden to hem, and seiden, We witen, that this is oure sone, and that he was borun blynd; BSB BSB: His parents answered, “We know he is our son, and we know he was born blind.
21 WYC but hou he seeth now, we witen neuer, or who openyde hise iyen, we witen nere; axe ye hym, he hath age, speke he of hym silf. 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 WYC His fader and modir seiden these thingis, for thei dredden the Jewis; for thanne the Jewis hadden conspirid, that if ony man knoulechide hym Crist, he schulde be don out of the synagoge. 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 WYC Therfor his fadir and modir seiden, That he hath age, axe ye hym. BSB BSB: That was why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
24 WYC Therfor eftsoone thei clepiden the man, that was blynd, and seiden to hym, Yyue thou glorie to God; we witen, that this man is a synnere. 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 WYC Thanne he seide, If he is a synnere, Y woot neuer; o thing Y woot, that whanne Y was blynd, now Y se. 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 WYC Therfor thei seiden to hym, What dide he to thee? hou openyde he thin iyen? BSB BSB: “What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
27 WYC He answerde to hem, Y seide to you now, and ye herden; what wolen ye eftsoone here? whether ye wolen be maad hise discyplis? 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 WYC Therfor thei cursiden hym, and seiden, Be thou his disciple; we ben disciplis of Moises. BSB BSB: Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.
29 WYC We witen, that God spak to Moises; but we knowen not this, of whennus he is. BSB BSB: We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
30 WYC Thilke man answeride, and seide to hem, For in this is a wondurful thing, that ye witen not, of whennus he is, and he hath openyd myn iyen. BSB BSB: “That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
31 WYC And we witen, that God herith not synful men, but if ony `man is worschypere of God, and doith his wille, he herith hym. 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 WYC Fro the world it is not herd, that ony man openyde the iyen of a blynd borun man; but this were of God, BSB BSB: Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
33 WYC he myyt not do ony thing. BSB BSB: If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.”
34 WYC Thei answeriden, and seiden to hym, Thou art al borun in synnes, and techist thou vs? And thei putten hym out. BSB BSB: They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
35 WYC Jhesus herd, that thei hadden putte hym out; and whanne he hadde founde hym, he seide to hym, Bileuest thou in the sone of God? 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 WYC He answerde, and seide, Lord, who is he, that Y bileue in hym? BSB BSB: “Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”
37 WYC And Jhesus seide to hym, And thou hast seyn him, and he it is, that spekith with thee. BSB BSB: “You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”
38 WYC And he seide, Lord, Y byleue. And he felle doun, and worschipide hym. BSB BSB: “Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.
39 WYC Therfore Jhesus seide to hym, Y cam in to this world, `in to doom, that thei that seen not, see, and thei that seen, be maad blynde. 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 WYC And summe of the Faryseis herden, that weren with hym, and thei seiden to hym, Whether we ben blynde? BSB BSB: Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
41 WYC Jhesus seide to hem, If ye weren blynde, ye schulden not haue synne; but now ye seien, That we seen, youre synne dwellith stille. 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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