22“Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light.
24So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[1] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”
25“I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!”
Translation notes (1)
- 9:24 Or Give glory to God, not to Jesus; Greek reads Give glory to God.
39Then Jesus told him,[1] “I entered this world to render judgment—to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see[2] that they are blind.”
Translation notes (2)
- 9:38-39a Some manuscripts do not include “Yes, Lord, I believe!” the man said. And he worshiped Jesus. Then Jesus told him.
- 9:39b Greek those who see.
Three areas that we need to see clearly:
1. How We See Ourselves.
10For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
2. How We See Circumstances.
7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
3. How We See God.
8The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
Promise of Restoration
3‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
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