1And as he passed by , he saw a man blind from his birth . 2And his disciples asked him , saying , Rabbi , who sinned, this man , or his parents , that he should be born blind ? 3Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents : but that the works of God should be made manifest in him . 4We must work the works of him that sent me , while it is day : the night cometh , when no man can work . 5When I am in the world , I am the light of the world . 6When he had thus spoken , he spat on the ground , and made clay of the spittle , and anointed his eyes with the clay , 7and said unto him , Go , wash in the pool of Siloam ( which is by interpretation , Sent ). He went away therefore , and washed , and came seeing.
The Pharisees Investigate
8The neighbors therefore , and they that saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar , said , Is not this he that sat and begged ? 9Others said , It is he : others said , No , but he is like him . He said , I am he . 10They said therefore unto him , How then were thine eyes opened ? 11He answered , The man that is called Jesus made clay , and anointed mine eyes , and said unto me , Go to Siloam , and wash : so I went away and washed , and I received sight . 12And they said unto him , Where is he ? He saith , I know not . 13They bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind . 14Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay , and opened his eyes . 15Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight . And he said unto them , He put clay upon mine eyes , and I washed , and I see. 16Some therefore of the Pharisees said , This man is not from God , because he keepeth not the sabbath . But others said , How can a man that is a sinner do such signs ? And there was a division among them . 17They say therefore unto the blind man again , What sayest thou of him , in that he opened thine eyes ? And he said , He is a prophet . 18The Jews therefore 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 , 19and asked them , saying , Is this your son , who ye say was born blind ? how then doth he now see? 20His parents answered and said , We know that this is our son , and that he was born blind : 21but how he now seeth, we know not ; or who opened his eyes , we know not : ask him ; he is of age ; he shall speak for himself . 22These things said his parents , because they feared the Jews : for the Jews had agreed already , that if any man should confess him to be Christ , he should be put out of the synagogue. 23Therefore said his parents , He is of age ; ask him . 24So they called a second time the man that was blind , and said unto him , Give glory to God : we know that this man is a sinner. 25He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not : one thing I know , that , whereas I was blind , now I see . 26They said therefore unto him , What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes ? 27He answered them , I told you even now , and ye did not hear ; wherefore would ye hear it again ? would ye also become his disciples ? 28And they reviled him , and said , Thou art his disciple ; but we are disciples of Moses . 29We know that God hath spoken unto Moses : but as for this man , we know not whence he is . 30The man answered and said unto them , Why , herein is the marvel , that ye know not whence he is , and yet he opened mine eyes . 31We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God , and do his will , him he heareth. 32Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind . 33If this man were not from God , he could do nothing . 34They answered and said unto him , Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us ? And they cast him out .
Spiritual Blindness and Sight
35Jesus heard that they had cast him out ; and finding him , he said , Dost thou believe on the Son of God ? 36He answered and said , And who is he , Lord , that I may believe on him ? 37Jesus said unto him , Thou hast both seen him , and he it is that speaketh with thee. 38And he said , Lord , I believe . And he worshipped him . 39And Jesus said , For judgment came I into this world , that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind . 40Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things , and said unto him , Are we also blind ? 41Jesus said unto them , If ye were blind , ye would have no sin: but now ye say , We see: your sin remaineth .