"As Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from his birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. . . . 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, 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."

Og da han gik videre, så han en mand, som havde været blind fra fødselen. Hans disciple spurgte ham og sagde: Rabbi, hvem har syndet, han selv eller hans forældre, siden han er født blind. Jesus svarede: Hverken han eller hans forældre har syndet; men det er sket, for at Guds gerninger skal åbenbares på ham. ..... Da han havde sagt det, spyttede han på jorden, lavede dynd af spyttet, kom dyndet på hans øjne og sagde til ham: Gå hen og tvæt dig i dammen Siloam (oversat betyder det: Udsendt). Han gik så bort, tvættede sig og kom seende tilbage.