Study Desk

"So if the Son makes you free, then you are unquestionably free.

"I tell the things that I have seen at My Father's side [in His very presence]; so you also do the things that you heard from your father."

So they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus concealed Himself and left the temple.

Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but it was so that the works of God might be displayed and illustrated in him.

And He said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing.

So the neighbors, and those who used to know him as a beggar, said, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?"

So they said to him, "How were your eyes opened?"

He replied, "The Man called Jesus made mud and smeared it on my eyes and told me, 'Go to Siloam and wash.' So I went and washed, and I received my sight!"

So the Pharisees asked him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, "He smeared mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I see."

Then some of the Pharisees said, "This Man [Jesus] is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner (a non-observant Jew) do such signs and miracles?" So there was a difference of opinion among them.

So a second time they called the man who had been [born] blind, and said to him, "Give God glory and praise [for your sight]! We know this Man [Jesus] is a sinner [separated from God]."

So they said to him, "What did He [actually] do to you? How did He open your eyes?"

He answered, "Who is He, Sir? Tell me so that I may believe in Him."

Then Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment [to separate those who believe in Me from those who reject Me—to declare judgment on those who choose to be separated from God], so that the sightless would see, and those who see would become blind."

Jesus said to them, "If you were blind [to spiritual things], you would have no sin [and would not be blamed for your unbelief]; but since you claim to have [spiritual] sight, [you have no excuse so] your sin and guilt remain.

So Jesus said again, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, I am the Door for the sheep [leading to life].

"For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My [own] life so that I may take it back.

So the Jews surrounded Him and began saying to Him, "How long are You going to keep us in suspense? If You are [really] the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), tell us so plainly and openly."

Jesus answered them, "I have told you so, yet you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father's name testify concerning Me [they are My credentials and the evidence declaring who I am].

"But you do not believe Me [so you do not trust and follow Me] because you are not My sheep.