John 9

1 And passing by, he saw a man blind from birth,

And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.

2 and his disciples asked him, saying, 'Rabbi, who did sin, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?'

And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"

3 Jesus answered, 'Neither did this one sin nor his parents, but that the works of God may be manifested in him;

Jesus answered, "Neither did this man sin, nor his parents; but, that the works of God might be revealed in him.

4 it behoveth me to be working the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night doth come, when no one is able to work: —

We must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

5 when I am in the world, I am a light of the world.'

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

6 These things saying, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind man, and said to him,

When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man's eyes with the mud,

7 'Go away, wash at the pool of Siloam,' which is, interpreted, Sent. He went away, therefore, and did wash, and came seeing;

and said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means "Sent"). So he went away, washed, and came back seeing.

8 the neighbours, therefore, and those seeing him before, that he was blind, said, 'Is not this he who is sitting and begging?'

The neighbors therefore, and those who saw that he was a beggar before, said, "Is this not the one who used to sit and beg?"

9 others said — 'This is he;' and others — 'He is like to him;' he himself said, — 'I am [he].'

Some said, "It is he." Others said, "He looks like him." He said, "I am he."

10 They said, therefore, to him, 'How were thine eyes opened?'

They therefore were asking him, "How were your eyes opened?"

11 he answered and said, 'A man called Jesus made clay, and rubbed my eyes, and said to me, Go away to the pool of Siloam, and wash; and having gone away and having washed, I received sight;'

He answered, "A man called Jesus made mud, anointed my eyes, and said to me, 'Go to Siloam, and wash.' So I went away and washed, and I received sight."

12 they said, therefore, to him, 'Where is that one?' he saith, 'I have not known.'

Then they asked him, "Where is he?" He said, "I do not know."

13 They bring him to the Pharisees who once [was] blind,

They brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees.

14 and it was a sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.

15 Again, therefore, the Pharisees also were asking him how he received sight, and he said to them, 'Clay he did put upon my eyes, and I did wash — and I see.'

Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. He said to them, "He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and I see."

16 Of the Pharisees, therefore, certain said, 'This man is not from God, because the sabbath he doth not keep;' others said, 'How is a man — a sinful one — able to do such signs?' and there was a division among them.

Some therefore of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, because he does not keep the Sabbath." Others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" There was division among them.

17 They said to the blind man again, 'Thou — what dost thou say of him — that he opened thine eyes?'

Therefore they asked the blind man again, "What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?" He said, "He is a prophet."

18 and he said — 'He is a prophet.' The Jews, therefore, did not believe concerning him that he was blind and did receive sight, till that they called the parents of him who received sight,

The Jewish leaders therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight,

19 and they asked them, saying, 'Is your son, of whom ye say that he was born blind? how then now doth he see?'

and asked them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?"

20 His parents answered them and said, 'We have known that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

His parents answered them, "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

21 and how he now seeth, we have not known; or who opened his eyes, we have not known; himself is of age, ask him; he himself shall speak concerning himself.'

but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself."

22 These things said his parents, because they were afraid of the Jews, for already had the Jews agreed together, that if any one may confess him — Christ, he may be put out of the synagogue;

His parents said these things because they feared the Jewish leaders; for the Jewish leaders had already agreed that if anyone would confess him as the Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.

23 because of this his parents said — 'He is of age, ask him.'

Therefore his parents said, "He is of age. Ask him."

24 They called, therefore, a second time the man who was blind, and they said to him, 'Give glory to God, we have known that this man is a sinner;'

So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, "Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner."

25 he answered, therefore, and said, 'If he be a sinner — I have not known, one thing I have known, that, being blind, now I see.'

He therefore answered, "I do not know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see."

26 And they said to him again, 'What did he to thee? how did he open thine eyes?'

They said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"

27 He answered them, 'I told you already, and ye did not hear; why again do ye wish to hear? do ye also wish to become his disciples?'

He answered them, "I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You do not also want to become his disciples, do you?"

28 They reviled him, therefore, and said, 'Thou art his disciple, and we are Moses' disciples;

They insulted him and said, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

29 we have known that God hath spoken to Moses, but this one — we have not known whence he is.'

We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we do not know where he comes from."

30 The man answered and said to them, 'Why, in this is a wonderful thing, that ye have not known whence he is, and he opened my eyes!

The man answered them, "How amazing. You do not know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

31 and we have known that God doth not hear sinners, but, if any one may be a worshipper of God, and may do His will, him He doth hear;

We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God, and does his will, he listens to him.

32 from the age it was not heard, that any one did open eyes of one who hath been born blind; (aiōn g165)

Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind. (aiōn g165)

33 if this one were not from God, he were not able to do anything.'

If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

34 They answered and said to him, 'In sins thou wast born altogether, and thou dost teach us!' and they cast him forth without.

They answered him, "You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?" They threw him out.

35 Jesus heard that they cast him forth without, and having found him, he said to him, 'Dost thou believe in the Son of God?'

Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"

36 he answered and said, 'Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?'

He answered, "Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?"

37 And Jesus said to him, 'Thou hast both seen him, and he who is speaking with thee is he;'

Jesus said to him, "You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you."

38 and he said, 'I believe, sir,' and bowed before him.

He said, "Lord, I believe." and he worshiped him.

39 And Jesus said, 'For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.'

Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment, that those who do not see may see; and that those who see may become blind."

40 And those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, 'Are we also blind?'

Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, "Are we also blind?"

41 Jesus said to them, 'If ye were blind, ye were not having had sin, but now ye say — We see, therefore doth your sin remain.

Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, 'We see,' your sin remains.