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164:3.7 [[Jesus]] [[decided]] to use this [[beggar]] in his [[plans]] for that day's [[work]], but before doing anything for the blind man, Josiah by name, he proceeded to answer [[Nathaniel]]'s [[question]]. Said [[the Master]]: " Neither did this man [[sin]] nor his [[parents]] that the works of [[God]] might be [[manifest]] in him. This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindness blindness] has come upon him in the [[natural]] [[course]] of [[events]], but we must now do the [[works]] of Him who sent me, while it is still day, for the night will certainly come when it will be impossible to do the [[work]] we are about to [[perform]]. When I am in the world, I am the [[light]] of the world, but in only a little while I will not be with you. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_9]

164:3.7 [[Jesus]] [[decided]] to use this [[beggar]] in his [[plans]] for that day's [[work]], but before doing anything for the blind man, Josiah by name, he proceeded to answer [[Nathaniel]]'s [[question]]. Said [[the Master]]: " Neither did this man [[sin]] nor his [[parents]] that the works of [[God]] might be [[manifest]] in him. This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindness blindness] has come upon him in the [[natural]] [[course]] of [[events]], but we must now do the [[works]] of Him who sent me, while it is still day, for the night will certainly come when it will be impossible to do the [[work]] we are about to [[perform]]. When I am in the world, I am the [[light]] of the world, but in only a little while I will not be with you. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_9]

164:3.8 When [[Jesus]] had spoken, he said to [[Nathaniel]] and [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]]: " Let us create the [[sight]] of this blind man on this [[Sabbath]] day that the [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] may have the full occasion which they seek for [[accusing]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. " Then, stooping over, he spat on the ground and mixed the [[clay]] with the spittle, and [[speaking]] of all this so that the blind man could hear, he went up to Josiah and put the clay over his sightless eyes, saying: " Go, my son, wash away this [[clay]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_of_Siloam pool of Siloam], and [[immediately]] you shall [[receive]] your [[sight]]. " And when Josiah had so washed in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_of_Siloam pool of Siloam], he returned to his [[friends]] and [[family]], seeing.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_9]

164:3.8 When [[Jesus]] had spoken, he said to [[Nathaniel]] and [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]]: " Let us create the [[sight]] of this blind man on this [[Sabbath]] day that the [[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] may have the full occasion which they seek for [[accusing]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man]. " Then, stooping over, he spat on the ground and mixed the [[clay]] with the [[spittle]], and [[speaking]] of all this so that the blind man could hear, he went up to Josiah and put the clay over his sightless eyes, saying: " Go, my son, wash away this [[clay]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_of_Siloam pool of Siloam], and [[immediately]] you shall [[receive]] your [[sight]]. " And when Josiah had so washed in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_of_Siloam pool of Siloam], he returned to his [[friends]] and [[family]], seeing.[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_9]

164:3.9 Having always been a [[beggar]], he knew nothing else; so, when the first excitement of the [[creation]] of his [[sight]] had passed, he returned to his usual place of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alms alms]-seeking. His [[friends]], [[neighbors]], and all who had known him aforetime, when they [[observed]] that he could see, all said, " Is this not Josiah the blind [[beggar]]? " Some said it was he, while others said, " No, it is one like him, but this man can see. " But when they asked the man himself, he answered, " I am he. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_9]

164:3.9 Having always been a [[beggar]], he knew nothing else; so, when the first excitement of the [[creation]] of his [[sight]] had passed, he returned to his usual place of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alms alms]-seeking. His [[friends]], [[neighbors]], and all who had known him aforetime, when they [[observed]] that he could see, all said, " Is this not Josiah the blind [[beggar]]? " Some said it was he, while others said, " No, it is one like him, but this man can see. " But when they asked the man himself, he answered, " I am he. "[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_9]

164:3.10 When they began to [[inquire]] of him how he was able to see, he answered them: " A man called [[Jesus]] came by this way, and when talking about me with his [[friends]], he made [[clay]] with spittle, anointed my eyes, and directed that I should go and wash in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_of_Siloam pool of Siloam]. I did what this man told me, and [[immediately]] I [[received]] my [[sight]]. And that is only a few hours ago. I do not yet know the [[meaning]] of much that I see. " And when the people who began to gather about him asked where they could find the [[strange]] man who had [[healed]] him, Josiah could answer only that he did not know.

164:3.10 When they began to [[inquire]] of him how he was able to see, he answered them: " A man called [[Jesus]] came by this way, and when talking about me with his [[friends]], he made [[clay]] with [[spittle]], anointed my eyes, and directed that I should go and wash in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_of_Siloam pool of Siloam]. I did what this man told me, and [[immediately]] I [[received]] my [[sight]]. And that is only a few hours ago. I do not yet know the [[meaning]] of much that I see. " And when the people who began to gather about him asked where they could find the [[strange]] man who had [[healed]] him, Josiah could answer only that he did not know.

164:3.11 This is one of the strangest of all [[the Master]]'s [[miracles]]. This man did not ask for [[healing]]. He did not [[know]] that the [[Jesus]] who had directed him to wash at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_of_Siloam Siloam], and who had [[promised]] him [[vision]], was the [[prophet]] of [[Galilee]] who had [[preached]] in [[Jerusalem]] during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_Tabernacles feast of tabernacles]. This man had little [[faith]] that he would [[receive]] his [[sight]], but the people of that day had great [[faith]] in the efficacy of the spittle of a great or [[holy]] man; and from [[Jesus]]' [[conversation]] with [[Nathaniel]] and [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]], Josiah had concluded that his would-be [[benefactor]] was a great man, a learned [[teacher]] or a [[holy]] [[prophet]]; accordingly he did as [[Jesus]] directed him.

164:3.11 This is one of the strangest of all [[the Master]]'s [[miracles]]. This man did not ask for [[healing]]. He did not [[know]] that the [[Jesus]] who had directed him to wash at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_of_Siloam Siloam], and who had [[promised]] him [[vision]], was the [[prophet]] of [[Galilee]] who had [[preached]] in [[Jerusalem]] during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_Tabernacles feast of tabernacles]. This man had little [[faith]] that he would [[receive]] his [[sight]], but the people of that day had great [[faith]] in the efficacy of the [[spittle]] of a great or [[holy]] man; and from [[Jesus]]' [[conversation]] with [[Nathaniel]] and [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]], Josiah had concluded that his would-be [[benefactor]] was a great man, a learned [[teacher]] or a [[holy]] [[prophet]]; accordingly he did as [[Jesus]] directed him.

164:3.12 [[Jesus]] made use of the clay and the spittle and directed him to wash in the [[symbolic]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_of_Siloam pool of Siloam] for [[three]] reasons:

164:3.12 [[Jesus]] made use of the clay and the [[spittle]] and directed him to wash in the [[symbolic]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pool_of_Siloam pool of Siloam] for [[three]] reasons:

164:3.13 1. This was not a [[miracle]] [[response]] to the [[individual]]'s [[faith]]. This was a [[wonder]] which [[Jesus]] chose to [[perform]] for a [[purpose]] of his own, but which he so arranged that this man might derive lasting benefit therefrom.

164:3.13 1. This was not a [[miracle]] [[response]] to the [[individual]]'s [[faith]]. This was a [[wonder]] which [[Jesus]] chose to [[perform]] for a [[purpose]] of his own, but which he so arranged that this man might derive lasting benefit therefrom.