Teen Life Application Study Bible - Gospel of John - Flipbook - Page 17
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yourself.’ So I went and washed, and now I can
see!”
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“Where is he now?” they asked.
“I don’t know,” he replied.
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Then they took the man who had been
blind to the Pharisees, 14because it was on the
Sabbath that Jesus had made the mud and
healed him. 15The Pharisees asked the man
all about it. So he told them, “He put the mud
over my eyes, and when I washed it away, I
could see!”
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Some of the Pharisees said, “This man
Jesus is not from God, for he is working on the
Sabbath.” Others said, “But how could an ordinary sinner do such miraculous signs?” So
there was a deep division of opinion among
them.
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Then the Pharisees again questioned the
man who had been blind and demanded,
“What’s your opinion about this man who
healed you?”
The man replied, “I think he must be a
prophet.”
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The Jewish leaders still refused to believe
the man had been blind and could now see, so
they called in his parents. 19They asked them,
“Is this your son? Was he born blind? If so, how
can he now see?”
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His parents replied, “We know this is our
son and that he was born blind, 21but we don’t
know how he can see or who healed him. Ask
him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
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His parents said this because they were afraid
of the Jewish leaders, who had announced that
anyone saying Jesus was the Messiah would
be expelled from the synagogue. 23That’s why
they said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
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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.”
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“I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the
man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and
now I can see!”
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“But what did he do?” they asked. “How
did he heal you?”
PERSECUTION
(9:28-34) Because of his faith in Jesus, the man who had
been born blind was thrown out of the synagogue. Jesus
later told his disciples to expect this kind of persecution
(16:1-4). If you’re a follower of Jesus, you can expect to
face some kind of persecution. Does that sound horrible?
Maybe that’s why Jesus also promised, “I have told you
all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth
you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart,
because I have overcome the world” (16:33).
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“Look!” the man exclaimed. “I told you
once. Didn’t you listen? Why do you want to
hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?”
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Then they cursed him and said, “You are
his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses!
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We know God spoke to Moses, but we don’t
even know where this man comes from.”
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“Why, that’s very strange!” the man replied. “He healed my eyes, and yet you don’t
know where he comes from? 31We know that
God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is ready
to hear those who worship him and do his will.
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Ever since the world began, no one has been
able to open the eyes of someone born blind.
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If this man were not from God, he couldn’t
have done it.”
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“You were born a total sinner!” they answered. “Are you trying to teach us?” And they
threw him out of the synagogue.
SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS 35When Jesus heard
what had happened, he found the man and
asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?*”
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The man answered, “Who is he, sir? I want
to believe in him.”
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“You have seen him,” Jesus said, “and he is
speaking to you!”
38
“Yes, Lord, I believe!” the man said. And he
worshiped Jesus.
39
Then Jesus told him,* “I entered this world
to render judgment—to give sight to the blind
and to show those who think they see* that
they are blind.”
40
Some Pharisees who were standing nearby
heard him and asked, “Are you saying we’re
blind?”
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“If you were blind, you wouldn’t be guilty,”
Jesus replied. “But you remain guilty because
you claim you can see.
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THE GOOD SHEPHERD AND HIS SHEEP
“I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks
over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going
through the gate, must surely be a thief and a
robber! 2But the one who enters through the
gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep
recognize his voice and come to him. He calls
his own sheep by name and leads them out.
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After he has gathered his own flock, he walks
ahead of them, and they follow him because
they know his voice. 5They won’t follow a
9:24 Or Give glory to God, not to Jesus; Greek reads Give glory to
God. 9:35 Some manuscripts read the Son of God? “Son of Man”
is a title Jesus used for himself. 9:38-39a Some manuscripts do
not include “Yes, Lord, I believe!” the man said. And he worshiped
Jesus. Then Jesus told him. 9:39b Greek those who see.
