Jesus
Heals A Man Born Blind
As
He went along, He saw a man blind from birth.
2
His Disciples asked Him, 'Rabbi, who sinned,
This
man or his parents, that he was born blind?'
3
'Neither this man nor his parents sinned,' said Jesus,
'But
this happened so that the Work of God
Might
be displayed in his life.
4
AS LONG AS IT IS DAY,
WE
MUST DO THE WORK OF HIM WHO SENT ME.
NIGHT
IS COMING, WHEN NO ONE CAN WORK
5
WHILE I AM IN THE WORLD, I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.'
6
Having said this, He spit on the ground,
Made
some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man's eyes.
7
'Go,' He told him, 'wash in the pool of Siloam.'
(this
word means Sent).
So
the man went and washed, and came home seeing.
8
His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked,
'Isn't
this the same man who used to sit and beg?'
9
Some claimed that he was .
Others
said, 'No, he only looks like him.'
But
he himself, insisted 'I am the man.'
10
'How them were your eyes opened?' they demanded.
11
He 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, and then I could see.'
12
'Where is this man?' they asked him.
'I
don't know,' he said.
The
Pharisees Investigate The Healing
13
They brought to the Pharisees the man who had been blind.
14
Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud
And
opened the man's eyes was a Sabbath.
15
Therefore the Pharisees also asked him
How
he had received his sight.
'He
pur mud on my eyes,' the man replied,
'And
I washed, and now I see.'
But
others asked, 'How can a sinner do such miraculous signs?'
So
they were divided.
17
Finally they turned again to the blind man,
'What
have you to say about Him?
It
was your eyes He opened.'
The
man replied, 'He is a Prophet.'
18
The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind
And
had received his sight until they sent for the man's parents.
19
'Is this the one you say was born blind?
How
is it that now he can see?'
20
'We know he is our son.' the parents answered,
'And
we know he was born blind.
21
But how he can see now,
Or
who opened his eyes, we don't know,
Ask
him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.'
22
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews,
For
already the Jews had decided
That
anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Christ
Would
be put out of the Synagogue.
23
That was why his parents said, 'He is of age; ask him.'
24
A second time they summoned the man who had been blind.
'Give
Glory to God,' they said.
'We
know this man is a sinner.'
25
He replied, 'Whether He is a sinner or not, I don't know.
ONE
THING I DO KNOW. I WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE!'
26
Then they asked him, 'What did He do to you?
How
did He open your eyes?'
27
He answered, 'I have told you already and you did not listen.
Why
do you want to hear it again?
Do
you want to become His Disciples, too?'
28
Then they hurled insults at him and said,
'You
are this fellow's Disciple!
We
are disciples of Moses!
We
know that God spoke to Moses,
But
as for this fellow, we don't even know where He comes from.'
30
The man answered, 'Now that is remarkable!
You
don't know where He comes from,
Yet
He opened my eyes.
31
WE KNOW THAT GOD DOES NOT LISTEN TO SINNERS.
HE
LISTENS TO THE GODLY MAN WHO DOES HIS WILL.
32
NOBODY HAS EVER HEARD
OF
OPENING THE EYES OF A MAN BORN BLIND.
33
IF THIS MAN WERE NOT FROM GOD, HE COULD DO NOTHING.'
34
To this they replied, 'You were steeped in Sin at birth;
How
dare you lecture us!' And they threw him out.
Spiritual
Blindness
35
Jesus heard that they had thrown him out,
And
when He found him, He said,
'Do
you believe in the Son of Man?'
36
'Who is He, Sir?' the man asked.
'Tell
me so that I may believe in Him.'
37
JESUS SAID, 'YOU HAVE NOW SEEN HIM;
IN
FACT, HE IS THE ONE SPEAKING WITH YOU.'
38
Then the man said, 'Lord, I believe,' and he worshiped Him.
39
JESUS SAID, 'FOR JUDGEMENT I HAVE COME INTO THIS WORLD,
SO
THAT THE BLIND WILL SEE
AND
THOSE WHO SEE WILL BECOME BLIND.'
40
Some Pharisees who were with Him
Heard
Him say this and asked,
'What
? Are we blind too?'
41
JESUS SAID, 'IF YOU WERE BLIND,
YOU
WOULD NOT BE GUILTY OF SIN;
BUT
NOW THAT YOU CLAIM YOU CAN SEE,
YOUR
GUILT REMAINS.'
(John
9: 1-41)
So,
today, the Guilt before the Living God remains
On
those who do not Believe and Honor the Son of God,
Christ
Jesus, the Messiah;
And
He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting
Father, Prince of Peace.
Of
the Increase of His Government and Peace
There
will be No End.
(Isaiah
9:6, 7)
Whoever
believes in Him is Not Condemned,
BUT
WHOEVER DOES NOT BELIEVE STANDS CONDEMNED ALREADY
BECAUSE
HE HAS NOT BELIEVED IN THE NAME
OF
GOD'S ONE AND ONLY SON.
THIS
IS THE VERDICT:
Light
has come into the World,
But
men loved Darkness instead of the Light
Because
their Deeds were Evil.
Everyone
who does Evil Hates the Light,
And
will not come into the Light
For
Fear his Deeds will be Exposed.
(John
3:18-20)
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