John 9:20
So his parents replied,“We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.
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- John 9:17-193 verses88%
17So 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.
18Now 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.
19They asked the parents,“Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”
- John 9:21-266 verses86%
21But 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.
23For this reason his parents said,“He is a mature adult, ask him.”)
24Then 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.”
25He replied,“I do not know whether he is a sinner. I do know one thing– that although I was blind, now I can see.”
26Then they said to him,“What did he do to you? How did he cause you to see?”
- John 9:1-33 verses79%
1Healing a Man Born Blind Now as Jesus was passing by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.
2His disciples asked him,“Rabbi, who committed the sin that caused him to be born blind, this man or his parents?”
3Jesus 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%
6Having said this, he spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva. He smeared the mud on the blind man’s eyes
7and 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.
8Then 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?”
9Some people said,“This is the man!” while others said,“No, but he looks like him.” The man himself kept insisting,“I am the one!”
10So they asked him,“How then were you made to see?”
11He 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.”
12They said to him,“Where is that man?” He replied,“I don’t know.”
13The 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.)
15So 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%
29We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this man comes from!”
30The man replied,“This is a remarkable thing, that you don’t know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see!
31We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.
32Never before has anyone heard of someone causing a man born blind to see.
33If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”
34They replied,“You were born completely in sinfulness, and yet you presume to teach us?” So they threw him out.
35The 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?”
36The man replied,“And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”
- John 9:39-413 verses71%
39Jesus 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.”
40Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and asked him,“We are not blind too, are we?”
41Jesus 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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42and 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’?”
- Mark 10:51-522 verses70%
51Then Jesus said to him,“What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied,“Rabbi, let me see again.”
52Jesus said to him,“Go, your faith has healed you.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the road.
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33They said to him,“Lord, let our eyes be opened.”
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10Jesus answered,“Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you don’t understand these things?
11I 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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7So they replied that they did not know where it came from.
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35Healing a Blind Man As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.
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19Then 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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30Now 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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28When 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%
22A Two-stage Healing Then they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Jesus and asked him to touch him.
23He 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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21Jesus asked his father,“How long has this been happening to him?” And he said,“From childhood.
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41You 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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43And 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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30And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them,“See that no one knows about this!”