“The Sermon of the Blind Man”

“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 of God could be seen in him. 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. But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world.’” (John 9:1-5 NLT)

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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.” 

“He told him, ‘Go wash yourself in the pool of Siloam’ (Siloam means’“sent’). So the man went and washed and came back seeing!” (John 9:6-7 NLT)

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“So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind 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: I was blind, and now I can see!’”

(John 9:24-25 NLT)

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