“Why, that’s very strange!” the man replied [to the Jewish authorities. “Jesus] healed my eyes, and yet you don’t know where he comes from? We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will. Ever since the world began, no one has been …
Then [the Jewish leaders cursed the man who had been healed of his blindness] and said, “You are [Jesus’] disciple, but we are disciples of Moses! We know God spoke to Moses, but we don’t even know where this man comes from.” —John 9:28-29 NLT Key Thought Sadly, about the only truthful thing the Jewish …
“But what did [Jesus] do?” [the Jewish leaders] asked [the man who had been blind]. “How did he heal you?” “Look!” the man exclaimed. “I told you once. Didn’t you listen? Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?” —John 9:26-27 NLT Key Thought Sometimes folks make …
So for the second time [the Jewish leaders] called in the man who had been blind [and was healed by Jesus] and told him, “God should get the glory for this, because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.” “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: …
The Jewish leaders still refused to believe the man had been blind and could now see [after being healed by Jesus], so they called in his parents. They asked them, “Is this your son? Was he born blind? If so, how can he now see?” His parents replied, “We know this is our son and …
Then [the people questioning the man who had been healed of his blindness took him] to the Pharisees, because it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made the mud and healed him. The Pharisees asked the man all about it. So he told them, “He put the mud over my eyes, and when I …
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His neighbors and others who knew [the man whose sight was restored by Jesus] as a blind beggar asked each other, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?” Some said he was, and others said, “No, he just looks like him!” But the beggar kept saying, “Yes, I am the same one!” …
[Talking about the man who had been born blind, Jesus continued,] “But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world.” Then he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man’s eyes. He told him, “Go wash yourself in the pool …
[To his disciples, Jesus continued,] “We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us. The night is coming, and then no one can work.” —John 9:4 NLT Key Thought Jesus recognizes that his time on earth is short. He feels a sense of urgency to get the work of …
As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?” “It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power …