1 | And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
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2 | And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his
parents, that he was born blind?
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3 | Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the
works of God should be made manifest in him.
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4 | I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night
cometh, when no man can work.
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5 | As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
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6 | When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the
spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
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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 seeing.
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8 | The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was
blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
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9 | Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am
he.
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10 | Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
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11 | He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed
mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and
washed, and I received sight.
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12 | Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
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13 | They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
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14 | And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
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15 | Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He
said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
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16 | Therefore 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 division among them.
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17 | They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath
opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
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18 | But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and
received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his
sight.
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19 | And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind?
how then doth he now see?
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20 | His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that
he was born blind:
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21 | But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes,
we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
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22 | These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the
Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he
should be put out of the synagogue.
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23 | Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
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24 | Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God
the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
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25 | He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one
thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
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26 | Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine
eyes?
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27 | He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore
would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?
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28 | Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses'
disciples.
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29 | We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not
from whence he is.
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30 | The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing,
that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
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31 | Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper
of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
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32 | Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one
that was born blind.
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33 | If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
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34 | They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and
dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
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35 | Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said
unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
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36 | He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?
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37 | And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that
talketh with thee.
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38 | And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
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39 | And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which
see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
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40 | And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and
said unto him, Are we blind also?
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41 | Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye
say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
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