John 9 Parallel Bible

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1	As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.	As He was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth.	And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.	As Jesus passed by, He saw a man who had been blind from birth.
2	And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”	His disciples questioned Him: “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”	And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?	And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?”
3	Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.	“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” Jesus answered. “This came about so that God’s works might be displayed in him.	Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.	Jesus 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.
4	We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.	We must do the works of Him who sent Me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work.	I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.	We must carry out the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
5	As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”	As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”	As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.	While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.”
6	Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man’s eyes with the mud	After He said these things He spit on the ground, made some mud from the saliva, and spread the mud on his eyes.	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,	When He had said this, He spit on the ground, and made mud from the saliva, and applied the mud to his eyes,
7	and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing.	“Go,” He told him, “wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he left, washed, and came back seeing.	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.	and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he left and washed, and came back seeing.
8	The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, “Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?”	His neighbors and those who formerly had seen him as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the man who sat begging?”	The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?	So the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is this not the one who used to sit and beg?”
9	Some said, “It is he.” Others said, “No, but he is like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.”	Some said, “He’s the one.” “No,” others were saying, “but he looks like him.” He kept saying, “I’m the one!”	Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.	Others were saying, “This is he,” still others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” The man himself kept saying, “I am the one.”
10	So they said to him, “Then how were your eyes opened?”	Therefore they asked him, “Then how were your eyes opened?”	Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?	So they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?”
11	He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed and received my sight.”	He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and told me, Go to Siloam and wash.’ So when I went and washed I received my sight.\|”	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.	He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made mud, and spread it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.”
12	They said to him, “Where is he?” He said, “I do not know.”	Where is He?” they asked.” I don’t know,” he said.	Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.	And they said to him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not know.”
13	They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind.	They brought the man who used to be blind to the Pharisees.	They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.	They brought the man who was previously blind to the Pharisees.
14	Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.	The day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.	And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.	Now it was a Sabbath on the day that Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.
15	So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”	So again the Pharisees asked him how he received his sight.” He put mud on my eyes,” he told them. “I washed and I can see.”	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.	Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He applied mud to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”
16	Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a division among them.	Therefore some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He doesn’t keep the Sabbath!” But others were saying, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was a division among them.	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.	Therefore 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 dissension among them.
17	So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”	Again they asked the blind man, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?\|” He’s a prophet,” he said.	They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.	So they said again to the man who was blind, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet.”
18	The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight	The Jews did not believe this about him—that he was blind and received sight—until they summoned the parents of the one who had received his sight.	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.	The Jews then did not believe it about him, that he had been blind and had received sight, until they called the parents of the very one who had received his sight,
19	and asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”	They asked them, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? How then does he now see?\|”	And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?	and they questioned them, saying, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”
20	His parents answered, “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.	We know this is our son and that he was born blind,” his parents answered. “	His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:	His parents then answered and said, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
21	But how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.”	But we don’t know how he now sees, and we don’t know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he’s of age. He will speak for himself.”	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.	but 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.”
22	(His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.)	His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, since the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him as Messiah, he would be banned from the synagogue.	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.	His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already reached the decision that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be excommunicated from the synagogue.
23	Therefore his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”	This is why his parents said, “He’s of age; ask him.”	Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.	It was for this reason that his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”
24	So for the 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.”	So a second time they summoned the man who had been blind and told him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner!”	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.	So for a second time they summoned the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner.”
25	He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.”	He answered, “Whether or not He’s a sinner, I don’t know. One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I can see!”	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.	He then answered, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.”
26	They said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”	Then they asked him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?\|”	Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?	So they said to him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”
27	He answered them, “I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?”	I already told you,” he said, “and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t want to become His disciples too, do you?”	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?	He 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?”
28	And they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.	They ridiculed him: “You’re that man’s disciple, but we’re Moses’ disciples.	Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.	They spoke abusively to him and said, “You are His disciple, but 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 comes from.”	We know that God has spoken to Moses. But this man—we don’t know where He’s from!\|”	We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.	We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He is from.”
30	The man answered, “Why, this is an amazing thing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes.	This is an amazing thing,” the man told them. “You don’t know where He is from, yet He opened my eyes!	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.	The man answered and said to them, “Well, here is the amazing thing, that you do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes!
31	We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.	We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He listens to him.	Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.	We know that God does not listen to sinners; but if someone is God-fearing and does His will, He listens to him.
32	Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind.	Throughout history no one has ever heard of someone opening the eyes of a person born blind.	Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.	Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.
33	If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”	If this man were not from God, He wouldn’t be able to do anything.\|”	If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.	If this man were not from God, He could do nothing.”
34	They answered him, “You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they cast him out.	You were born entirely in sin,” they replied, “and are you trying to teach us?” Then they threw him out.	They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.	They answered him, “You were born entirely in sins, and yet you are teaching us?” So they put him out.
35	Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”	When Jesus heard that they had thrown the man out, He found him and asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” “	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?	Jesus heard that they had put him out, and upon finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
36	He answered, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”	Who is He, Sir, that I may believe in Him?” he asked.	He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?	He answered by saying, “And who is He, Sir, that I may believe in Him?”
37	Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.”	Jesus answered, “You have seen Him; in fact, He is the One speaking with you.\|”	And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.	Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and He is the one who is talking with you.”
38	He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.	I believe, Lord!” he said, and he worshiped Him.	And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.	And he said, “I believe, Lord.” And he worshiped Him.
39	Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”	Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.”	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.	And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”
40	Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”	Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and asked Him, “We aren’t blind too, are we?”	And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?	Those who were with Him from the Pharisees heard these things and said to Him, “We are not blind too, are we?”
41	Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains.	“If you were blind,” Jesus told them, “you wouldn’t have sin. But now that you say, We see—your sin remains.	Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.	Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now that you maintain, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.
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