John 9–10

9And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. ²And his disciples asked him, saying, ^aMaster, ^bwho did sin, this man, or ^chis parents, that he was born blind? ³Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but ^dthat the works of God should be made manifest in him. ⁴I must work ^ethe works of him that sent me, ^fwhile it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. ⁵As long as I am in the world, ^gI am the light of the world. ⁶When he had thus spoken, ^hhe spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he ^||anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, ⁷And said unto him, Go, wash in ⁱthe pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) ^jHe went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

⁸The neighbours therefore, and they which before had ^kseen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he ^lthat sat and begged? ⁹Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he. ¹⁰Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? ¹¹He answered and said, ^mA 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. ¹²Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.

¹³They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. ¹⁴And ⁿit was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. ¹⁵Then ^oagain 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. ¹⁶Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not ^pof God, ^qbecause he keepeth not the sabbath day. ^rOthers said, ^sHow can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And ^tthere was a division among them. ¹⁷They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is ^ua prophet. ¹⁸But ^xthe 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. ¹⁹And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? ²⁰His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: ²¹But 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. ²²These words spake his parents, because ^ythey feared ^xthe Jews: for ^zthe Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, ^ahe should be put out of the synagogue. ²³Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. ²⁴Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, ^bGive God the praise: we know that this man is ^ca sinner. ²⁵He 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. ²⁶Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? ²⁷He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not ^dhear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples? ²⁸Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples. ²⁹We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, ^ewe know not from whence he is. ³⁰The man answered and said unto them, ^fWhy herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. ³¹Now we know that ^gGod heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, ^hhim he heareth. ³²ⁱSince the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. ^33kIf this man were not ^lof God, he could do nothing. ³⁴They answered and said unto him, Thou wast ^maltogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they ^||ncast him out. ³⁵Jesus heard that they had ⁿcast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou ^obelieve on ^pthe Son of God? ³⁶He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? ³⁷And Jesus said unto him, ^qThou hast both seen him, and ^rit is he that talketh with thee. ³⁸And he said, Lord, I believe. And he ^sworshipped him.

³⁹And Jesus said, ^tFor judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that ^uthey which see might be made blind. ⁴⁰And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, ^xAre we blind also? ⁴¹Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ^yye should have no sin: ^xbut now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

10Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a ^arobber. ²But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. ³To him ^bthe porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. ⁴And when he ^cputteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. ⁵And ^da stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. ⁶This ^eparable spake Jesus unto them: ^fbut they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

⁷Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. ⁸All that ever came before me are thieves and ^arobbers: but the sheep did not hear them. ⁹I am ^gthe door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and ^hshall go in and out, and ⁱfind pasture. ¹⁰The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. ¹¹I am ^kthe good shepherd: the good shepherd ^lgiveth his life for the sheep. ¹²But he that is an ^mhireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth ⁿthe wolf coming, and ^oleaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and ^pscattereth the sheep. ¹³The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and ^qcareth not for the sheep. ¹⁴I am the good shepherd, and ^rknow my sheep, and am known of mine. ^15sAs the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and ^tI lay down my life for the sheep. ¹⁶And ^uother sheep I have, which are not of this ^wfold: ^ythem also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; ^yand there shall be one ^zfold, and ^aone shepherd. ^17bTherefore doth my Father love me, ^cbecause ^tI lay down my life, that I might take it again. ¹⁸No man taketh it from me, but ^tdI lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and ^eI have power to take it again. This ^fcommandment have I received of my Father. ¹⁹There was ^ga division therefore again among ^hthe Jews for these sayings. ²⁰And many of them said, ⁱHe hath a devil, and ^jis mad; why hear ye him? ²¹Others said, These are not the words of him ^kthat hath a devil. ^lCan a devil ^mopen the eyes of the blind?

^22*And it was at Jerusalem the feast of ⁿthe dedication, and it was ^owinter. ²³And Jesus walked in the temple ^pin Solomon’s porch. ²⁴Then came ^hthe Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou ^||make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. ²⁵Jesus answered them, ^qI told you, and ye believed not: ^rthe works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me. ²⁶But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, ^stas I said unto you. ^27tMy sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: ²⁸And I give unto them eternal life; and ^uthey shall never perish, ^wneither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. ^29xMy Father, ^ywhich gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. ^30zI and my Father are one. ³¹Then ^hthe Jews ^atook up stones again to stone him. ³²Jesus answered them, Many ^bgood works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? ^33hThe Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for ^cblasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, ^dmakest thyself God. ³⁴Jesus answered them, Is it not written in ^eyour law, ^fI said, Ye are ^ggods? ³⁵If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; ³⁶Say ye of him, whom the Father ^hhath sanctified, and ⁱsent into the world, ^kThou blasphemest; ^lbecause I said, I am ^mthe Son of God? ³⁷ⁿIf I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. ³⁸But if I do, ^othough ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that ^pthe Father is in me, and I in him. ³⁹Therefore ^qthey sought again to take him: ^rbut he escaped out of their hand, ⁴⁰And went away again ^sbeyond Jordan into the place ^twhere John at first baptized; and there he abode. ⁴¹And many resorted unto him, and said, ^uJohn did no miracle: but ^xall things that John spake of this man were true. ⁴²And ^ymany believed on him there.