(KJV) John 91

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⥃Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind

[1] And as [Jesus] passed by, he saw2 a man which was blind from [his] birth. [2] And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who3 did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? [3] Jesus answered, Neither4 hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but5 that the works of God should be made manifest in him. [4] I must6 work the works of him that sent me, while7 it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. [5] As long8 as I am9 in the world, I am the light of the world. [6] When he had thus spoken, he spat10 on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, [7] And said unto him, Go11, wash in the pool12 of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent13.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came14 seeing.

[8] The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not15 this he that sat16 and begged? [9] Some said, This is he: others [said], He is like him: [but] he said, I am [he]. [10] Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?17 [11] He answered and said, A man18 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. [12] Then said they unto him, Where19 is he? He said, I know not.

⥃The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

[13] They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.20 [14] And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.21 [15] Then again the Pharisees22 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. [16] Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man23 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 there24 was a division among them. [17] They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is25 a prophet. [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.26 [19] And they asked them, saying, Is this27 your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? [20] His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: [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. [22] These [words] spake his parents, because28 they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should29 be put out of the synagogue. [23] Therefore said his parents, He is30 of age; ask him. [24] Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give31 God the praise: we know32 that this man is a sinner33. [25] He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner [or no], I know not: one34 thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. [26] Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? [27] He answered them, I have35 told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear [it] again? will ye also be his disciples? [28] Then they36 reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but37 we are Moses’ disciples. [29] We know38 that God spake unto Moses: [as for39] this [fellow], we know not40 from whence he is. [30] The man answered and said unto them, Why herein41 is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and [yet42] he hath opened mine eyes. [31] Now we know43 that God heareth not sinners: but if any44 man be a worshipper of God, and doeth45 his will, him46 he heareth. [32] Since47 the world48 began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. [33] If this man were49 not of God, he could do nothing. [34] They answered and said unto him, Thou wast50 altogether born in sins, and dost51 thou teach us? And they52 cast him out53.

⥃Spiritual Blindness

[35] Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when54 he had found him, he said unto him, Dost55 thou believe on the Son56 of God? [36] He answered and said, Who57 is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? [37] And Jesus said unto him, Thou58 hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. [38] And he said, Lord59, I believe. And he worshipped him.

[39] And Jesus said, For60 judgment I am come into this world, that they61 which see not might see; and that they which see might be62 made blind. [40] And [some] of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are63 we blind also? [41] Jesus said unto them, If64 ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

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  1. John 9:1, The man that was born blind restored to sight; John 9:8, He is brought to the Pharisees; John 9:13, They are offended at it, and excommunicate him; John 9:35, but he is received of Jesus, and confesses him; John 9:39, Who they are whom Christ enlightens. ↩

  2. John 9:32 ↩

  3. John 9:34; Matt 16:14 ↩

  4. Job 1:8-12, Job 2:3-6, Job 21:27, Job 22:5-30, Job 32:3, Job 42:7; Eccl 9:1-2; Luke 13:2-5; Acts 28:4 ↩

  5. John 11:4, John 11:40, John 14:11-13; Matt 11:5; Acts 4:21 ↩

  6. John 4:34, John 5:19, John 5:36, John 10:32, John 10:37, John 17:4; Luke 13:32-34; Acts 4:20 ↩

  7. John 11:9-10, John 12:35; Eccl 9:10; Isa 38:18-19; Eph 5:16; Col 4:5 ↩

  8. John 1:4-9, John 3:19-21, John 8:12, John 12:35-36, John 12:46; Isa 42:6-7, Isa 49:6, Isa 60:1-3; Mal 4:2; Matt 4:16; Luke 2:32; Acts 13:47, Acts 26:18, Acts 26:23; Eph 5:14; Rev 21:23 ↩

  9. Our Lord here claims one of the titles given by the Jews to the Divine Being. So in Bammidbar Rabba, § 15, fol. 229.1, "The Israelites said to God, O Lord of the universe, thou commandest us to light lamps to thee, yet thou art the light of the world." It was also a title of the Messiah (see Isa 49:6; Isa 60:1); and in a remarkable passage of Yalkut Rubeni, fol. 6, it is said on Gen 1:4, "From this we learn that the holy and blessed God saw the light of the Messiah, and his works, before the world was created; and reserved it for the Messiah, and his generation, under the throne of his glory. Satan said to the holy and blessed God, For whom dost thou reserve that light which is under the throne of thy glory? God answered, For him who shall subdue thee, and overwhelm thee with confusion. Satan rejoined, Lord of the universe, shew that person to me. God said, Come, and see him. When he saw him, he was greatly agitated, and fell upon his face, saying, Truly this is the Messiah, who shall cast me and idolaters into hell." ↩

