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CAP. IX.

[verse 1] And Jhesu passinge, syȝ a man blynd fro the birthe. [verse 2] And his [Om. X.] disciplis axiden him, Raby, `that is, Maistir [Om. SX.] , who [what A pr. m. GNQTY.] syn|nede, this man [Om. S.] , or his fadir and modir, that he schulde be born blynd? [verse 3] Jhesu answeride, Nether this man synnede, nei|ther his fadir and moder; but that the werkis of God be schewid in hym. [verse 4] It bihoueth me [Om. W pr. m.] for [Om. SX.] to worche the werkis of him that sente me, the while the [Om. QW.] day is; the nyȝt schal come, whanne no man may worche. [verse 5] Hou longe I am in the world, I am the liȝt of the world. [verse 6] Whanne he hadde [Om. Q.] seid thes thingis, he spette in to erthe [the erthe ANQSTVW pr. m. X.] , and made cley of the spotle, and leyde [baumede X.] , `or bawmede [Om. QSWX.] , the [Om. SW.] cley on his [verse 7] yȝen, and seide to him, Go, and be thou wayschen [wasche N.] in the watir, `or cisterne [Om. MPSWX.] , of Siloe, that is interpretid, Sent. Therfore he wente, and waischide [wesh SX.] , and cam se|ynge. [verse 8] And so neiȝeboris, and thei that hadden seyn hym byfore, for he was a beggere, seiden, Wher [Whether WX.] this is not he, that sat, and beggide? [verse 9] Othere men seiden,

this it is; othere men forsothe, Nay, but it is a lyk [lichy T.] of [to M. Om. X.] him. [verse 10] Forsoth he seide, For I am [am he G sec. m. MPSW sec. m.] . Therfore thei seiden to him, How ben thin yȝen openyd `to thee? [verse 11] He answeride, `The ilke [That X.] man, that is seid Jhesu, made cley, and anoynt|ide myn yȝen, and seide to me, Go thou to the watir, `or cisterne [Om. MPSWX.] , of Siloe, and waische; and I wente, and waischide [wesh SX.] , and syȝ. [verse 12] And thei seiden to him, Wher is he? He seith, I woot not. [verse 13] Thei leden [ledden MPQTVWXY.] him that was blynd to the [Om. Q.] Pharisees. [verse 14] Forsoth it was saboth, whanne Jhesu made cley, and openyde his yȝen. [verse 15] Eft Pharisees [the Pharisees G sec. m. MPW.] axiden him, how he hadde seyn. Sothly he seide to hem, He puttide [putt SX.] to me cley on the yȝen; and I waischide [wesh SX.] , and I se. [verse 16] Therfore summe of Pharisees [the Phariseis AGNQTVXY.] seiden, This man is not of God, for he kepith not the saboth. Othere men seyden, How may a man synnere do thes syngnys, `or my|raclis [Om. X.] ? And dyuysioun was among hem. [verse 17] Therfore thei seyn eftsoone to the blynd man, What seist thou of him, that open|yde thin yȝen? Sothli he seide, For he is a prophete. [verse 18] Therfore Jewis bileueden not of him, for he was blynd, and hadde seyn, til thei clepiden his fadir and modir, that hadde seyn [seen hym Q.] . [verse 19] And thei axiden hem, seyinge, `Is this [This is MTXY.] ȝoure sone, whom ȝe seyn, for he is born blynd? hou therfore seeth he now? [verse 20] His fadir and modir an|sweriden to hem, and seyden, We witen, for this is oure sone, and for [Om. Q.] he is born [verse 21] blynd; sothli how he seeth now, we witen not [nere MNPY. neuer QWX.] , or who openyde his yȝen, we witen not [nere MNPWY. neuer X.] ; axe ȝe him, he hath age, speke he [Om. T.] of him silf. [verse 22] His fadir and modir seiden thes thingis, for thei dredden Jewis [the Jewes AG sec. m. MPWX.] ; forsoth now the Jewis `hadden conspirid [conspiriden Q.] , that if ony man knowlechide [hadde knowelechid W pr. m.] him Crist, he schulde be don [maad G pr. m. NQTY. maad, or don G sec. m.] out of the

synagoge. [verse 23] Therfore his fadir and modir seiden, For he hath age, axe ȝe him. [verse 24] Therfore eftsoone thei clepiden the man, that was blynd, and seyden to him, Ȝyue thou glorie to God; we witen, for this man is a synner. [verse 25] Therfore he seide, If he is a synner, I woot not [neuer A pr. m. G sec. m. TX. nere G pr. m. MNPQWY.] ; o thing I woot, for whanne I was blynd, now I se. [verse 26] Therfore thei seiden to him, What dide he to thee? how openyde he thin yȝen? [verse 27] He answeride to hem, I seide to ȝou now, and ȝe herden; what wolen ȝe eftsoone heere? wher [whether WX.] and ȝe wolen be maad his disciplis? [verse 28] Therfore thei `wariden, or [Om. MPSWX.] cursiden, him [Om. Q.] , and seiden, Be thou his disciple; we ben disciplis [the disciplis G sec. m. MPSW.] of Moyses. [verse 29] We witen, for God spak to Moyses; forsoth we witen noȝt this, of whennis he is. [verse 30] The ilke man [Om. X.] answeride, and seide to hem, Forsoth in this thing is wonderful, that [for O.] ȝe witen not of whennis he is, and he hath opened myn yȝen. [verse 31] Sothli we witen, for God heerith not synneris [synneris, or synful men AGNT.] , but if ony man [Om. Q.] is worshiper of God, and doth his wille, hym he heerith. [verse 32] Fro the world it is not herd, that ony man openyde the [verse 33] yȝen of a blynd born [Om. G pr. m. TY.] man; no [Om. X.] but [but if X.] this were of God, he myȝte not do ony thing. [verse 34] Thei answeriden, and seiden to him, Thou art al boren in synnes, and `techist thou [thou techist MXY.] vs? And thei castiden [casten SX.] `out him [him out MXY.] . [verse 35] Jhesu herde, for thei `han cast [han castid A pr. m. MNPT. han casten QY. hadde caste V.] `out him [him out MXY.] ; and whanne he hadde founden him, he seide to him, Bileuest thou in to the sone of God? [verse 36] He answeride, and seide, Lord, who is he, that I bileue in to him? [verse 37] And Jhesu seide to him, And thou hast seyn him, and he it is, that spekith with thee. [verse 38] And he seide [seith QTVWXY.] , Lord, I bileue. And he fallinge doun, worship|ide him. [verse 39] Therfore Jhesu seide to him, I cam in to this world, in to dom, that thei that seen not, se [see goostly Q.] , and thei that seen,

be maad blynde. [verse 40] And [Om. K.] summe of the Pharisees herden, that weren with him, and thei seiden to him, Wher [Whether X.] and we ben blynde? [verse 41] Jhesu seide to hem, If ȝe weren blynde, ȝe schulden not haue synne; but now ȝe seyn, For we seen, ȝoure synne dwellith.