| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. | 1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. |
| 2And His disciples asked Him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?" | 2His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" |
| 3Jesus answered, "It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him. | 3"Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. |
| 4"We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work. | 4As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. |
| 5"While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world." | 5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world." |
| 6When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes, | 6After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man's eyes. |
| 7and said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam " (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing. | 7"Go," he told him, "wash in the Pool of Siloam" (this word means "Sent"). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing. |
| 8Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, "Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?" | 8His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, "Isn't this the same man who used to sit and beg?" |
| 9Others were saying, "This is he," still others were saying, "No, but he is like him." He kept saying, "I am the one." | 9Some claimed that he was. Others said, "No, he only looks like him." But he himself insisted, "I am the man." |
| 10So they were saying to him, "How then were your eyes opened?" | 10"How then were your eyes opened?" they asked. |
| 11He answered, "The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash'; so I went away and washed, and I received sight." | 11He replied, "The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see." |
| 12They said to him, "Where is He?" He said, "I do not know." | 12"Where is this man?" they asked him. "I don't know," he said. |
| 13They brought to the Pharisees the man who was formerly blind. | 13They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. |
| 14Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. | 14Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man's eyes was a Sabbath. |
| 15Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, "He applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see." | 15Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. "He put mud on my eyes," the man replied, "and I washed, and now I see." |
| 16Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, "This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath." But others were saying, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?" And there was a division among them. | 16Some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath." But others asked, "How can a sinner perform such signs?" So they were divided. |
| 17So they said to the blind man again, "What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?" And he said, "He is a prophet." | 17Then they turned again to the blind man, "What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened." The man replied, "He is a prophet." |
| 18The Jews then did not believe it of him, that he had been blind and had received sight, until they called the parents of the very one who had received his sight, | 18They still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man's parents. |
| 19and questioned them, saying, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?" | 19"Is this your son?" they asked. "Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?" |
| 20His parents answered them and said, "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; | 20"We know he is our son," the parents answered, "and we know he was born blind. |
| 21but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself." | 21But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don't know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself." |
| 22His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue. | 22His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. |
| 23For this reason his parents said, "He is of age; ask him." | 23That was why his parents said, "He is of age; ask him." |
| 24So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, "Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner." | 24A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. "Give glory to God by telling the truth," they said. "We know this man is a sinner." |
| 25He then answered, "Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see." | 25He replied, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!" |
| 26So they said to him, "What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?" | 26Then they asked him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" |
| 27He answered them, "I told you already and you did not listen; why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become His disciples too, do you?" | 27He answered, "I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?" |
| 28They reviled him and said, "You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. | 28Then they hurled insults at him and said, "You are this fellow's disciple! We are disciples of Moses! |
| 29"We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He is from." | 29We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don't even know where he comes from." |
| 30The man answered and said to them, "Well, here is an amazing thing, that you do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes. | 30The man answered, "Now that is remarkable! You don't know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. |
| 31"We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him. | 31We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will. |
| 32"Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. | 32Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. |
| 33"If this man were not from God, He could do nothing." | 33If this man were not from God, he could do nothing." |
| 34They answered him, "You were born entirely in sins, and are you teaching us?" So they put him out. | 34To this they replied, "You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!" And they threw him out. |
| 35Jesus heard that they had put him out, and finding him, He said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" | 35Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" |
| 36He answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?" | 36"Who is he, sir?" the man asked. "Tell me so that I may believe in him." |
| 37Jesus said to him, "You have both seen Him, and He is the one who is talking with you." | 37Jesus said, "You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you." |
| 38And he said, "Lord, I believe." And he worshiped Him. | 38Then the man said, "Lord, I believe," and he worshiped him. |
| 39And Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind." | 39Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind." |
| 40Those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, "We are not blind too, are we?" | 40Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, "What? Are we blind too?" |
| 41Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, 'We see,' your sin remains. | 41Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains. |
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