Thematic Bible
John 9:1 (show verse)
While He was passing by, He noticed a man [who had been] blind from birth.
John 9:2 (show verse)
His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi (Teacher), who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?”
John 9:3 (show verse)
Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but it was so that the works of God might be displayed and illustrated in him.
John 9:4 (show verse)
John 9:5 (show verse)
John 9:6 (show verse)
When He had said this, He spat on the ground and made mud with His saliva, and He spread the mud [like an ointment] on the man’s eyes.
John 9:7 (show verse)
And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing.
John 9:8 (show verse)
So the neighbors, and those who used to know him as a beggar, said, “Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?”
John 9:9 (show verse)
Some said, “It is he.” Still others said, “No, but he looks like him.” But he kept saying, “I am the man.”
John 9:10 (show verse)
So they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?”
John 9:11 (show verse)
He replied, “The Man called Jesus made mud and smeared it on my eyes and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and I received my sight!”
John 9:12 (show verse)
They asked him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not know.”
John 9:13 (show verse)
Then they brought the man who was formerly blind to the Pharisees.
John 9:14 (show verse)
Now it was on a Sabbath day that Jesus made the mud and opened the man’s eyes.
John 9:15 (show verse)
So the Pharisees asked him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He smeared mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I see.”
John 9:16 (show verse)
Then some of the Pharisees said, “This Man [Jesus] is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner (a non-observant Jew) do such signs and miracles?” So there was a difference of opinion among them.
John 9:17 (show verse)
Accordingly they said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “[It must be that] He is a prophet!”
John 9:18 (show verse)
However, the Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they called the man’s parents.
John 9:19 (show verse)
They asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”
John 9:20 (show verse)
His parents answered, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
John 9:21 (show verse)
but as to how he now sees, we do not know; or who has opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him [and stop asking us]; he is of age, he will speak for himself and give his own account of it.”
John 9:22 (show verse)
His parents said this because they were afraid of [the leaders of] the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone acknowledged Jesus to be the Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue (excommunicated).
John 9:23 (show verse)
Because of this his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”
John 9:24 (show verse)
So a second time they called the man who had been [born] blind, and said to him, “Give God glory and praise [for your sight]! We know this Man [Jesus] is a sinner [separated from God].”
John 9:25 (show verse)
Then he answered, “I do not know whether He is a sinner [separated from God]; but one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.”
John 9:26 (show verse)
So they said to him, “What did He [actually] do to you? How did He open your eyes?”
John 9:27 (show verse)
He answered, “I already told you and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again and again? Do you want to become His disciples, too?”
John 9:28 (show verse)
And [at that remark] they stormed at him and jeered, “You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses!
John 9:29 (show verse)
We know [for certain] that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this Man, we do not know where He is from.”
John 9:30 (show verse)
The man replied, “Well, this is astonishing! You do not know where He comes from, and yet He opened my eyes!
John 9:31 (show verse)
We know [according to your tradition] that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone fears God and does His will, He hears him.
John 9:32 (show verse)
Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.
John 9:33 (show verse)
If this Man were not from God, He would not be able to do anything [like this because God would not hear His prayer].”
John 9:34 (show verse)
They answered him, “You were born entirely in sins [from head to foot], and you [presume to] teach us?” Then they threw him out [of the synagogue].
John 9:35 (show verse)
Jesus heard that they had put him out [of the synagogue], and finding him, He asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
John 9:36 (show verse)
He answered, “Who is He, Sir? Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”
John 9:37 (show verse)
Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and [in fact] He is the one who is talking with you.”
John 9:38 (show verse)
And he said, “Lord, I believe [in You and Your word]!” And he worshiped Him [with reverence and awe].
John 9:39 (show verse)
Then Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment [to separate those who believe in Me from those who reject Me—to declare judgment on those who choose to be separated from God], so that the sightless would see, and those who see would become blind.”
John 9:40 (show verse)
Some Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, “Are we also blind?”
John 9:41 (show verse)
Jesus said to them, “If you were blind [to spiritual things], you would have no sin [and would not be blamed for your unbelief]; but since you claim to have [spiritual] sight, [you have no excuse so] your sin and guilt remain.