John 9:5-7

Devotionals, Articles, and Bible Study Resources on John 9:5-7

5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
6When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
7Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
— John 9:5-7

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