14 witnesses of Christ here.
Jesus — Greek form of Joshua/Jeshua, "Jehovah saves"
And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. John 9:1–3
The disciples assume the blindness is a punishment. Jesus says it is an opportunity for God's works to be shown.
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I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. John 9:4
Jesus was sent by the Father and has a limited time in mortality to do His Father's work.
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Light of the World — the source of truth and life that dispels darkness
As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. John 9:5
Before giving sight to a blind man, Jesus declares again that He is the Light of the World. The miracle is a living picture of what He does for every soul.
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When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, John 9:6–7
Jesus anoints the man's eyes with clay and sends him to wash. The man obeys, and he comes back seeing for the first time in his life.
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When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, John 9:6
Early Christians saw here the Creator at work: the One who formed man from the dust of the ground uses earth to make eyes that were never whole.
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Siloam — "Sent"
And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. John 9:7
John goes out of his way to translate Siloam as "Sent", right after Jesus calls the Father "him that sent me" (v. 4). The man is healed by washing in "Sent", a quiet sign that healing comes through the One the Father sent.
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He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. John 9:11–12
The man's first testimony is simple: "a man that is called Jesus" healed him. His understanding will grow through the chapter.
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And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. John 9:14–16
The healing happened on the Sabbath, and the Pharisees are divided: some condemn Jesus as a Sabbath-breaker, others admit a sinner could not do such miracles.
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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 9:17
Under questioning, the man's testimony grows: Jesus is not just a man but a prophet.
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Christ — Greek for Messiah, "the Anointed One"
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 9:22
Confessing Jesus as the Christ had a real cost: being thrown out of the synagogue. His parents are afraid to pay it.
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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 9:24–31
The man holds to what he knows from experience: he was blind and now sees. The leaders boast of following Moses, not knowing that Moses wrote of the very One they reject.
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Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. John 9:32–33
Never had anyone opened eyes born blind. The prophets said the Messiah would do exactly this, so the man reasons that Jesus must be from God.
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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 9:35–38
Cast out by the leaders, the man is found by Jesus, who reveals Himself as the Son of God. The man who first saw only "a man" now believes and worships Him.
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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 9:39–41
Jesus' coming divides people: the humble who know they are blind receive sight, and the proud who insist they see stay blind.
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