John 9

1 As Jesus was passing by, he saw a man born blind. 2 His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, why was this man born blind? Was it him who sinned, or was it his parents?"

3 Jesus replied, "It wasn’t because of the sins of the man or his parents. But so that what God can do may be shown in his life, 4 we have to keep on doing the work of the one who sent me as long as it is still daytime. The night is coming when no one can work. 5 While I’m here in the world I am the light of the world."

6 After he’d said this, Jesus spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva which he put on the man’s eyes. 7 Then Jesus told him, "Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam" (which means "sent"). So the man went and washed, and when he went home he could see.

8 His neighbors and those who had known him as a beggar, asked, "Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?" 9 Some said he was, while others said "no, it’s just someone who looks like him." But the man kept saying, "It is me!"

10 "So how is it you can see?" they asked him.

11 He replied, "A man called Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes and told me, ‘Go and wash yourself in the Pool of Siloam.’ So I went and washed, and now I can see."

12 "Where is he?" they asked.

"I don’t know," he replied.