9:1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.
9:2 His disciples asked him, Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?
9:3 Neither this man nor his parents sinned, said Jesus, but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.
9:4 As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no-one can work.
9:5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
9:6 Having said this, he spat on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes.
9:7 Go, he told him, wash in the Pool of Siloam (this word means Sent). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.
9:8 His neighbours and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?
9:9 Some claimed that he was. Others said, No, he only looks like him. But he himself insisted, I am the man.
9:10 How then were your eyes opened? they demanded.
9:11 He replied, The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.
9:12 Where is this man? they asked him. I don’t know, he said.
9:13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
9:14 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man’s eyes was a Sabbath.
9:15 Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He put mud on my eyes, the man replied, and I washed, and now I see.
9:16 Some of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. But others asked, How can a sinner do such miraculous signs? So they were divided.
9:17 Finally they turned again to the blind man, What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened. The man replied, He is a prophet.
9:18 The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents.
9:19 Is this your son? they asked. Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?
9:20 We know he is our son, the parents answered, and we know he was born blind.
9:21 But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. Ask him. He is of age he will speak for himself.
9:22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for already the Jews had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Christ [Or Messiah] would be put out of the synagogue.
9:23 That was why his parents said, He is of age ask him.
9:24 A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. Give glory to God, [A solemn charge to tell the truth (see Joshua 7:19)] they said. We know this man is a sinner.
9:25 He replied, Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!
9:26 Then they asked him, What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?
9:27 He answered, I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?
9:28 Then they hurled insults at him and said, You are this fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses!
9:29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.
9:30 The man answered, Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.
9:31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly man who does his will.
9:32 Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
9:33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.
9:34 To this they replied, You were steeped in sin at birth how dare you lecture us! And they threw him out.
9:35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, Do you believe in the Son of Man?
9:36 Who is he, sir? the man asked. Tell me so that I may believe in him.
9:37 Jesus said, You have now seen him in fact, he is the one speaking with you.
9:38 Then the man said, Lord, I believe, and he worshipped him.
9:39 Jesus said, For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind.
9:40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, What? Are we blind too?
9:41 Jesus said, If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.