John
The Gospel According to St John
The Gospel According to St John
9 1 And as [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man which was blind from [his] birth.
9 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
9 3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
9 4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
9 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
9 6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
9 7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
9 8 ¶ The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
9 9 Some said, This is he: others [said,] He is like him: [but] he said, I am [he. ]
9 10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
9 11 He answered and said, A 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.
9 12 Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
9 13 ¶ They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
9 14 And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
9 15 Then again 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.
9 16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
9 17 They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
9 18 But the 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.
9 19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
9 20 His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
9 21 But 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.
9 22 These [words] spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
9 23 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
9 24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
9 25 He 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.
9 26 Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
9 27 He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear [it] again? will ye also be his disciples?
9 28 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.
9 29 We know that God spake unto Moses: [as for] this [fellow,] we know not from whence he is.
9 30 The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and [yet] he hath opened mine eyes.
9 31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
9 32 Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
9 33 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
9 34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
9 35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
9 36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?
9 37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
9 38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
9 39 ¶ And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
9 40 And [some] of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
9 41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
A Prayer After Reading the Scriptures
AND I pray thee, merciful Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously granted me sweet draughts from the Word which tells of Thee, so wilt Thou, of Thy goodness, grant that I may come at length to Thee, the fount of all wisdom, and stand before Thy face for ever.
St Bede (?672-735)