AUGUST 31 Reading 243 John 9 “One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!" (John 9:25) Only the man who insists “I see” is doomed to remain spiritually blind. Overview Jesus, “the light of the world,” gave sight to a man born blind (9:1–8). Stunned neighbors (vv. 9–12) took him to the Pharisees, who criticized Jesus for healing on the Sabbath (vv. 13–23). The healed man ridiculed the Pharisees’ rejection of Jesus (vv. 24–34), and worshiped Christ as Lord (vv. 35–39). The