Verse 36
John 9:36
New Living Translation
36
The man answered, “Who is he, sir? I want to believe in him.”
Original Language Text
greek
ἀπεκρίθη ἐκεῖνος καὶ εἶπεν· Καὶ τίς ἐστιν, κύριε, ἵνα πιστεύσω εἰς αὐτόν;
English Translation
He answered and said, "And who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?"
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Chapter 9 Context
1
As Yashua (Jesus) was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.
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“Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or hi...
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“It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Yashua (Jesus) answered. “This happened so th...
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We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us. The night is coming, and the...
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But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world.”
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Then he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man’s eyes.
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He told him, “Go wash yourself in the pool of Siloam” (Siloam means “sent”). So the man went and was...
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His neighbors and others who knew him as a blind beggar asked each other, “Isn’t this the man who us...
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9
Some said he was, and others said, “No, he just looks like him!” But the beggar kept saying, “Yes, I...
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10
They asked, “Who healed you? What happened?”
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He told them, “The man they call Yashua (Jesus) made mud and spread it over my eyes and told me, ‘Go...
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“Where is he now?” they asked. “I don’t know,” he replied.
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Then they took the man who had been blind to the Pharisees,
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because it was on the Sabbath that Yashua (Jesus) had made the mud and healed him.
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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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Some of the Pharisees said, “This man Yashua (Jesus) is not from God (Elohim), for he is working on...
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Then the Pharisees again questioned the man who had been blind and demanded, “What’s your opinion ab...
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The Jewish leaders still refused to believe the man had been blind and could now see, so they called...
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They asked them, “Is this your son? Was he born blind? If so, how can he now see?”
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His parents replied, “We know this is our son and that he was born blind,
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but we don’t know how he can see or who healed him. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
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His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who had announced that anyone...
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That’s why they said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
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So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God (Elohim) should...
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“I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can...
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“But what did he do?” they asked. “How did he heal you?”
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“Look!” the man exclaimed. “I told you once. Didn’t you listen? Why do you want to hear it again? Do...
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Then they cursed him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses!
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We know God (Elohim) spoke to Moses, but we don’t even know where this man comes from.”
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“Why, that’s very strange!” the man replied. “He healed my eyes, and yet you don’t know where he com...
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We know that God (Elohim) doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him a...
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Ever since the world began, no one has been able to open the eyes of someone born blind.
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If this man were not from God (Elohim), he couldn’t have done it.”
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“You were born a total sinner!” they answered. “Are you trying to teach us?” And they threw him out...
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When Yashua (Jesus) heard what had happened, he found the man and asked, “Do you believe in the Son...
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The man answered, “Who is he, sir? I want to believe in him.”
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“You have seen him,” Yashua (Jesus) said, “and he is speaking to you!”
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“Yes, Lord, I believe!” the man said. And he worshiped Yashua (Jesus).
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Then Yashua (Jesus) told him, “I entered this world to render judgment — to give sight to the blind...
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Some Pharisees who were standing nearby heard him and asked, “Are you saying we’re blind?”
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“If you were blind, you wouldn’t be guilty,” Yashua (Jesus) replied. “But you remain guilty because...
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