The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. IX.

1 Of him that was borne blinde. 11 The confession of him that was borne blinde. 39 To what blinde men Christ giueth sight.

1 ANd as Iesus passed by, he sawe a man which was blinde from his birth.

2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sinne, this man, or his parents, that he was borne blinde?

3 Iesus answered,a Nether hathe this man sin ned, nor his parents, but that the workes of God shulde be shewed on him.

4 I must worke the workes of him that sent me, while it isb day: the night cometh when no man can worke.

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

6 Assone as he had thus spoken,c he spate on the grounde, and made claye of the spettle, and anointed the eyes of the blinde with the clay,

7 And said vnto him, Go wash in the poole of

Siloam [which is by interpretation,d Sent.] He went his way therefore, and washed, and came againe seing.

8 Now the neighbours and they that had sene him before, when he was blinde, said, Is not this he that sate and begged?

9 Some said, This is he: and others said, He is like him: but he him self said, I am he.

10 Therefore they said vnto him. How were thine eyes opened?

11 He answered, and said, The man that is called Iesus, made claye, and anointed mine eyes, and said vnto me, Go to the poole of Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and recei∣ued sight.

12 Then they said vnto him, Where is he? He said, I can not tell.

13 ¶ They broght to the Pharises him that was once blinde.

14 And it was the Sabbath (day,) when Iesus made the claye, and opened his eyes.

15 Then againe the Pharises also asked him, how he had receiued sight. And he said vnto them, He laid claye vpon mine eyes, and I washed, and do se.

16 Then said some of the Pharises, This man is not of God, because he kepeth not the Sab∣bath (day,) Others said, How can a man that is a sinner, do suche miracles? and there was a dissension among them.

17 Then spake they vnto the blinde againe, What saist thou of him, because he hath ope ned thine eyes? And he said, He is a Prophet.

18 Then the Iewes did not beleue him [that he had bene blinde, and receiued his sight] vntil they had called the parēts of him that had re ceiued sight.

19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your sonne, whome ye say was borne blinde? How doeth he now se then?

20 His parents answered them, and said, We know that this is our sonne, and that he was borne blinde:

21 But by what meanes he now seeth, we know not: or who hathe opened his eyes,e can we not tell: he is olde ynough: aske him: he shal answer for himself.

22 These wordes spake his parents, because they feared the Iewes: for the Iewes had or∣deined alreadie, that if any man did confesse that he was the Christ, he shulde be (excom∣municate) out of the Synagogue.

23 Therefore said his parēts, He is olde ynough aske him.

24 Then againe called they the man that had bene blinde, and said vnto him,f Giue glorie vnto God: we knowe that this man is a sin∣ner.

25 Then he answered, and said, Whither he be a sinner or no,g I can not tell: one thing I knowe, that I was blinde, and now I se.

26 h Thē said they to him againe, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?

27 He answered them, I haue tolde you alrea∣die, & ye haue nor heard it: wherefore wolde ye heare it againe?i wil ye also be his disci∣ples?

28 Then checked they him, and said, Be thou his disciple: we be Moses disciples.

29 We knowe that God spake with Moses: but this man we knowe not from whence he is.

30 The man answered, and said vnto them, Doutles, this is a marueilous thing, that yek knowe not whence he is, and yet he hathe opened mine eyes.

31 Now we knowe that God heareth notl sin∣ners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his wil, him heareth he.

32 Since the worlde began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was borne blinde.

33 If this man were not of God, he colde haue done nothing.

34 They answered, and said vnto him, Thou art altogether borne in sinnes, and doest thou teache vs? so they cast him out.

35 Iesus heard that they had“ cast him out: and when he had founde him, he said vnto him, Doest thou beleue in the Sonne of God?

36 He answered, and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might beleue him?

37 And Iesus said vnto him, Bothe thou hast sene him, and he it is that talketh with thee.

38 Then he said, Lord, I beleue, andm worship∣ped him.

39 And Iesus said, I am come vnton iudgement into this worlde, that they whiche se not, might se: and that they * which se, might be made blinde.

40 And some, of the Pharises which were with him, heard these things, and said vnto him, Are we blinde also?

41 Iesus said vnto them, If ye were blinde,o ye shulde not haue sinne: but now ye say, We se therefore your sinne remaineth.

Notes

• a

  God doeth not alwayes punish men for their sinnes.
• b

  VVhen oppor∣tunitie & the sea∣son serueth.
• Chap. 1. 9. & 8. 12. & 12. 35.
• c

  This was not for any vertue that was in the earth, in the spit tle, or ī the claye to make one set but it onely plea sed him to vse these signes and meanes.
• d

  Hereby was prefigured the Messias, who shulde be sent vn to them.
• e

  They durst not speake the trueth for 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they shulde be excom¦municate.
• f

  That is, Consi∣der that nothing is hid from God: therefore tel vs the trueth that God may be glo∣rified thereby,
• g

  He spake this in mockery.
• Ios. 7 29.
• 1. sam. 6. 5.
• h

  They thoght ether to driue him frōthe trueth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to make him swerue by their oft 〈◊〉〈◊〉 exami∣ning him: which practise 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 bers euer do ob∣serue in exami∣ning the Christiās
• i

  He derideth their wilful ma∣lice and 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• k

  They douted not of his coun∣trey or parents, but of his office and 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• l

  Or, wicked 〈◊〉〈◊〉 contemners of God & suche as delite in sinne.
• “

  Or, excommu∣nicate him.
• m

  As all astoni∣shed he fel down and worshipped him.
• n

  Meaning with rule & autoritie, to make the poore blinde to se, ād the proude 〈◊〉〈◊〉 blinde.
• Chap. 3. 17. & 12, 47.
• o

  You shulde not be so muche in faute.