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New Testament

John 9

1Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth.

και παραγων ειδεν ανθρωπον τυφλον εκ γενετης.

2And His disciples asked Him, saying, 'Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?'

και ηρωτησαν αυτον οι μαθηται αυτου λεγοντες· ραββι, τις ημαρτεν, ουτος η οι γονεις αυτου, ινα τυφλος γεννηθη;

3Jesus answered, 'Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.

απεκριθη ιησους· ουτε ουτος ημαρτεν ουτε οι γονεις αυτου, αλλ ινα φανερωθη τα εργα του θεου εν αυτω.

4I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.

εμε δει εργαζεσθαι τα εργα του πεμψαντος με εως ημερα εστιν· ερχεται νυξ οτε ουδεις δυναται εργαζεσθαι.

5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.'

οταν εν τω κοσμω ω, φως ειμι του κοσμου.

6When He had said these things, He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.

ταυτα ειπων επτυσεν χαμαι και εποιησεν πηλον εκ του πτυσματος, και επεχρισεν τον πηλον επι τους οφθαλμους του τυφλου

7And He said to him, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam' (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing.

και ειπεν αυτω· υπαγε νιψαι εις την κολυμβηθραν του σιλωαμ, ο ερμηνευεται απεσταλμενος. απηλθεν ουν και ενιψατο, και ηλθεν βλεπων.

8Therefore the neighbors and those who previously had seen that he was blind said, 'Is not this he who sat and begged?'

οι ουν γειτονες και οι θεωρουντες αυτον το προτερον οτι τυφλος ην, ελεγον· ουχ ουτος εστιν ο καθημενος και προσαιτων;

9Some said, 'This is he.' Others said, 'He is like him.' He said, 'I am he.'

αλλοι ελεγον οτι ουτος εστιν· αλλοι δε οτι ομοιος αυτω εστιν. εκεινος ελεγεν οτι εγω ειμι.

10Therefore they said to him, 'How were your eyes opened?'

ελεγον ουν αυτω· πως ανεωχθησαν σου οι οφθαλμοι;

11He answered and said, 'A Man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me, 'Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.' So I went and washed, and I received sight.'

απεκριθη εκεινος και ειπεν· ανθρωπος λεγομενος ιησους πηλον εποιησεν και επεχρισεν μου τους οφθαλμους και ειπεν μοι· υπαγε εις την κολυμβηθραν του σιλωαμ και νιψαι· απελθων δε και νιψαμενος ανεβλεψα.

12Then they said to him, 'Where is He?'

ειπον ουν αυτω· που εστιν εκεινος; λεγει· ουκ οιδα.

13He said, 'I do not know.' They brought him who formerly was blind to the Pharisees.

αγουσιν αυτον προς τους φαρισαιους, τον ποτε τυφλον.

14Now it was a Sabbath when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.

ην δε σαββατον οτε τον πηλον εποιησεν ο ιησους και ανεωξεν αυτου τους οφθαλμους.

15Then the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. He said to them, 'He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.'

παλιν ουν ηρωτων αυτον και οι φαρισαιοι πως ανεβλεψεν. ο δε ειπεν αυτοις· πηλον επεθηκεν μου επι τους οφθαλμους, και ενιψαμην, και βλεπω.

16Therefore some of the Pharisees said, 'This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.'

ελεγον ουν εκ των φαρισαιων τινες· ουτος ο ανθρωπος ουκ εστιν παρα του θεου, οτι το σαββατον ου τηρει. αλλοι ελεγον· πως δυναται ανθρωπος αμαρτωλος τοιαυτα σημεια ποιειν; και σχισμα ην εν αυτοις.

17Others said, 'How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?' And there was a division among them. They said to the blind man again, 'What do you say about Him because He opened your eyes?'

λεγουσιν τω τυφλω παλιν· συ τι λεγεις περι αυτου, οτι ηνοιξεν σου τους οφθαλμους; ο δε ειπεν οτι προφητης εστιν.

18He said, '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 who had received his sight.

ουκ επιστευσαν ουν οι ιουδαιοι περι αυτου οτι τυφλος ην και ανεβλεψεν, εως οτου εφωνησαν τους γονεις αυτου του αναβλεψαντος

19And they asked them, saying, 'Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?'

και ηρωτησαν αυτους λεγοντες· ουτος εστιν ο υιος υμων, ον υμεις λεγετε οτι τυφλος εγεννηθη; πως ουν αρτι βλεπει;

20His parents answered them and said, 'We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

απεκριθησαν δε αυτοις οι γονεις αυτου και ειπον· οιδαμεν οτι ουτος εστιν ο υιος ημων και οτι τυφλος εγεννηθη·

21but by what means he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age; ask him. He will speak for himself.'

