[DailyReading] Spiritual blindness

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Fri Jun 24 00:00:02 MDT 2016


Lesson: The Spiritual Life
Reading: Spiritual blindness  2016-06-24
Reference: John 9:13-41 
John 9:13: They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
John 9:14: And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
John 9:15: Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
John 9:16: Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
John 9:17: They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
John 9:18: But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
John 9:19: And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
John 9:20: His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
John 9:21: But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
John 9:22: These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
John 9:23: Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
John 9:24: Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
John 9:25: He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
John 9:26: Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
John 9:27: He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?
John 9:28: Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are MosesÂ’ disciples.
John 9:29: We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
John 9:30: The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
John 9:31: Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
John 9:32: Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
John 9:33: If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
John 9:34: They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
John 9:35: Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
John 9:36: He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?
John 9:37: And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
John 9:38: And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
John 9:39: And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
John 9:40: And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
John 9:41: Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. 
(KJV)





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