1And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 2And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. 4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 6When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, 7And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
8¶ The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? 9Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he. 10Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? 11He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. 12Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
13¶ They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. 14And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. 15Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. 16Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them. 17They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. 18But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight. 19And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? 20His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: 21But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. 22These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. 23Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. 24Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. 25He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. 26Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? 27He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples? 28Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples. 29We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is. 30The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. 31Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. 32Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. 33If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. 34They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. 35Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? 36He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? 37And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. 38And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
39¶ And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. 40And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? 41Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
Jesus cura um cego de nascença
1Enquanto Jesus caminhava, viu um homem que era cego de nascença. 2“Mestre”, perguntaram-lhe os discípulos, “porque foi que este homem nasceu cego? Por causa dos seus pecados ou por causa dos pecados de seus pais?”
3“Nem uma coisa nem outra”, disse Jesus, “mas para nele se mostrar o poder de Deus. 4Temos todos de fazer as obras daquele que me enviou, enquanto é dia. A noite desce e todo o trabalho cessa. 5Enquanto estiver aqui neste mundo, sou a luz do mundo!”
6Então, cuspiu no chão e, fazendo lama com saliva, espalhou-a sobre os olhos do cego. 7E disse-lhe: “Vai lavar-te ao tanque de Siloé!” (Siloé significa “enviado”.) O homem assim fez e depois de se lavar voltou, vendo.
8Os vizinhos e outros que o tinham conhecido ainda cego perguntavam: “Será o mesmo homem, o tal pedinte?” 9Uns diziam que sim e outros: “Não há dúvida de que se parece com ele!”
O cego dizia: “Sou eu mesmo!”
10Então perguntaram-lhe como fora possível ter sido curado da cegueira. Que acontecera? 11E ele contou: “Um homem, a quem chamam Jesus, fez lama e aplicou-a nos meus olhos. Depois disse-me que fosse ao tanque de Siloé para me lavar. Assim fiz, e fiquei a ver!”
12“Onde está ele agora?”, perguntaram.
“Não sei!”, foi a resposta.
Os fariseus investigam a cura
13Então levaram o homem aos fariseus. 14Ora, tudo isto se passou num dia de sábado. 15Os fariseus interrogaram-no e ele contou-lhes como Jesus lhe espalhara lama sobre os olhos e como, depois de os lavar, já via. 16Alguns dos fariseus disseram: “Esse tal Jesus não pode ser um homem de Deus, porque trabalha num sábado.” Outros diziam: “Mas como pode um pecador vulgar fazer sinais assim?” E havia grandes discussões entre eles por causa disto. 17Os fariseus voltaram-se para o antigo cego e perguntaram-lhe:
“Esse homem que te abriu os olhos, quem achas tu que é?”
O homem respondeu: “É um profeta.”
18Os judeus não queriam crer que tivesse sido cego. Por fim, chamaram os pais: 19“Esse homem é o vosso filho? Nasceu cego? Se nasceu, como é que agora vê?”
20E os pais responderam: “Sabemos que este é o nosso filho, cego de nascença. 21No entanto, ignoramos o que aconteceu para que agora veja, ou quem o teria feito. Já tem idade, perguntem-lhe. Ele que vos explique!” 22Diziam isto com medo dos judeus, que tinham avisado que quem quer que afirmasse que Jesus era o Cristo seria expulso da sinagoga9.22 Esta expulsão não se restringia ao impedimento de frequentar o culto, mas da privação de todos os direitos de vida comunitária que tinha na sinagoga o seu centro.. 23Por isso, os pais disseram: “Ele tem idade suficiente para falar por si. Perguntem-lhe.”
24Pela segunda vez, os fariseus mandaram vir o que tinha sido cego e disseram-lhe: “Dá glória a Deus, porque sabemos que esse homem é um pecador!”
25Ele respondeu: “Se é pecador, não sei; o que sei é que era cego e agora vejo!”
26“Mas que te fez ele? Como é que te curou?”, perguntaram-lhe.
27O homem exclamou: “Já vos expliquei uma vez e não me ouviram! Porque é que querem ouvir outra vez a mesma coisa? Também querem ser seus discípulos?”
28Eles injuriaram-no: “Discípulo dele sejas tu! Nós somos discípulos de Moisés! 29Sabemos que Deus falou a Moisés, mas quanto a este nada sabemos.”
30Tornou o homem: “Que estranho! Ele curou-me e vocês nada sabem acerca dele. 31Deus não escuta os pecadores, mas sim os que o honram e fazem a sua vontade. 32Desde que o mundo é mundo, ninguém conseguiu abrir os olhos a um cego de nascença. 33Se este homem não viesse de Deus não conseguiria fazê-lo!”
34“Tu nasceste em pecado”, responderam, “e queres ensinar-nos?” E expulsaram-no da sinagoga.
A cegueira espiritual
35Quando Jesus soube do sucedido, e tendo encontrado o homem, perguntou-lhe: “Crês no Filho do Homem?”
36“Quem é ele, Senhor, para que creia nele?”
37“Já o viste”, disse Jesus. “É aquele que fala contigo!”
38O homem disse: “Sim, Senhor, creio!” E adorou-o.
39Jesus explicou: “Vim para julgar o mundo. Vim para dar vista aos cegos e para mostrar àqueles que julgam ver que, afinal, são eles os cegos.”
40Os fariseus que ali estavam perguntaram: “Queres dizer com isso que somos cegos?”
41“Se fossem realmente cegos, não teriam culpa”, respondeu Jesus. “Mas a vossa culpa mantém-se, pois afirmam que podem ver.”
