1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. 4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 6 When 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, 7 And 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.

8 The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? 9 Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he. 10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? 11 He 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. 12 Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.

13 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. 14 And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. 15 Then 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. 16 Therefore 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. 17 They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. 18 But 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. 19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? 20 His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: 21 But 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. 22 These 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. 23 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. 24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. 25 He 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. 26 Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? 27 He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples? 28 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples. 29 We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is. 30 The 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. 31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. 32 Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. 33 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. 34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. 35 Jesus 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? 36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? 37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. 38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

39 And 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. 40 And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? 41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

1 En toe Hy verbygaan, sien Hy 'n man wat blind was van sy geboorte af.

2 En sy dissipels vra Hom en sê: Rabbi, wie het gesondig, hierdie man of sy ouers, dat hy blind gebore is?

3 Jesus antwoord: Hy het nie gesondig nie, en sy ouers ook nie; maar die werke van God moet in hom openbaar word.

4 Ek moet die werke doen van Hom wat My gestuur het, so lank as dit dag is; die nag kom wanneer niemand kan werk nie.

5 So lank as Ek in die wêreld is, is Ek die lig van die wêreld.

6 En toe Hy dit gesê het, spuug Hy op die grond en maak klei van die spuug en smeer die klei aan die oë van die blinde man

7 en sê vir hom: Gaan was jou in die badwater Siloam, wat vertaal word: Uitgestuur. En hy het gegaan en hom gewas; en hy het siende teruggekom.

8 Die bure dan en die wat hom vroeër gesien het dat hy blind was, sê toe: Is hy nie die een wat gesit en bedel het nie?

9 Ander sê: Dit is hy. Ander weer: Hy lyk na hom. Hy antwoord: Dit is ek.

10 Hulle sê vir hom: Hoe is jou oë geopen?

11 Hy antwoord en sê: Die man wat Jesus genoem word, het klei gemaak en op my oë gesmeer en vir my gesê: Gaan na die badwater Siloam en was jou. En ek het gegaan en my gewas en ek sien.

12 En hulle sê vir hom: Waar is Hy? Hy antwoord: Ek weet nie.

13 Hulle bring hom na die Fariseërs -- die man wat vroeër blind was.

14 En dit was sabbat toe Jesus die klei gemaak en sy oë geopen het.

15 Die Fariseërs vra hom toe weer hoe hy siende geword het. En hy antwoord hulle: Hy het klei op my oë gesit, en ek het my gewas en ek sien.

16 En sommige van die Fariseërs sê: Hierdie man kom nie van God nie, omdat Hy die sabbat nie hou nie. Ander sê: Hoe kan 'n sondige mens sulke tekens doen? En daar was verdeeldheid onder hulle.

17 Weer sê hulle vir die blinde man: Jy, wat sê jy van Hom, aangesien Hy jou oë geopen het? En hy antwoord: Hy is 'n profeet.

18 En die Jode het dit nie van hom geglo dat hy blind was en siende geword het nie, totdat hulle die ouers geroep het van hom wat siende geword het.

19 En hulle vra hul en sê: Is dit julle seun van wie julle sê dat hy blind gebore is? Hoe sien hy dan nou?

20 Sy ouers antwoord hulle en sê: Ons weet dat hy ons seun is en dat hy blind gebore is;

21 maar hoe hy nou sien, weet ons nie; of wie sy oë geopen het, weet ons nie. Hy is self oud genoeg, vra hom; hy sal vir homself praat.

22 Dit het sy ouers gesê omdat hulle bang was vir die Jode; want die Jode het al ooreengekom dat as iemand Hom as die Christus bely, hy uit die sinagoge geban sou word.

23 Daarom het sy ouers gesê: Hy is oud genoeg, vra hom.

24 Hulle roep toe vir die tweede keer die man wat blind was, en sê vir hom: Gee aan God die eer; ons weet dat hierdie man 'n sondaar is.

25 En hy antwoord en sê: Of Hy 'n sondaar is, weet ek nie. Een ding weet ek: dat ek blind was en nou sien.

26 En hulle sê weer vir hom: Wat het Hy vir jou gedoen? Hoe het Hy jou oë geopen?

27 Hy antwoord hulle: Ek het julle dit alreeds gesê, en julle het nie geluister nie. Waarom wil julle dit weer hoor? Julle wil tog nie ook sy dissipels word nie?

28 Hulle skel hom toe uit en sê: Jy is 'n dissipel van daardie man, maar ons is dissipels van Moses.

29 Ons weet dat God met Moses gespreek het; maar wat Hom betref, ons weet nie van waar Hy is nie.

30 Die man antwoord en sê vir hulle: Hierin is tog iets wonderliks dat julle nie weet van waar Hy is nie, en Hy het my oë geopen!

31 En ons weet dat God nie sondaars verhoor nie; maar as iemand godvresend is en sy wil doen, die verhoor Hy.

32 Van ouds af is dit nie gehoor dat iemand die oë van 'n blindgebore mens geopen het nie.

33 As Hy nie van God was nie, sou Hy niks kan doen nie.

34 Hulle antwoord en sê vir hom: Jy is heeltemal in sondes gebore, en leer jy ons? En hulle het hom uitgeban.

35 Jesus het gehoor dat hulle hom uitgeban het; en toe Hy hom kry, sê Hy vir hom: Glo jy in die Seun van God?

36 Hy antwoord en sê: Wie is Hy, Here, dat ek in Hom kan glo?

37 En Jesus sê vir hom: Jy het Hom gesien; en Hy wat met jou spreek, dit is Hy.

38 Toe sê hy: Ek glo, Here! En hy het Hom aanbid.

39 En Jesus sê: Tot 'n oordeel het Ek in hierdie wêreld gekom, sodat die wat nie sien nie, mag sien, en die wat sien, blind mag word.

40 En die van die Fariseërs wat by Hom was, het dit gehoor en vir Hom gesê: Is ons dan ook blind?

41 Jesus antwoord hulle: As julle blind was, sou julle geen sonde hê nie; maar nou sê julle: Ons sien! Daarom bly julle sonde.