34 They answered, and said unto him, [a]Thou art altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? so they cast him out.

35 [b]Jesus heard that they had cast him out: and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe in the Son of God?

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

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Footnotes

  1. John 9:34 Thou art naught even from the cradle, and as we use to say, there is nothing in thee but sin.
  2. John 9:35 Most happy is their state, which are cast furthest out of the Church of the wicked (which proudly boast themselves of the name of the Church) that Christ may come never to them.

34 To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth;(A) how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.(B)

Spiritual Blindness

35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe(C) in the Son of Man?”(D)

36 “Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”(E)

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