{"verses": {"kjv": ["1. And as\nJesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from\nhis birth.\n", "2. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?\n", "3. Jesus answered,\nNeither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.\n", "4. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.\n", "5. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.\n", "6. 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,\n", "7. And said unto him,\nGo, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.\n", "8. The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?\n", "9. Some said, This is he: others\nsaid, He is like him:\nbut\n he said, I am\nhe.\n", "10. Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?\n", "11. He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me,\nGo to the pool of Siloam, and wash:\n and I went and washed, and I received sight.\n", "12. Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.\n", "13. They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.\n", "14. And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.\n", "15. 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.\n", "16. 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.\n", "17. They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.\n", "18. 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.\n", "19. And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?\n", "20. His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:\n", "21. 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.\n", "22. These\nwords 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.\n", "23. Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.\n", "24. 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.\n", "25. He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner\nor no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.\n", "26. Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?\n", "27. He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear\nit again? will ye also be his disciples?\n", "28. Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses\u2019 disciples.\n", "29. We know that God spake unto Moses:\nas for this\nfellow,\n we know not from whence he is.\n", "30. The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and\nyet he hath opened mine eyes.\n", "31. Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.\n", "32. Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.\n", "33. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.\n", "34. They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.\n", "35. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him,\nDost thou believe on the Son of God?\n", "36. He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?\n", "37. And Jesus said unto him,\nThou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.\n", "38. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.\n", "39. And Jesus said,\nFor judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.\n", "40. And\nsome of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?\n", "41. Jesus said unto them,\nIf ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth."], "nakjv": ["1. As Jesus walked along, he noticed a man who had been blind since birth.", "2. His disciples asked him, \"Teacher, who sinned, this man or his parents, causing him to be born blind?\"", "3. Jesus answered,\n\"Neither this man nor his parents sinned; this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.\"", "4. I must do the work of the one who sent me while it is still day; night is coming when no one can work.", "5. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.", "6. After saying this, he spat on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the blind man's eyes.", "7. He told him, \"Go wash in the Pool of Siloam\" (which means 'Sent'). So he went, washed, and returned able to see.", "8. So the neighbors and those who had previously seen the man when he was blind asked, \"Isn't this the same man who used to sit and beg?\"", "9. Some people said, \"This is him.\" Others said, \"He looks like him.\" But he himself said, \"I am he.\"", "10. So they asked him, \"How were your eyes opened?\"", "11. He replied, \"A man named Jesus made some mud, spread it on my eyes, and told me, 'Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.' So I went there, washed, and then I could see.\"", "12. Then they asked him, \"Where is he?\" He replied, \"I don't know.\"", "13. They brought the man who had been blind to the Pharisees.", "14. It was the Sabbath when Jesus formed the clay and opened the man's eyes.", "15. The Pharisees questioned him again on how he had regained his sight. He replied, \"He applied clay on my eyes, I washed them, and now I can see.\"", "16. Therefore, some of the Pharisees said, \"This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath.\" But others argued, \"How can a sinner perform such miracles?\" And so, they were divided among themselves.", "17. They asked the man who had been blind again, \"What do you say about him, since he opened your eyes?\" He replied, \"He is a prophet.\"", "18. The Jewish leaders didn't believe the man had been blind and had regained his sight until they summoned his parents.", "19. They asked them, \"Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then can he now see?\"", "20. His parents responded, \"We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind.\"", "21. We don\u2019t know how he can now see, nor do we know who opened his eyes. He is an adult; ask him, and he can speak for himself.", "22. His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. The Jewish leaders had already decided that anyone who acknowledged Jesus as the Christ would be expelled from the synagogue.", "23. So his parents said, \"He is old enough; ask him yourself.