John 9 - Summary

Jesus heals a man born blind by anointing his eyes with clay made from spittle and sending him to wash in the Pool of Siloam, prompting a Sabbath controversy with Pharisees who interrogate the healed man and his parents. The progressive confession of the formerly blind man—from 'a man called Jesus' to 'a prophet' to worshiping Jesus as Son of Man—contrasts with the Pharisees' hardening rejection. Jesus concludes that He came for judgment so that the blind might see and those who claim to see might become blind, leaving the sin of the willfully blind Pharisees remaining.