John 9:20
So his parents replied,“We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.
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17 So again they asked the man who used to be blind,“What do you say about him, since he caused you to see?”“He is a prophet,” the man replied.
18 Now the Jewish religious leaders refused to believe that he had really been blind and had gained his sight until at last they summoned the parents of the man who had become able to see.
19 They asked the parents,“Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”
- John 9:21-266 verses86%
21 But we do not know how he is now able to see, nor do we know who caused him to see. Ask him, he is a mature adult. He will speak for himself.”
22 (His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jewish religious leaders. For the Jewish leaders had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
23 For this reason his parents said,“He is a mature adult, ask him.”)
24 Then they summoned the man who used to be blind a second time and said to him,“Promise before God to tell the truth. We know that this man is a sinner.”
25 He replied,“I do not know whether he is a sinner. I do know one thing– that although I was blind, now I can see.”
26 Then they said to him,“What did he do to you? How did he cause you to see?”
- John 9:1-33 verses79%
1 Healing a Man Born Blind Now as Jesus was passing by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.
2 His disciples asked him,“Rabbi, who committed the sin that caused him to be born blind, this man or his parents?”
3 Jesus answered,“Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but he was born blind so that the acts of God may be revealed through what happens to him.
- John 9:6-1510 verses78%
6 Having said this, he spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva. He smeared the mud on the blind man’s eyes
7 and said to him,“Go wash in the pool of Siloam”(which is translated“sent”). So the blind man went away and washed, and came back seeing.
8 Then the neighbors and the people who had seen him previously as a beggar began saying,“Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?”
9 Some people said,“This is the man!” while others said,“No, but he looks like him.” The man himself kept insisting,“I am the one!”
10 So they asked him,“How then were you made to see?”
11 He replied,“The man called Jesus made mud, smeared it on my eyes and told me,‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and was able to see.”
12 They said to him,“Where is that man?” He replied,“I don’t know.”
13 The Pharisees’ Reaction to the Healing They brought the man who used to be blind to the Pharisees.
14 (Now the day on which Jesus made the mud and caused him to see was a Sabbath.)
15 So the Pharisees asked him again how he had gained his sight. He replied,“He put mud on my eyes and I washed, and now I am able to see.”
- John 9:29-368 verses76%
29 We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this man comes from!”
30 The man replied,“This is a remarkable thing, that you don’t know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see!
31 We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.
32 Never before has anyone heard of someone causing a man born blind to see.
33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”
34 They replied,“You were born completely in sinfulness, and yet you presume to teach us?” So they threw him out.
35 The Man’s Response to Jesus Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, so he found the man and said to him,“Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
36 The man replied,“And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”
- John 9:39-413 verses71%
39 Jesus said,]“For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight, and the ones who see may become blind.”
40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and asked him,“We are not blind too, are we?”
41 Jesus replied,“If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin, but now because you claim that you can see, your guilt remains.
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42 and they said,“Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say,‘I have come down from heaven’?”
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51 Then Jesus said to him,“What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied,“Rabbi, let me see again.”
52 Jesus said to him,“Go, your faith has healed you.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the road.
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33 They said to him,“Lord, let our eyes be opened.”
- John 3:10-112 verses69%
10 Jesus answered,“Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you don’t understand these things?
11 I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony.
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7 So they replied that they did not know where it came from.
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35 Healing a Blind Man As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.
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19 Then they began asking him,“Who is your father?” Jesus answered,“You do not know either me or my Father. If you knew me you would know my Father too.”
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30 Now we know that you know everything and do not need anyone to ask you anything. Because of this we believe that you have come from God.”
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28 When he went into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them,“Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him,“Yes, Lord.”
- Mark 8:22-232 verses66%
22 A Two-stage Healing Then they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Jesus and asked him to touch him.
23 He took the blind man by the hand and brought him outside of the village. Then he spit on his eyes, placed his hands on his eyes and asked,“Do you see anything?”
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21 Jesus asked his father,“How long has this been happening to him?” And he said,“From childhood.
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41 You people are doing the deeds of your father.”Then they said to Jesus,“We were not born as a result of immorality! We have only one Father, God himself.”
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43 And immediately he regained his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they too gave praise to God.
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30 And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them,“See that no one knows about this!”