John 9:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 When he had said this, he spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes,(A) 7 and said to him, “Go wash[a] in the Pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed, and came back able to see.(B)
8 His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the one who used to sit and beg?”
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- 9:7 Go wash: perhaps a test of faith; cf. 2 Kgs 5:10–14. The water tunnel Siloam (= Sent) is used as a symbol of Jesus, sent by his Father.
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