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John 9:8-41
I WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE - May 02, 2024 -
John 9:8-41
I WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE - May 20, 2018 -
John 9:1-7
TO DISPLAY THE WORKS OF GOD - May 19, 2018 -
John 9:1-5
THAT THE WORK OF GOD MIGHT BE DISPLAYED - Jan 01, 2000 -
John 9:6-12
GO, WASH IN THE POOL OF SILOAM - Jan 01, 2000 -
John 9:13-23
ONE MAN'S TESTIMONY - Jan 01, 2000 -
John 9:24-34
ONE THING I KNOW - Jan 01, 2000 -
John 9:35-41
SPIRITUAL SIGHT AND SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS - Jan 01, 2000
JESUS IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
Passage:
John 9:1-7
Key verse: 5
NIV
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
9 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi,(A) who sinned,(B) this man(C) or his parents,(D) that he was born blind?”
3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.(E) 4 As long as it is day,(F) we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”(G)
6 After saying this, he spit(H) on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. 7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam”(I) (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.(J)
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ESV
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
9 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, (A)“Rabbi, (B)who sinned, (C)this man or (D)his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but (E)that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 We must (F)work the works of him who sent me (G)while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, (H)I am the light of the world.” 6 Having said these things, (I)he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. (J)Then he anointed the man's eyes with the mud 7 and said to him, “Go, wash in (K)the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and (L)came back seeing.
Read full chapterCross references
- John 9:2 : See ch. 1:38
- John 9:2 : [Luke 13:2, 4]
- John 9:2 : [ver. 34]
- John 9:2 : Ex. 20:5
- John 9:3 : [ch. 11:4]
- John 9:4 : See ch. 4:34
- John 9:4 : ch. 11:9; 12:35; [Rom. 13:12; Gal. 6:10]
- John 9:5 : See ch. 1:4, 5, 9; 8:12
- John 9:6 : Mark 7:33; 8:23
- John 9:6 : See Matt. 9:29
- John 9:7 : Luke 13:4
- John 9:7 : ch. 11:37
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Both Jesus and the disciples saw a man who was blind from birth. The disciples pondered whether his blindness was due to either his own sin or his parents’ sin. Their question reflected the typical Jewish thought that suffering was a consequence of people’s sin. Jesus did not try to find the cause of the man’s blindness. Instead, he saw that the man was born blind so that the works of God might be displayed in him. While the man seemed to be in a hopeless condition Jesus revealed God’s purpose in his life. We don’t always understand why certain things happen in this world. Yet, God created us with a sure purpose in life to display His work. God is good. He has good will and purpose in all things, even in the difficult circumstances in our lives.
Jesus invites his disciples and all His followers to do the work of God. He demonstrated how to do God’s work, even in situations that appear to be hopeless. Jesus had nothing in his hand to heal the man, but he was not fatalistic. Instead, he applied mud on the man’s eyes, and commanded him to go and wash. The man was healed and the work of God was revealed. In Jesus, there is no hopeless person or situation. In Jesus, we are called to do the work of God in any situation and problem.
Prayer: Lord, help me to do the work of God no matter what situation I am in.
One Word: Display God’s work