  10. Mark 7:33, Mark 8:23; Rev 3:18, anointed the eyes of the blind with the clay, or, spread the clay upon the eyes of the blind man ↩

  11. 2Kgs 5:10-14 ↩

  12. John 9:11; Neh 3:15, Siloah, Isa 8:6, Shiloah ↩

  13. John 10:36; Rom 8:3; Gal 4:4 ↩

  14. John 9:39, John 11:37; Exod 4:11; Ps 146:8; Isa 29:18-19, Isa 32:3, Isa 35:5, Isa 42:7, Isa 42:16-18; Isa 43:8; Luke 2:32; Acts 26:18 ↩

  15. Ruth 1:19; 1Sam 21:11 ↩

  16. 1Sam 2:8; Mark 10:46; Luke 16:20-22, Luke 18:35; Acts 3:2-11 ↩

  17. John 9:15, John 9:21, John 9:26, John 3:9; Eccl 11:5; Mark 4:27; 1Cor 15:35 ↩

  18. John 9:6-7, John 9:27; Jer 36:17 ↩

  19. John 5:11-13, John 7:11; Exod 2:18-20 ↩

  20. John 8:3-8, John 11:46-47, John 11:57, John 12:19, John 12:42 ↩

  21. John 5:9, John 5:16, John 7:21-23; Matt 12:1-14; Mark 2:23-28, Mark 3:1-6; Luke 6:1-11, Luke 13:10-17; Luke 14:1 ↩

  22. John 9:10-11, John 9:26-27 ↩

  23. John 9:24, John 9:30-33, John 3:2, John 5:36, John 14:11, John 15:24 ↩

  24. John 7:12, John 7:43, John 10:19; Luke 13:31-33; Acts 14:4 ↩

  25. John 4:19, John 6:14; Luke 24:19; Acts 2:22, Acts 3:22-26, Acts 10:38 ↩

  26. John 5:44, John 12:37-40; Gen 19:14; Isa 26:11, Isa 53:1; Luke 16:31; Heb 3:15-19; Heb 4:11 ↩

  27. John 9:8-9; Acts 3:10, Acts 4:14 ↩

  28. John 7:13, John 12:42-43, John 19:38, John 20:19; Ps 27:1-2; Prov 29:25; Isa 51:7, Isa 51:12, Isa 57:11; Luke 12:4-9, Luke 22:56-61; Acts 5:13; Gal 2:11-13; Rev 21:8 ↩

  29. John 9:34, John 12:42, John 16:2; Luke 6:22; Acts 4:18, Acts 5:40 ↩

  30. John 9:21 ↩

  31. John 5:23, John 8:49, John 16:2; Josh 7:19; 1Sam 6:5-9; Ps 50:14-15; Isa 66:5; Rom 10:2-4 ↩

  32. John 9:16, John 8:46, John 14:30, John 18:30, John 19:6; Mark 15:28; Rom 8:3; 2Cor 5:21 ↩

  33. Luke 7:39, Luke 15:2, Luke 19:7 ↩

  34. John 9:30, John 5:11; 1John 5:10 ↩

  35. John 9:10-15; Luke 22:67 ↩

  36. John 9:34, John 7:47-52; Isa 51:7; Matt 5:11, Matt 27:39; 1Cor 4:12, 1Cor 6:10; 1Pet 2:23 ↩

  37. John 5:45-47, John 7:19; Acts 6:11-14; Rom 2:17 ↩

  38. John 1:17; Num 12:2-7, Num 16:28; Deut 34:10; Ps 103:7, Ps 105:26, Ps 106:16; Mal 4:4; Acts 7:35, Acts 26:22; Heb 3:2-5 ↩

