Bible Gateway passage: John 9:14-31 - New International Version (2024)

¹⁴Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened the man’s eyes was a Sabbath.^{(A) 15}Therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight.^(B) “He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I washed, and now I see.”

¹⁶Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.”^(C)

But others asked, “How can a sinner perform such signs?”^(D) So they were divided.^(E)

¹⁷Then they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.”

The man replied, “He is a prophet.”^(F)

¹⁸They^(G) still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents. ¹⁹“Is this your son?” they asked. “Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?”

²⁰“We know he is our son,” the parents answered, “and we know he was born blind. ²¹But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.” ²²His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders,^(H) who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out^(I) of the synagogue.^{(J) 23}That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”^(K)

²⁴A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God by telling the truth,”^(L) they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”^(M)

²⁵He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”

²⁶Then they asked him, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”

²⁷He answered, “I have told you already^(N) and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?”

²⁸Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses!^{(O) 29}We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”^(P)

³⁰The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. ³¹We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.^(Q)

Cross references

1. John 9:14 : Mt 12:1-14; Jn 5:9
2. John 9:15 : ver 10
3. John 9:16 : S Mt 12:2
4. John 9:16 : S Jn 2:11
5. John 9:16 : S Jn 6:52
6. John 9:17 : S Mt 21:11
7. John 9:18 : S Jn 1:19
8. John 9:22 : S Jn 7:13
9. John 9:22 : ver 34; Lk 6:22
10. John 9:22 : Jn 12:42; 16:2
11. John 9:23 : ver 21
12. John 9:24 : Jos 7:19
13. John 9:24 : ver 16
14. John 9:27 : ver 15
15. John 9:28 : Jn 5:45
16. John 9:29 : Jn 8:14
17. John 9:31 : Ge 18:23-32; Ps 34:15, 16; 66:18; 145:19, 20; Pr 15:29; Isa 1:15; 59:1, 2; Jn 15:7; Jas 5:16-18; 1Jn 5:14, 15