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[1] AND as he was passing, he saw a man blind from the womb of his mother.
[2] And his disciples asked him, saying, Raban, who sinned, this or his parents, that blind he should have been born?
[3] Jeshu saith to them, Neither he sinned, nor his parents; but that there might be seen in him the works of Aloha.
[4] Me it behoveth to do the works of Him who sent me, while it is to-day: the night cometh when man cannot work.
[5] So long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.
[6] And when he had said these things, he spat upon the ground, and formed clay from his spittle, and rubbed upon the eyes of the blind,
[7] And said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Shilucha. And he went, washed, and came seeing.
[8] But his neighbours, and they who had seen [him] aforetime as he begged, said, Is not this he who sat and begged?
[9] Some said, It is he; and some said, It is not, but one like him; but he said, I am he.
[10] They say to him, How were thine eyes opened?
[11] He answered and said to them, The man whose name is Jeshu made clay, and rubbed upon mine eyes, and said to me, Go, wash in the waters of Shilucha; and I went, washed, and received sight.
[12] They say to him, Where is he? He saith to them, I know not.
[13] They brought him who from the beginning was blind to the Pharishee.
[14] Now it was shabath when Jeshu made the clay and opened his eyes:
[15] And again the Pharishee questioned him, how didst thou receive sight? He said to them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and received sight.
[16] And some of the Pharishee said, This man is not from Aloha; for the shabath he keepeth not. But others said, How can a man, a sinner, perform these signs? And there was a division among them.
[17] They say again to the blind, What sayest thou concerning him, because he hath opened thine eyes? He saith to them, I say that he is the Prophet.
[18] But believed not concerning him the Jihudoyee that blind he had been and made-to-see, until they called the parents of him who had been made to see,
[19] And asked them, If this is your son who, you say, was born blind, how now doth he see?
[20] His parents answered and said, We know that this [is] our son, and that blind he was born.
[21] But how he now seeth, or who hath opened his eyes, we know not. He also hath entered on his years, ask him: he for himself shall speak.
[22] These words said his parents, because they feared the Jihudoyee; for the Jihudoyee had determined that if any man should confess him that he was the Meshicha, they would cast him out of the synagogue:
[23] On this account said his parents, He hath entered on his years, ask him.
[24] And they called the second time the man who had been blind, and said to him, Glorify Aloha: for we know that this man is a sinner.
[25] He answered and said to them, Whether he be a sinner, I know not; but one [thing] I know, that I have been blind, and now, behold, I see.
[26] They say to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he to thee thine eyes?
[27] He saith to them, I told you, and you heard not: what will you hear? Are you also willing disciples to him to become?
[28] But they reviled him, and said to him, Thou art the disciple of him; but we are the disciples of Musha.
[29] And we know that with Musha Aloha spake; but for this, we know not whence he is.
[30] Answered the man and said to them, At this then we must wonder, that you know not from whence he is, and [yet] mine eyes he hath opened!
[31] But we know that Aloha the voice of sinners heareth not; but if any man fear him and do his will, him he heareth.
[32] From of old it hath not been heard that a man hath opened the eyes of one born blind.
[33] If this were not from Aloha, he could not this have done.
[34] They answered and say to him, Thou altogether wast born in sins, and art thou teaching us? And they cast him without.
[35] Jeshu heard that they had cast him without, and he found him, and said to him, Dost thou believe on the Son of Aloha?
[36] He who had been cured answered and said, Who [is he], my Lord, that I may believe in him?
[37] Jeshu said to him, Thou hast SEEN him, and He who talketh with thee is He.
[38] He said, I believe, my Lord! And, falling, he adored him.
[39] Jeshu said to them, For the judgment of this world am I come, that they who see not may see, and they who see may be made blind.
[40] And some of the Pharishee who were with him heard these [words], and they said to him, Are we blind also?
[41] Jeshu saith to them, If blind you were, you would have no sin; but now you say, We see: therefore your sin is confirmed.
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