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1And passing by, He saw a man who was blind from birth.
2And His disciples asked Him, saying, Master, who sinned,
this man or his parents, that he was born blind?
3Jesus answered, Neither has this man
nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God might be revealed in him.
4I must work the works of Him who sent Me, while it is day.
Night comes when no man can work.
5As long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the world
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6And when He had spoken these things, He spat on the ground
and made clay from the spittle. And He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.
7And He said to him, Go, wash in the pool
of Siloam (which translated is Sent). Therefore he went and washed and came
seeing. MKJV |
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- Note: The disciples knew that all sickness was a type of sin since it is on the body,
for the body is the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwells in you?,
1st Corinthians 3:16. However, as we see in this healing,
all sickness and infirmaties are not caused by sins of a personal nature.
- Living in this fallen world alone can at times bring sickness, disease and infirmities,
and at times it is no one's fault. As Jesus said in the gospels: Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof, Matthew 6:34c. This world can bring on problems
of its own and no one is necessary to blame.
- Somekind of action is always required. We do not know if the blind man was seeking his healing,
or if the disciples just asked the question. However, the blind man had to by faith, go and wash
in the pool of Siloam. The pool of Siloam was approximately ¾ of a mile from where
Jesus put the clay on the blind mans eyes.
- Jesus is filled with compassion for His people. After the disciples asked the question and
Jesus answered it, He went ahead and healed the man.
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