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And passing··by◦, He saw◦ a man blind from◦ birth.
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And His disciples asked◦ Him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?
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Jesus answered, Neither has this man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works of God might be made manifest in him.
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I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; night comes, when no one can work.
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While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.
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When He had said◦ these··things, He spat on··the··ground, and made clay of the spittle, and He dabbed* the clay upon the eyes of the blind man,
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and said◦ to him, Go◦, wash in◦ the pool of Siloam, which is, being··translated, Sent◦. He therefore went his way and washed, and came, seeing▫.
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The neighbors◦, therefore, and those beholding him before, that he was blind, said, Is not this he who was sitting and begging?
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Some said, It is he; but◦ others, He is like him. He said, I am he.
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Then they said to him, How were thine eyes opened?
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He▵ answered and said◦, A Man called▵ Jesus made clay, and dabbed it on my eyes, and said◦ to me, Go··thy··way to◦ the pool of Siloam and wash. And◦ I went··away◦ and washed, and received··sight.
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Then◦ they said◦ to him, Where is He? He▵ says, I know◦ not.
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They bring◦ to the Pharisees him who once was blind.
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And◦ it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
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Then again the Pharisees also asked◦ him how he had received··sight. And◦ he said to them, He put clay upon my eyes, and I washed, and I see▫.
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Then some of the Pharisees said, This man is not of God, because He keeps not the Sabbath. Others said, How can a man who is a sinner do such signs? And there was a schism among them.
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They say again to the blind man, What sayest thou of Him, that He has opened thine eyes? And◦ he said, He is a prophet.
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Then◦ the Jews did not believe concerning him that he used··to··be blind, and received··sight, until they called◦ the parents of him who had received··sight.
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And they asked◦ them, saying, Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see▫?
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His parents answered them 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 know◦ not; or who◦ has opened his eyes, we know◦ not; he is of age*, ask◦ him; he shall speak for▵ himself.
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His parents said◦ these··things, because they feared the Jews; for◦ the Jews had already put··together an agreement that◦, if anyone should profess Him to be the Christ, he should be◦ put··out··of··the··synagogue.
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On··account··of this his parents said◦, He is of age*, ask◦ him.
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Then◦ 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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Then◦ he▵ answered, and said◦, Whether He be a sinner, I know◦ not; one thing I know◦, that having··been blind, I now◦ see▫.
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But◦ they said to him again, What did He to thee? How opened He thine eyes?
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He answered them, I have told you already, and you did not hear; why do you will to hear it again? do you also will to become His disciples?
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Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art His disciple, but◦ we are disciples of Moses.
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We know◦ that God spoke to Moses; but◦ as for this man, we know◦ not whence He is.
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The man answered, and said◦ to them, Indeed◦, this is something to marvel at, that you know◦ not whence He is, and He has opened my eyes.
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And◦ we know◦ that God hears not sinners; but if anyone be a worshiper··of··God, and do His will, him He hears.
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From◦ eternity it was not heard that anyone opened the eyes of one who was··born blind.
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If He was not with God, He could do nothing.
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They answered and said to him, Thou wast wholly born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
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Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him, says to him, Dost thou believe in the Son of God?
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He answered and said, Who is He, Lord, that I might believe in Him?
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And◦ Jesus said to him, Thou hast both seen▵ Him, and it is He who speaks with thee.
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And◦ he declared◦, I believe, Lord; and he worshiped Him.
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And Jesus said◦, For judgment◦ I came into this world, that◦ they who see▫ not◦ may see▫, and that they who see▫ may become blind.
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And some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things, and said to Him, Are we blind also?
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Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would not have sin; but◦ now you say, We see▫; then your sin remains.