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And his disciples put a question to him, saying, Master, was it because of this man's sin, or the sin of his father and mother, that he has been blind from birth?

Jesus said in answer, It was not because of his sin, or because of his father's or mother's; it was so that the works of God might be seen openly in him.

Having said these words, he put earth, mixed with water from his mouth, on the man's eyes,

Then the neighbours and others who had seen him before in the street, with his hand out for money, said, Is not this the man who got money from people?

His answer was: The man who is named Jesus put earth mixed with water on my eyes, and said to me, Go and make yourself clean in Siloam: so I went away and, after washing, am now able to see.

And they said to him, Where is he? His answer was: I have no knowledge.

So the Pharisees put more questions to him about how his eyes had been made open. And he said to them, He put earth on my eyes, and I had a wash and am able to see.

In answer his father and mother said, We are certain that this is our son and that he was blind at birth:

But how it is he is now able to see, or who made his eyes open, we are not able to say: put the question to him; he is old enough to give an answer for himself.

His answer was: I have said it before, but your ears were shut: why would you have me say it again? is it your desire to become his disciples?

And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

We are certain that God gave his word to Moses: but as for this man, we have no knowledge where he comes from.

We have knowledge that God does not give ear to sinners, but if any man is a worshipper of God and does his pleasure, to him God's ears are open.

The porter lets him in; and the sheep give ear to his voice; he says over the names of the sheep, and takes them out.

When he has got them all out, he goes before them, and the sheep go after him, for they have knowledge of his voice.

They will not go after another who is not their keeper, but will go from him in flight, because his voice is strange to them.

I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep.

And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?

(The Mary whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who put perfumed oil on the Lord and made his feet dry with her hair.)

When this came to his ears, Jesus said, The end of this disease is not death, but the glory of God, so that the Son of God may have glory because of it.