18. Now the Jews did not believe that he had been blind and gained his sight until they summoned the parents of the one who had gained his sight.
19. They asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How does he now see?”
20. His parents answered and said, “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.
21. We do not know how he sees now, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him, he is of age; he can speak for him self.”
22. His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone acknowledged him as the Messiah, he would be expelled from the synagogue.
23. For this reason his parents said, “He is of age; question him.”
24. So a second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, “Give God the praise! We know that this man is a sinner.”