John 9:17-34

English Standard Version

¹⁷ So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?” He said, ^(A)“He is a prophet.”

^18 (B)The Jews^[a] did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight ¹⁹ and asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?” ²⁰ His parents answered, “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind. ²¹ But how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.” ²² (His parents said these things ^(C)because they feared the Jews, for ^(D)the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should ^(E)confess Jesus^[b] to be Christ, ^(F)he was to be put out of the synagogue.) ²³ Therefore his parents said, ^(G)“He is of age; ask him.”

²⁴ So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, ^(H)“Give glory to God. We know that ^(I)this man is a sinner.” ²⁵ He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I ^(J)was blind, now I see.” ²⁶ They said to him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?” ²⁷ He answered them, ^(K)“I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?” ²⁸ And they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but ^(L)we are disciples of Moses. ²⁹ We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, ^(M)we do not know where he comes from.” ³⁰ The man answered, “Why, this is ^(N)an amazing thing! ^(O)You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. ³¹ We know that ^(P)God does not listen to sinners, but ^(Q)if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. ³² Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. ^33 (R)If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” ³⁴ They answered him, ^(S)“You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they ^(T)cast him out.