21. But we don’t know how he can see now. We don’t know who opened his eyes. Ask him. He is old enough to answer for himself.”
22. His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. The Jews had already decided that anyone who said that Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
23. That is why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
24. So for the second time, they called the man who had been blind. They said, “You should give God the glory by telling the truth. We know that this man is a sinner.”
25. He answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. But one thing I do know. I was blind, and now I can see.”
26. They asked, “What did he do to you? How did he make you see again?”
27. He answered, “I have already told you that. But you would not listen to me. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his followers, too?”
28. Then they insulted him and said, “You are his follower. We are followers of Moses.
29. We know that God spoke to Moses. But we don’t even know where this man comes from!”
30. The man answered, “This is a very strange thing. You don’t know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes.
31. We all know that God does not listen to sinners. But God listens to anyone who worships and obeys him.
32. Nobody has ever heard of anyone giving sight to a man born blind.
33. If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”
34. They answered, “You were born full of sin! Are you trying to teach us?” And they threw the man out.
35. Jesus heard that they had thrown him out. So Jesus found him and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
36. He asked, “Who is the Son of Man, sir? Tell me, so I can believe in him!”
37. Jesus said to him, “You have already seen him. The Son of Man is the one talking with you now.”
38. He said, “Yes, Lord, I believe!” Then the man bowed and worshiped Jesus.
39. Jesus said, “I came into this world so that the world could be judged. I came so that the blind could see and so that those who see will become blind.”
40. Some of the Pharisees were near Jesus. When they heard him say this, they asked, “What? Are you saying that we are blind, too?”
41. Jesus said, “If you were really blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But now that you say you can see, your guilt remains.”