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1 | And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his
birth. |
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2 | And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this
man, or his parents, that he was born blind? |
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3 | Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents:
but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. |
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4 | I 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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5 | As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. |
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6 | 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, |
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7 | 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. |
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8 | The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him
that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? |
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9 | Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he
said, I am he. |
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10 | Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? |
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11 | 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. |
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12 | Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not. |
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13 | They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. |
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14 | And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and
opened his eyes. |
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15 | 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. |
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16 | 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. |
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17 | They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him,
that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. |
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18 | 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. |
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19 | And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was
born blind? how then doth he now see? |
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20 | His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our
son, and that he was born blind: |
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21 | 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. |
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22 | 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. |
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23 | Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. |
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24 | 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. |
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25 | 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. |
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26 | Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened
he thine eyes? |
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27 | 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? |
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28 | Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we
are Moses' disciples. |
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29 | We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know
not from whence he is. |
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30 | 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. |
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31 | Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a
worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. |
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32 | Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the
eyes of one that was born blind. |
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33 | If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. |
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34 | 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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35 | 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? |
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36 | He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on
him? |
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37 | And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he
that talketh with thee. |
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38 | And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. |
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39 | 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. |
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40 | And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these
words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? |
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41 | Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin:
but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. |
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