John 9

King James Version · 48 Urantia Book parallels in this chapter

Badges: S both books tell the same incident · R one quotes or refers to the other · C related material that reinforces, modifies or contradicts.

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

S 164:3.1 Blind beggar

S 169:0.6 Heals on Sabbath

R 171:7.5 As Jesus passed by

R 171:7.9 As Jesus passed by

And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

S 164:3.2 Blind man, who sinned?

Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

S 164:3.7 No one sinned

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

C 143:6.1 "Meat" to do will of Father, "work"

S 162:7.3 I am sent by God

S 174:0.2 I am able to finish work

S 181:2.3 Work given by Father

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

C 0:6.9 Spirit light

C 40:5.16 True light

R 52:1.7 Lighted by the true light

C 107:4.5 Spirit luminosity

C 122:9.5 Light to Gentiles

S 162:5.2 Jesus is the light of the world

S 182:1.10 I am the light of the world

When 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,

C 95:2.6 Spittle as healing agent

S 164:3.8 Go wash clay and see

And 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.

The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

S 164:3.9 Beggar: "I am he."

Some said, This is he: others said , He is like him: but he said, I am he .

Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?

S 164:3.10 Beggar explains healing

He 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.

Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.

They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.

S 164:4.2 Beggar explains to Sanhedrin

And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

S 164:3.16 On Sabbath near temple

Then 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.

Therefore 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.

S 164:4.3 Law violator, no teacher from God

S 164:4.4 Serious division in Sanhedrin

They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.

S 164:4.4 He is a prophet.

But 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.

S 164:4.5 Sanhedrin send for parents

And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

S 164:4.7 Parents' response

His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

But 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.

These 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.

Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.

S 164:4.8 Recall of "blind" beggar

He 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.

S 164:4.9 How did he open eyes?

Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?

He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?

S 164:4.10 Sanhedrin in confusion

Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.

We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow , we know not from whence he is.

The 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.

S 164:4.11 "Blind" man's speech

Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

R 0:5.10 People do Father's will

C 1:2.3 Desire to do Father's will

C 111:5.6 Not my will but God's will

C 117:0.1 Do will of God

R 118:8.11 My will that your will be done

C 131:10.2 Live the will of Father, reveal Him

C 140:8.20 Voluntarily do God's "will"

C 141:2.2 Father's will becomes your will

C 170:2.20 Jesus taught "Father's will"

R 195:6.16 Doing the Father's will

R 196:0.2 Do the will of Father in heaven

R 196:0.8 Do will of God

Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.

If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

S 164:4.11 Cast out of synagogue

Jesus 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?

S 164:5.4 "Blind" man converted

He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?

And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.

And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

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.

C 101:6.8 Spiritual blindness

And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

S 165:2.3 False shepherds