John 9:3-15

Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind

3 Jesus answered, "It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but g that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 We must h work the works of him who sent me i while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, j I am the light of the world." 6 Having said these things, k he spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva. l Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud 7 and said to him, "Go, wash in m the pool of Siloam" (which means Sent). So he went and washed and n came back seeing.

8 The neighbors and those who had seen him before as a beggar were saying, o "Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?" 9 Some said, "It is he." Others said, "No, but he is like him." He kept saying, "I am the man." 10 So they said to him, "Then how were your eyes opened?" 11 He answered, p "The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash.' So I went and washed and received my sight." 12 They said to him, "Where is he?" He said, "I do not know."

13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. 14 q Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. 15 r So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, "He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see."

  1. Cross References
    John 11:4
    But when Jesus heard it he said, "This illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.
  2. Cross References
    John 4:34
    Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
  3. Cross References
    John 11:9
    Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
    John 12:35
    So Jesus said to them, "The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
    Romans 13:12
    The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
    Galatians 6:10
    So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
  4. Cross References
    John 1:4 - 5
    In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
    John 1:9
    The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.
    John 8:12
    Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
  5. Cross References
    Mark 7:33
    And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and after spitting touched his tongue.
    Mark 8:23
    And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, "Do you see anything?
  6. Cross References
    Matthew 9:29
    Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it done to you.
  7. Cross References
    Luke 13:4
    Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem?
  8. Cross References
    John 11:37
    But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man also have kept this man from dying?
  9. Cross References
    Acts 3:2
    And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple.
    Acts 3:10
    And recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
  10. Cross References
    John 9:6 - 7
    Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud
  11. Cross References
    John 5:9
    And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked. Now that day was the Sabbath.
  12. Cross References
    John 9:10
    So they said to him, "Then how were your eyes opened?
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