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John 9

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John 9 Bible text

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As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.

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And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth.

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His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

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And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?

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Jesus answered, “This man didn’t sin, nor did his parents, but that the works of God might be revealed in him.

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Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

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I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

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We 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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While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

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When I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

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When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man’s eyes with the mud,

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When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay,

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and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he went away, washed, and came back seeing.

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and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

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Therefore the neighbors and those who saw that he was blind before said, “Isn’t this he who sat and begged?”

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The neighbors therefore, and they that saw him aforetime, that he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

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Others were saying, “It is he.” Still others were saying, “He looks like him.” He said, “I am he.”

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Others said, It is he: others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am he.

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They therefore were asking him, “How were your eyes opened?”

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They said therefore unto him, How then were thine eyes opened?

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He answered, “A man called Jesus made mud, anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went away and washed, and I received sight.”

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He 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.

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Then they asked him, “Where is he?” He said, “I don’t know.”

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And they said unto him, Where is he? He saith, I know not.

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They brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees.

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They bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.

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It was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.

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Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

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Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and I see.”

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Again 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.

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Some therefore of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” So there was division among them.

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Some 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.

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Therefore they asked the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”

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They 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.

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The Jews therefore didn’t believe concerning him, that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight,

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The 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,

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and asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

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and asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

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His parents answered them, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

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His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

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but how he now sees, we don’t know; or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself.”

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but 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.

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His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.

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These 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.

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Therefore his parents said, “He is of age. Ask him.”

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Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

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So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”

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So 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.

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He therefore answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see.”

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He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

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They said to him again, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”

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They said therefore unto him, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?

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He answered them, “I told you already, and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t also want to become his disciples, do you?”

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He answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not hear; wherefore would ye hear it again? would ye also become his disciples?

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They insulted him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

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And they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses.

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We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we don’t know where he comes from.”

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We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is.

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The man answered them, “How amazing! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

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The man answered and said unto them, Why, herein is the marvel, that ye know not whence he is, and yet he opened mine eyes.

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We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, he listens to him.

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We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.

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Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.

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Since the world began it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a man born blind.

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If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”

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If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.

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They answered him, “You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?” Then they threw him out.

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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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Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”

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Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, he said, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?

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He answered, “Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?”

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He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?

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Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you.”

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Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee.

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He said, “Lord, I believe!” and he worshiped him.

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And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

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Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”

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And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.

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Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”

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Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are we also blind?

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Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.

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Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.