  39. John 9:16, John 9:24; 1Kgs 22:27; 2Kgs 9:11; Matt 12:24, Matt 26:61; Luke 23:2; Acts 22:22 ↩

  40. John 7:27, John 7:41-42, John 8:14; Ps 22:6; Isa 53:2-3 ↩

  41. John 3:10, John 12:37; Isa 29:14; Mark 6:6 ↩

  42. Ps 119:18; Isa 29:18, Isa 35:5; Matt 11:5; Luke 7:22; 2Cor 4:6 ↩

  43. Job 27:8-9, Job 35:12, Job 42:8; Ps 18:41, Ps 34:15, Ps 66:18-20; Prov 1:28-29, Prov 15:29; Prov 21:13, Prov 28:9; Isa 1:15, Isa 58:9; Jer 11:11, Jer 14:12; Ezek 8:18; Mic 3:4; Zech 7:13 ↩

  44. Ps 34:15; Prov 15:29 ↩

  45. John 4:34, John 7:17, John 15:16; Ps 40:8, Ps 143:10; Heb 10:7; 1John 3:21-22 ↩

  46. John 11:41-42; Gen 18:23-33, Gen 19:29, Gen 20:7; 1Kgs 17:20-22, 1Kgs 18:36-38; 2Chr 32:20-21; Ps 99:6, Ps 106:23; Jer 15:1; Jas 5:15-18 ↩

  47. It is worthy of remark, that, from the foundation of the world, no person born blind had been restored to sight, even by surgical operation, till about the year 1728; when the celebrated Dr. Cheselden, by couching the eyes of a young man fourteen years of age, restored them to perfect vision. This was the effect of well-directed surgery; that performed by Christ was wholly a miracle, effected by the power of God. The simple means employed could have had no effect in this case, and were merely employed as symbols. ↩

  48. Job 20:4; Isa 64:4; Luke 1:70; Rev 16:18 ↩

  49. John 9:16, John 3:2; Acts 5:38-39 ↩

  50. John 9:2, John 8:41; Job 14:4, Job 15:14-16, Job 25:4; Ps 51:5; Gal 2:15; Eph 2:3 ↩

  51. John 9:40, John 7:48-49; Gen 19:9; Exod 2:14; 2Chr 25:16; Prov 9:7-8, Prov 26:12, Prov 29:1; Isa 65:5; Luke 11:45, Luke 14:11, Luke 18:10-14, Luke 18:17; 1Pet 5:5 ↩

  52. John 9:22, John 6:37; Prov 22:10; Isa 66:5; Luke 6:22; 3John 1:9; Rev 13:17 ↩

  53. or, excommunicated him, Matt 18:17-18; 1Cor 5:4-5, 1Cor 5:13 ↩

  54. John 5:14; Ps 27:10; Rom 10:20 ↩

  55. John 1:49-50, John 3:15-18, John 3:36, John 6:69, John 11:27, John 20:28, John 20:31; Acts 8:37, Acts 9:20; 1John 4:15; 1John 5:5, 1John 5:10, 1John 5:13, 1John 5:20 ↩

  56. John 1:18, John 1:34, John 10:36; Ps 2:7, Ps 2:12; Matt 14:33, Matt 16:16; Mark 1:1; Rom 1:4; Heb 1:2-9; 1John 5:13 ↩

  57. John 1:38; Prov 30:3-4; Song 5:9; Matt 11:3 ↩

  58. John 4:26, John 7:17, John 14:21-23; Ps 25:8-9, Ps 25:14; Matt 11:25, Matt 13:11-12; Acts 10:31-33 ↩

  59. John 20:28; Ps 2:12, Ps 45:11; Matt 14:33, Matt 28:9, Matt 28:17; Luke 24:52; Rev 5:9-14 ↩

  60. John 3:17, John 5:22-27, John 8:15; Jer 1:9-10; Luke 2:34, Luke 13:30; 2Cor 2:16 ↩

  61. John 9:25, John 9:36-38, John 8:12, John 12:46; Matt 11:5; Luke 1:79, Luke 4:18, Luke 7:21; Acts 26:18; 2Cor 4:4-6; Eph 5:14; 1Pet 2:9 ↩

  62. John 3:19, John 12:40-41; Isa 6:9, Isa 29:10, Isa 42:18-20, Isa 44:18; Matt 6:23, Matt 13:13-15; Luke 11:34-35; Rom 11:7-10; 2Thess 2:10; 1John 2:11 ↩

  63. John 9:34, John 7:47-52; Matt 15:12-14, Matt 23:16-28; Luke 11:39-54; Rom 2:19-22; Rev 3:17 ↩

  64. John 15:22-24; Prov 26:12; Isa 5:21; Jer 2:35; Luke 12:47, Luke 18:14; Heb 10:26; 1John 1:8-10 ↩