\"", "24. They called the man who had been blind a second time and said to him, \"Give glory to God. We know this man is a sinner.\"", "25. He replied, \"Whether he is a sinner, I don't know. One thing I do know is that I was blind, and now I see.\"", "26. They asked him again, \"What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?\"", "27. He answered them, \"I have already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?\"", "28. Then they insulted him and said, \"You are his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses.\"", "29. We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this man, we don't know where he's from.", "30. The man responded, \"It's truly amazing that you don't know where he is from, yet he healed my blindness.\"", "31. We understand that God does not listen to sinners. However, if anyone worships God and does His will, God listens to him.", "32. Never before has anyone heard of someone giving sight to a person born blind.", "33. If this man were not from God, he could not do anything.", "34. They responded, \"You were born entirely in sin, and yet you try to teach us?\" And they threw him out.", "35. When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and asked him, \"Do you believe in the Son of God?\"", "36. He responded, \"Who is he, Lord, so that I may believe in him?\"", "37. And Jesus said to him, \"You have seen Him, and it is He who is speaking with you.\"", "38. He said, \"Lord, I believe.\" And he worshiped him.", "39. And Jesus said,\n\"I have come into this world to bring judgment, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.\"", "40. Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard his words and asked, \"Are we also blind?\"", "41. Jesus said to them, \"If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.\""]}, "summary": [{"text": "John 9 is a rich and enlightening chapter in the Gospel of John, which deals with themes of spiritual insight and blindness through the narrative of Jesus healing a man born blind. This chapter is not just a miraculous account; it also offers profound insights into the character of Jesus, the societal attitudes of the time, and the spiritual condition of humanity.", "audio_path": "part_0.mp3"}, {"text": "The chapter begins with Jesus encountering a man blind from birth. His disciples ask if the man's blindness was due to his own sin or that of his parents. Jesus responds that the blindness was neither due to the man's sin nor his parents, but so that the works of God might be displayed in him. This sets a tone for understanding suffering not always as a direct result of personal sin but as an opportunity for God's works to be revealed.", "audio_path": "part_1.mp3"}, {"text": "Jesus then makes mud with His saliva, applies it to the man's eyes, and instructs him to wash in the Pool of Siloam. The man obeys and comes back seeing. This healing is a powerful sign of Jesus's authority and divinity, pointing to Him as the Light of the world who brings spiritual sight to those living in darkness.", "audio_path": "part_2.mp3"}, {"text": "The healed man's neighbors and others are astonished. Some doubt if he is the same person, but he insists he is the man who was blind. This part of the narrative highlights the transformative power of Jesus's works, which are sometimes so profound that they cause doubt and astonishment among witnesses.", "audio_path": "part_3.mp3"}, {"text": "The Pharisees, upon learning of the miracle, are divided. Some say Jesus cannot be from God because He does not keep the Sabbath according to their interpretation (since He made mud and healed on the Sabbath). Others wonder how a sinner could perform such miraculous signs. The interrogation of the healed man by the Pharisees reveals their spiritual blindness and hard-heartedness. They refuse to see beyond their legalistic interpretation of the Sabbath, failing to recognize the Messianic signs right before their eyes.", "audio_path": "part_4.mp3"}, {"text": "The heart of the chapter emerges in the exchanges between the once-blind man and the Pharisees. The man grows in boldness and spiritual perception throughout his interrogations. Initially, he simply says a man named Jesus healed him, but as the Pharisees press him, he courageously defends Jesus, suggesting that Jesus must be from God to perform such a miracle. The Pharisees, in contrast, are depicted as willfully blind, unable to acknowledge the divine origin of the miracle because of their preconceived biases.", "audio_path": "part_5.mp3"}, {"text": "Eventually, the man is cast out by the Pharisees. Jesus finds him and reveals Himself more fully, asking him if he believes in the Son of Man. The man affirms his belief and worships Jesus, indicating not only physical healing but profound spiritual enlightenment. In contrast, the Pharisees remain in their unbelief, illustrative of Jesus's statement that He came for judgment, to make the blind see and those who see become blind.", "audio_path": "part_6.mp3"}, {"text": "John 9 not only underscores the miraculous power of Jesus but also serves as a meditation on spiritual blindness. The chapter contrasts the physical blindness of the man, which led to him gaining both physical and spiritual sight, with the spiritual blindness of the Pharisees, who despite their physical sight were unable to recognize their Messiah. The chapter is a powerful exposition on the nature of true discipleship and belief, challenging all to recognize their blindness and come to the light offered by Christ. It teaches us about the sovereignty of God in using human conditions to reveal His glory, while also inviting readers to examine their own spiritual insight into who Jesus is.", "audio_path": "part_7.mp3"}], "book_name": "john", "current_chapter": 9}