¹As he passed by , he saw a man blind from birth .

²His disciples asked him , “Rabbi , who sinned, this man or his parents , that he was born blind ?”

³Jesus answered, “ This man didn’ t sin, nor did his parents , but that the works of God might be revealed in him .

⁴I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day . The night is coming , when no one can work .

⁵While I am in the world , I am the light of the world .”

⁶When he had said this , he spat on the ground , made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man ’s eyes with the mud ,

⁷and said to him , “ Go , wash in the pool of Siloam ” (which means “Sent ”). So he went away , washed , and came back seeing.

⁸Therefore the neighbours and those who saw that he was blind before said , “Isn’t this he who sat and begged ?”

⁹Others were saying , “It is he .” Still others were saying , “He looks like him .”

He said , “I am he .”

¹⁰They therefore were asking him , “How were your eyes opened ?”

¹¹He answered , “A man called Jesus made mud , anointed my eyes , and said to me , ‘ Go to the pool of Siloam and wash .’ So I went away and washed , and I received sight .”

¹²Then they asked him , “Where is he ?”

He said , “I don’t know .”

¹³They brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees .

¹⁴It was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes .

¹⁵Again 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.”

¹⁶Some therefore of the Pharisees said , “This man is not from God , because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath .”

Others said , “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs ?” So there was division amongst them .

¹⁷Therefore they asked the blind man again , “What do you say about him , because he opened your eyes ?”

He said , “He is a prophet .”

¹⁸The Jews therefore didn’t 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 ,

¹⁹and asked them , “Is this your son , whom you say was born blind ? How then does he now see?”

²⁰His parents answered them , “We know that this is our son , and that he was born blind ;

²¹but how he now sees , we don’t know ; or who opened his eyes , we don’t know . He is of age . Ask him . He will speak for himself .”

²²His parents said these things because they feared the Jews ; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ , he would be put out of the synagogue.

²³Therefore his parents said , “He is of age . Ask him .”

²⁴So 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.”

²⁵He therefore answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know : that though I was blind , now I see .”

²⁶They said to him again, “What did he do to you ? How did he open your eyes ?”

²⁷He answered them , “I told you already , and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again ? You don’t also want to become his disciples , do you ?”

²⁸They insulted him and said , “You are his disciple , but we are disciples of Moses .

²⁹We know that God has spoken to Moses . But as for this man , we don’t know where he comes from .”

³⁰The man answered them , “How amazing ! You don’t know where he comes from , yet he opened my eyes .

³¹We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God and does his will , he listens to him .[#Psalms 66:18; Proverbs 15:29; 28:9]

³²Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind .

³³If this man were not from God , he could do nothing .”

³⁴They answered him , “You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us ?” Then they threw him out .

³⁵Jesus heard that they had thrown him out , and finding him , he said , “ Do you believe in the Son of God ?”

³⁶He answered , “Who is he , Lord , that I may believe in him ?”

³⁷Jesus said to him , “ You have both seen him , and it is he who speaks with you .”

³⁸He said , “Lord , I believe !” and he worshipped him .

³⁹Jesus said , “ I came into this world for judgement, that those who don’ t see may see; and that those who see may become blind .”

⁴⁰Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things , and said to him , “Are we also blind ?”

⁴¹Jesus said to them , “ If you were blind , you would have no sin; but now you say , ‘ We see.’ Therefore your sin remains .