8.
The need of the blind in religion — life's sight and life's shepherding
9:1—10:42
a.
Life's sight — for the blind in religion
9:1-41
1)
Born blind
vv. 1-3
John 9
:1
9:1
And as He passed by, He saw
1a man
2blind from birth.
John 9
:2
9:2
And His disciples asked Him, saying, Rabbi,
1who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?
John 9
:3
9:3
Jesus answered, Neither has this man sinned nor his parents, but
he was born so, that the works of God might be manifested in him.
2)
Receiving sight by the light and the anointing of life
vv. 4-13
John 9
:4
9:4
We must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is
aday; night is coming when no one can work.
John 9
:5
9:5
While I am in the world, I am the
alight of the world.
John 9
:6
9:6
When He had said this, He
aspat on the ground and made clay of the
1spittle and anointed his eyes with the clay,
John 9
:7
9:7
And He said to him, Go,
1wash in the pool of
aSiloam (which is interpreted,
2Sent).
3He went therefore and washed and came
away seeing.
John 9
:8
9:8
The neighbors then and those who previously saw him as a beggar said, Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?
John 9
:9
9:9
Some said, This is he. Others said, No, but he is like him. He said, I am
the one.
John 9
:10
9:10
They said then to him, How then were your eyes opened?
John 9
:11
9:11
He answered, The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to the
pool of Siloam and wash. I went therefore and washed, and I received my sight.
John 9
:12
9:12
And they said to him, Where is He? He said, I do not know.
John 9
:13
9:13
They brought him who was once blind to the Pharisees.
3)
Persecuted by religion
vv. 14-34
John 9
:14
9:14
Now it was the
1aSabbath, on which day Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
John 9
:15
9:15
aAgain therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said to them, He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.
John 9
:16
9:16
Then some of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because He does
anot keep the Sabbath. But others said, How can a man
who is a sinner do such
bsigns? And there was
ca division among them.
John 9
:17
9:17
Then they said to the blind man again, What do you say about Him, in that He opened your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
John 9
:18
9:18
The Jews then did not 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
John 9
:19
9:19
And asked them, saying, Is this your son, of whom you say that he was born blind? How then does he now see?
John 9
:20
9:20
Then his parents answered
them and said, We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.
John 9
:21
9:21
But how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age; he will speak for himself.
John 9
:22
9:22
His parents said these things because they
afeared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him
to be the Christ, he should be
bput out of the synagogue.
John 9
:23
9:23
Because of this his parents said, He is of age; question him.
John 9
:24
9:24
Therefore a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him,
aGive glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner.
John 9
:25
9:25
Then he answered, Whether
or not He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.
John 9
:26
9:26
They said then to him, What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?
John 9
:27
9:27
He answered them,
aI told you already and you did not hear. Why do you want to hear
it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?
John 9
:28
9:28
And they reviled him and said, You are His disciple; but
awe are disciples of Moses.
John 9
:29
9:29
We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man,
awe do not know where He is from.
John 9
:30
9:30
The man answered and said to them, Why here is an amazing thing, that you do not know where He is from, and
yet He opened my eyes!
John 9
:31
9:31
aWe know that God does not hear sinners, but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him.
John 9
:32
9:32
1Since time began it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of one born blind.
John 9
:33
9:33
aIf this man were not
1from God, He could do nothing.
John 9
:34
9:34
They answered and said to him, You were wholly born in
asins, and you are teaching us? And they
1bcast him out.
4)
Believing into the Son of God
vv. 35-38
John 9
:35
9:35
Jesus heard that they had
acast him out, and He found him and said, Do you believe into the
1Son of God?
John 9
:36
9:36
He answered and said, And who is He,
aLord, that I may believe into Him?
John 9
:37
9:37
Jesus said to him, You have both seen Him, and
aHe is the One speaking with you.
John 9
:38
9:38
And he said, Lord, I believe; and he
aworshipped Him.
5)
Life's judgment on the blind religionists
vv. 39-41
John 9
:39
9:39
And Jesus said, For
ajudgment I have come into this world, that
bthose who do not see may see, and that
cthose who see may become blind.
John 9
:40
9:40
Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, We are not
ablind also, are we?
John 9
:41
9:41
Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would
anot have sin; but now
that you say, We see; your sin remains.
