3. “No, it wasn't!” Jesus answered. “But because of his blindness, you will see God perform a miracle for him.
4. As long as it is day, we must do what the one who sent me wants me to do. When night comes, no one can work.
5. While I am in the world, I am the light for the world.”
6. After Jesus said this, he spat on the ground. He made some mud and smeared it on the man's eyes.
7. Then he said, “Go and wash off the mud in Siloam Pool.” The man went and washed in Siloam, which means “One who is sent”. When he had washed off the mud, he could see.
8. The man's neighbours and the people who had seen him begging wondered if he really could be the same man.
9. Some of them said he was the same beggar, while others said he only looked like him. But he told them, “I am that man.”
22-23. The man's parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. The leaders had already agreed that no one was to have anything to do with anyone who said Jesus was the Messiah.
24. The leaders called the man back and said, “Swear by God to tell the truth! We know that Jesus is a sinner.”
25. The man replied, “I don't know if he is a sinner or not. All I know is that I used to be blind, but now I can see!”
26. “What did he do to you?” the Jewish leaders asked. “How did he heal your eyes?”
27. The man answered, “I have already told you once, and you refused to listen. Why do you want me to tell you again? Do you also want to become his disciples?”
28. The leaders insulted the man and said, “You are his follower! We are followers of Moses.
29. We are sure that God spoke to Moses, but we don't even know where Jesus comes from.”
30. “How strange!” the man replied. “He healed my eyes, and yet you don't know where he comes from.