22. His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. The Jews had already decided that anyone who said Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
23. That was why the man's parents said, "He is an adult. Ask him."
24. Again they called the man who had been blind to come to them. "Give glory to God by telling the truth!" they said. "We know that the man who healed you is a sinner."
25. He replied, "I don't know if he is a sinner or not. I do know one thing. I was blind, but now I can see!"
26. Then they asked him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"
27. He answered, "I have already told you. But you didn't listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?"
28. Then they began to attack him with their words. "You are this fellow's disciple!" they said. "We are disciples of Moses!
29. We know that God spoke to Moses. But we don't even know where this fellow comes from."
30. The man answered, "That is really surprising! You don't know where he comes from, and yet he opened my eyes.
31. We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to godly people who do what he wants them to do.
32. Nobody has ever heard of anyone opening the eyes of a person born blind.
33. If this man had not come from God, he could do nothing."
34. Then the Pharisees replied, "When you were born, you were already deep in sin. How dare you talk like that to us!" And they threw him out of the synagogue.
35. Jesus heard that the Pharisees had thrown the man out. When he found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"
36. "Who is he, sir?" the man asked. "Tell me, so I can believe in him."
37. Jesus said, "You have now seen him. In fact, he is the one speaking with you."
38. Then the man said, "Lord, I believe." And he worshiped him.
39. Jesus said, "I have come into this world to judge it. I have come so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind."
40. Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this. They asked, "What? Are we blind too?"