John 9:1–12

Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

9As Jesus went along, he saw a man who was blind. He had been blind since he was born. ²Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned? Was this man born blind because he sinned? Or did his parents sin?”

³“It isn’t because this man sinned,” said Jesus. “It isn’t because his parents sinned. This happened so that God’s work could be shown in his life. ⁴While it is still day, we must do the work of the One who sent me. Night is coming. Then no one can work. ⁵While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

⁶After he said this, he spit on the ground. He made some mud with the spit. Then he put the mud on the man’s eyes.

⁷“Go,” he told him. “Wash in the Pool of Siloam.” Siloam means Sent.

So the man went and washed. And he came home able to see.

⁸His neighbors and those who had earlier seen him begging asked questions. “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?” they asked.

⁹Some claimed that he was.

Others said, “No. He only looks like him.”

But the man who had been blind kept saying, “I am the man.”

¹⁰“Then how were your eyes opened?” they asked.

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. Then I could see.”

¹²“Where is this man?” they asked him.

“I don’t know,” he said.