John 9:22-39

English Standard Version

²² (His parents said these things ^(A)because they feared the Jews, for ^(B)the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should ^(C)confess Jesus^[a] to be Christ, ^(D)he was to be put out of the synagogue.) ²³ Therefore his parents said, ^(E)“He is of age; ask him.”

²⁴ So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, ^(F)“Give glory to God. We know that ^(G)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 ^(H)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, ^(I)“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 ^(J)we are disciples of Moses. ²⁹ We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, ^(K)we do not know where he comes from.” ³⁰ The man answered, “Why, this is ^(L)an amazing thing! ^(M)You do not know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes. ³¹ We know that ^(N)God does not listen to sinners, but ^(O)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 (P)If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.” ³⁴ They answered him, ^(Q)“You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they ^(R)cast him out.

³⁵ Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in ^(S)the Son of Man?”^{[b] 36} He answered, ^(T)“And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” ³⁷ Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and ^(U)it is he who is speaking to you.” ³⁸ He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him. ³⁹ Jesus said, ^(V)“For judgment I came into this world, ^(W)that those who do not see may see, and ^(X)those who see may become blind.”