John, 9
He gives sight to the man born blind.
[1] And Jesus passing by, saw a man who was blind from his birth.
[2] And his disciples asked him: Rabbi, who hath sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind? •
[3] Jesus answered: Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. •
[4] I must work the works of him that sent me, whilst 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] When he had said these things, he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and spread the clay upon his eyes, •
[7] And said to him: Go, wash in the pool of Siloe, which is interpreted, Sent. He went therefore and washed: and he came seeing. •
[8] The neighbours, therefore, and they who had seen him before that he was a beggar, said: Is not this he that sat and begged? Some said: This is he.
[9] But others said: No, but he is like him. But he said: I am he.
[10] They said therefore to him: How were thy eyes opened?
[11] He answered: That man that is called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me: Go to the pool of Siloe and wash. And I went: I washed: and I see.
[12] And they said to him: Where is he? He saith: I know not.
[13] They bring him that had been blind to the Pharisees.
[14] Now it was the sabbath, when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
[15] Again therefore the Pharisees asked him how he had received his sight. But he said to them: He put clay upon my eyes: and I washed: and I see.
[16] Some therefore of the Pharisees said: This man is not of God, who keepeth not the sabbath. But others said: How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
[17] They say therefore to the blind man again: What sayest thou of him that hath opened thy eyes? And he said: He is a prophet. •
[18] The Jews then did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight,
[19] And asked them, saying: Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then doth he now see?
[20] His parents answered them and said: We know that this is our son and that he was born blind:
[21] But how he now seeth, we know not: or who hath opened his eyes, we know not. Ask himself: he is of age: Let him speak for himself.
[22] These things his parents said, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had already agreed among themselves that if any man should confess him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. •
[23] Therefore did his parents say: He is of age. Ask himself.
[24] They therefore called the man again that had been blind and said to him: Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner. •
[25] He said therefore to them: If he be a sinner, I know not. One thing I know, that whereas I was blind. now I see.
[26] They said then to him: What did he to thee? How did he open thy eyes?
[27] He answered them: I have told you already, and you have heard. Why would you hear it again? Will you also become his disciples? •
[28] They reviled him therefore and said: Be thou his disciple; but we are the disciples of Moses. •
[29] We know that God spoke to Moses: but as to this man, we know not from whence he is.
[30] The man answered and said to them: why, herein is a wonderful thing, that you know not from whence he is, and he hath opened my eyes.
[31] Now we know that God doth not hear sinners: but if a man be a server of God and doth his, will, him he heareth. •
[32] From the beginning of the world it hath not been heard, that any man hath opened the eyes of one born blind. •
[33] Unless this man were of God, he could not do anything.
[34] They answered and said to him: Thou wast wholly born in sins; and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
[35] Jesus heard that they had cast him out. And when he had found him, he said to him: Dost thou believe in the Son of God?
[36] He answered, and said: Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?
[37] And Jesus said to him: Thou hast both seen him; and it is he that talketh with thee.
[38] And he said: I believe, Lord. And falling down, he adored him.
[39] And Jesus said: For judgment I am come 1 into this world: that they who see not may see; and they who see may become blind. •
I am come: Not that Christ came for that end, that any one should be made blind: but that the Jews, by the abuse of his coming, and by their not receiving him, brought upon themselves this judgment of blindness.
[40] And some of the Pharisees, who were with him, heard: and they said unto him: Are we also blind?
[41] Jesus said to them: If you were blind 1, you should not have sin: but now you say: We see. Your sin remaineth. •
If you were blind: If you were invincibly ignorant, and had neither read the scriptures, nor seen my miracles, you would not be guilty of the sin of infidelity: but now, as you boast of your knowledge of the scriptures, you are inexcusable.