πως δε νυν βλεπει ουκ οιδαμεν, η τις ηνοιξεν αυτου τους οφθαλμους ημεις ουκ οιδαμεν· αυτος ηλικιαν εχει, αυτον ερωτησατε, αυτος περι εαυτου λαλησει.

22His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.

ταυτα ειπον οι γονεις αυτου, οτι εφοβουντο τους ιουδαιους· ηδη γαρ συνετεθειντο οι ιουδαιοι ινα, εαν τις αυτον ομολογηση χριστον, αποσυναγωγος γενηται.

23Therefore his parents said, 'He is of age; ask him.'

δια τουτο οι γονεις αυτου ειπον οτι ηλικιαν εχει, αυτον ερωτησατε.

24So they again called the man who was blind, and said to him, 'Give God the glory! We know that this Man is a sinner.'

εφωνησαν ουν εκ δευτερου τον ανθρωπον ος ην τυφλος, και ειπον αυτω· δος δοξαν τω θεω· ημεις οιδαμεν οτι ο ανθρωπος ουτος αμαρτωλος εστιν.

25He answered and said, 'Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.'

απεκριθη ουν εκεινος και ειπεν· ει αμαρτωλος εστιν ουκ οιδα· εν οιδα, οτι τυφλος ων αρτι βλεπω.

26Then they said to him again, 'What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?'

ειπον δε αυτω παλιν· τι εποιησεν σοι; πως ηνοιξεν σου τους οφθαλμους;

27He answered them, 'I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?'

απεκριθη αυτοις· ειπον υμιν ηδη, και ουκ ηκουσατε· τι παλιν θελετε ακουειν; μη και υμεις θελετε αυτου μαθηται γενεσθαι;

28Then they reviled him and said, 'You are His disciple, but we are Moses' disciples.

ελοιδορησαν αυτον και ειπον· συ ει μαθητης εκεινου· ημεις δε του μωυσεως εσμεν μαθηται.

29We know that God spoke to Moses; as for this fellow, we do not know where He is from.'

ημεις οιδαμεν οτι μωυσει λελαληκεν ο θεος· τουτον δε ουκ οιδαμεν ποθεν εστιν.

30The man answered and said to them, 'Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes!

απεκριθη ο ανθρωπος και ειπεν αυτοις· εν γαρ τουτω θαυμαστον εστιν, οτι υμεις ουκ οιδατε ποθεν εστιν, και ανεωξεν μου τους οφθαλμους.

31Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him.

οιδαμεν δε οτι αμαρτωλων ο θεος ουκ ακουει, αλλ εαν τις θεοσεβης η και το θελημα αυτου ποιη, τουτου ακουει.

32Since the world began it has been unheard of that anyone opened the eyes of one who was born blind.

εκ του αιωνος ουκ ηκουσθη οτι ηνοιξεν τις οφθαλμους τυφλου γεγεννημενου.

33If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing.'

ει μη ην ουτος παρα θεου, ουκ ηδυνατο ποιειν ουδεν.

34They answered and said to him, 'You were completely born in sins, and are you teaching us?' And they cast him out.

απεκριθησαν και ειπον αυτω· εν αμαρτιαις συ εγεννηθης ολος, και συ διδασκεις ημας; και εξεβαλον αυτον εξω.

35Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found him, He said to him, 'Do you believe in the Son of God?'

ηκουσεν ο ιησους οτι εξεβαλον αυτον εξω, και ευρων αυτον ειπεν αυτω· συ πιστευεις εις τον υιον του θεου;

36He answered and said, 'Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?'

απεκριθη εκεινος και ειπεν· και τις εστιν, κυριε, ινα πιστευσω εις αυτον;

37And Jesus said to him, 'You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you.'

ειπεν δε αυτω ο ιησους· και εωρακας αυτον και ο λαλων μετα σου εκεινος εστιν.

38Then he said, 'Lord, I believe!' And he worshiped Him.

ο δε εφη· πιστευω, κυριε· και προσεκυνησεν αυτω.

39And Jesus said, 'For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.'

και ειπεν ο ιησους· εις κριμα εγω εις τον κοσμον τουτον ηλθον, ινα οι μη βλεποντες βλεπωσιν και οι βλεποντες τυφλοι γενωνται.

40Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, and said to Him, 'Are we blind also?'

και ηκουσαν εκ των φαρισαιων ταυτα οι οντες μετ αυτου, και ειπον αυτω· μη και ημεις τυφλοι εσμεν;

41Jesus said to them, 'If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, 'We see.' Therefore your sin remains.

ειπεν αυτοις ο ιησους· ει τυφλοι ητε, ουκ αν ειχετε αμαρτιαν· νυν δε λεγετε οτι βλεπομεν· η ουν αμαρτια υμων μενει.

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