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[1]And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
[2]And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
[3]Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents, but that the works of God should be showed on him.
[4]I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh when no man can work.
[5]As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
[6]As soon as he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed the eyes of the blind with the clay,
[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 again seeing.
[8]Now the neighbors and they that had seen him before, when he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
[9]Some said, This is he: and others said, He is like him: but he himself said, I am he.
[10]Therefore they said unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
[11]He answered, and said, The man that is called Jesus, made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received sight.
[12]Then they said unto him, Where is he? He said, I cannot tell.
[13]They brought to the Pharisees him that was once blind.
[14]And it was the Sabbath day, when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
[15]Then again the Pharisees also asked him, how he had received sight. And he said unto them, He laid clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
[16]Then 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 dissension among them.
[17]Then spake they unto the blind again, What sayest thou of him, because he hath opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a Prophet.
[18]Then the Jews did not believe him (that he had been blind, and received his sight) until they had called the parents of him that had received sight.
[19]And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, whom ye say was born blind? How doth he now see then?
[20]His parents answered them, and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
[21]But by what means he now seeth, we know not: or who hath opened his eyes, can we not tell: he is old enough: ask him: he shall answer for himself.
[22]These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had ordained already, that if any man did confess that he was the Christ, he should be excommunicate out of the Synagogue.
[23]Therefore said his parents, He is old enough: ask him.
[24]Then again called they the man that had been blind, and said unto him, Give glory unto God: we know that this man is a sinner.
[25]Then he answered, and said, Whither he be a sinner or no, I cannot tell: one thing I know, that I was blind, and now I see.
[26]Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? How opened he thine eyes?
[27]He answered them, I have told you already, and ye have not heard it: wherefore would ye hear it again? Will ye also be his disciples?
[28]Then checked they him, and said, Be thou his disciple: we be Moses disciples.
[29]We know that God spake with Moses: but this man we know not from whence he is.
[30]The man answered, and said unto them, Doubtless, this is a marvelous thing, that ye know not whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
[31]Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him heareth he.
[32]Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
[33]If this man were not of God, he could have done nothing.
[34]They answered, and said unto him, Thou art altogether born in sins, and doest thou teach us? so they cast him out.
[35]Jesus heard that they had cast him out: and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe in the Son of God?
[36]He answered, and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe in him?
[37]And Jesus said unto him, Both thou hast seen him, and he it is that talketh with thee.
[38]Then he said, Lord, I believe, and worshipped him.
[39]And Jesus said, I am come unto judgment into this world, that they which see not, might see: and that they which see, might be made blind.
[40]And some of the Pharisees which were with him, heard these things, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
[41]Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should not have sin: but now ye say, We see: therefore your sin remaineth.
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