John 9, side by side

¹As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.

¹And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

²His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

²And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

³Jesus answered, “This man didn’t sin, nor did his parents; but, that the works of God might be revealed in him.

³Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

⁴I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

⁴I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

⁵While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

⁵As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

⁶When he had said this, he spat on the ground, made mud with the saliva, anointed the blind man’s eyes with the mud,

⁶When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

⁷and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he went away, washed, and came back seeing.

⁷And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

⁸The neighbors therefore, and those who saw that he was blind before, said, “Isn’t this he who sat and begged?”

⁸The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

⁹Others were saying, “It is he.” Still others were saying, “He looks like him.” He said, “I am he.”

⁹Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.

¹⁰They therefore were asking him, “How were your eyes opened?”

¹⁰Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?

¹¹He answered, “A man called Jesus made mud, anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.’ So I went away and washed, and I received sight.”

¹¹He answered and said, A man 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.

¹²Then they asked him, “Where is he?” He said, “I don’t know.”

¹²Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.

¹³They brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees.

¹³They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.

¹⁴It was a Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.

¹⁴And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

¹⁵Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and I see.”

¹⁵Then again the Pharisees 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.

¹⁶Some therefore of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” There was division among them.

¹⁶Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man 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 there was a division among them.

¹⁷Therefore they asked the blind man again, “What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”

¹⁷They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.

¹⁸The Jews therefore didn’t believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and had received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight,

¹⁸But 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.

¹⁹and asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

¹⁹And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

²⁰His parents answered them, “We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

²⁰His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

²¹but how he now sees, we don’t know; or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself.”

²¹But 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.

²²His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.

²²These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

²³Therefore his parents said, “He is of age. Ask him.”

²³Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

²⁴So they called the man who was blind a second time, and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”

²⁴Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.

²⁵He therefore answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see.”

²⁵He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

²⁶They said to him again, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”

²⁶Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?

²⁷He answered them, “I told you already, and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don’t also want to become his disciples, do you?”

²⁷He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?

²⁸They insulted him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

²⁸Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.

²⁹We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we don’t know where he comes from.”

²⁹We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.

³⁰The man answered them, “How amazing! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

³⁰The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.

³¹We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God, and does his will, he listens to him.

³¹Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

³²Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind.

³²Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.

³³If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”

³³If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

³⁴They answered him, “You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?” Then they threw him out.

³⁴They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

³⁵Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”

³⁵Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?

³⁶He answered, “Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?”

³⁶He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?

³⁷Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you.”

³⁷And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.

³⁸He said, “Lord, I believe!” and he worshiped him.

³⁸And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

³⁹Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”

³⁹And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

⁴⁰Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”

⁴⁰And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

⁴¹Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.

⁴¹Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.