The Healing of The Blind Man: What Do You Think?

May 13, 2018
Sunday of the Healing of the Blind Man

John 9:1-38
Preschool Edition
THE HEALING OF THE BLIND MAN

As Jesus was walking, He saw a blind man. Jesus spit on
the ground and made some clay. He placed it on the
blind man’s eyes and told him to go wash in a nearby
pool. The man did, and he was cured!
People brought the healed man to the Pharisees. The

Pharisees were upset that Jesus healed him on the Sab-
bath, when their laws said it was not right to do work.
The people did not believe that Jesus was from God.
They didn’t think Jesus could have cured the blind man!
The man was surprised they didn’t believe. He became a

follower of Jesus.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

1. Look at the icon. When did the story happen?
2. What did Jesus do to heal the blind man?
3. Why were the Pharisees upset with him for healing the
man?
4. Why didn’t the people believe that Jesus had cured the
man?
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John 9:1-38
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May 13, 2018
John 9:1-38
Grades K-2 Edition
THE HEALING OF THE BLIND MAN

One day, our Lord Jesus Christ saw a blind man. This man was blind ever
since he was born. Our Lord Jesus told His disciples that He was the Light of
the world. Then, he spit on the ground. He put the clay that the spit made
onto the man’s eyes. He told the man, “Go, and wash in the pool of Silo’am.”
The man obeyed Jesus and was healed! He could see! The man’s neighbors
couldn’t believe it was the same man. They argued with each other about it.
Finally the man said, “I am the man who was blind. Jesus healed me and now
I can see!”
The neighbors took the man to the Pharisees. The Pharisees were upset be-
cause Jesus had healed on the Sabbath day, the Jewish day to rest. They ar-
gued about whether or not Jesus was from God. They asked the man’s par-
ents if he had really been blind. The parents said, “Yes! He was always blind.
We don’t know how he can see now. Ask him—he is old enough to answer
for himself.”
Again, the Pharisees asked the man about Jesus. The man said, “All I know is,
that though I was blind, now I can see. God listens to people who follow Him.
If this Man was not from God, He could not have healed me.”
The Pharisees were angry when the man said this. They threw him out of the
synagogue. Our Lord Jesus heard that they had thrown the man out. He
found the man and asked him, “Do you believe in the Son of Man? The man
said, “Yes, I believe!” and he worshiped Jesus.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

1. How long had the man in this story been blind?
2. What did Jesus put on the man’s eyes?
3. What happened when the man obeyed Jesus and washed in the pool?
4. Lots of people in this story argue. Tell about one group and why they were
arguing.
5. Did the man who had been blind believe that Jesus was from God? How do
you know?
6. Did you ever hide someplace dark when you were playing hide and seek?
Wasn’t it wonderful to come back into the light again? Jesus, the Light of the
world, helped the blind man “come back into the light” when He healed his
sight.
7. When you confess your sins, Jesus, the Light of the world, forgives you and
brings you back into the light again, too!
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May 13, 2018
John 9:1-38
Grades 3-5 Edition
JESUS HEALS A BLIND MAN

At that time, as Jesus was passing, He saw the man who had received his sight, and
a man blind from his birth. And His disci- asked them, “Is this your son, who you say
ples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this was born blind? How then does he now
man or his parents, that he was born see?” His parents answered, “We know
blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that that this is our son, and that he was born
this man sinned, or his parents, but that blind; but how he now sees we do not
the works of God might be made manifest know, nor do we know who opened his
in him. I must work the works of him who eyes. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak
sent me, while it is day; night comes, when for himself.” His parents said this because
no one can work. As long as I am in the they feared the Jews, for the Jews had Image courtesy of freeimages.com
world, I am the light of the world.” As He already agreed that if anyone should con-
said this, He spat on the ground and made fess him to be Christ he was to be put out
not know where He comes from, and yet
clay of the spittle and anointed the man’s of the synagogue. Therefore his parents
He opened my eyes. We know that God
eyes with the clay, saying to him, “Go, said, “He is of age, ask him.”
does not listen to sinners, but if anyone
wash in the pool of Silo’am” (which means
So for the second time they called the man is a worshiper of God and does His will,
Sent). So he went and washed and came
who had been blind, and said to him, “Give God listens to him. Never since the world
back seeing. The neighbors and those who
God the praise; we know that this man is a began has it been heard that anyone
had seen him before as a beggar, said, “Is
sinner.” He answered, “Whether He is a opened the eyes of a man born blind. If
not this the man who used to sit and beg?”
sinner, I do not know; one thing I know, this man were not from God, He could do
Some said, “It is he”; others said, “No, but
that though I was blind, now I see.” They nothing.” They answered him, “You were
he is like him.” He said, “I am the man.” I
said to him, “What did He do to you? How born in utter sin, and would you teach
They said to him, “Then how were your
did He open your eyes?” He answered us?” And they cast him out.
eyes opened?” He answered, “The man
them, “I have told you already and you
called Jesus made clay and anointed my Jesus heard that they had cast him out,
would not listen. Why do you want to hear
eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Silo’am and and having found him He said, “Do you
it again? Do you too want to become His
wash’; so I went and washed and received believe in the Son of man?” He an-
disciples?” And they reviled him, saying,
my sight.” They said to him, “Where is swered, “And who is He, sir, that I may
“You are His disciple, but we are disciples
He?” He said, “I do not know.” believe in Him?” Jesus said to him, “You
of Moses. We know that God has spoken
have seen him, and it is He who speaks
They brought to the Pharisees the man to Moses, but as for this man, we do not
to you.” He said, “Lord, I believe”; and he
who had formerly been blind. Now it was a know where He comes from.” The man
worshiped Him.
Sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and answered, “Why, this is a marvel! You do
opened his eyes. The Pharisees again
asked him how he had received his sight.
And he said to them, “He put clay on my WHAT DO YOU THINK?
eyes and I washed, and I see.” Some of the
Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, 1. How did Jesus heal the man born blind?
for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But 2. Who was upset with Jesus for healing the man? Why were they upset?
others said, “How can a man who is a sin-
3. Did the Pharisees believe the man had been healed? Whom did they
ner do such signs?” There was a division
among them. So they again said to the send for?
blind man, “What do you say about Him, 4. What do the man’s parents say that the Pharisees should do? Why do
since he has opened your eyes?” He said, they say that?
“He is a prophet.” The Jews did not believe
that he had been blind and had received 5. Does the man still stick up for Jesus when he’s questioned the second
his sight, until they called the parents of time? How do you know?
6. What about you? Do people ever question you about your faith? How do
you respond? Pray, ask for God’s help to stick up for Him and the Church,
no matter what!
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May 13, 2018
John 9:1-38
Readers’ Theatre

Characters: Narrator, Disciples, Jesus, Neighbors, Man, Phari- your eyes?
sees, Parents Man: He is a prophet.
Narrator: At that time, as Jesus was passing, He saw a man Narrator: The Jews did not believe that he had been blind
blind from his birth. And His disciples asked Him, and had received his sight, until they called the
Disciples: Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he parents of the man who had received his sight,
was born blind? and asked them,
Jesus: It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but Pharisees: Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How
that the works of God might be made manifest in then does he now see?
him. I must work the works of him who sent me, Parents: We know that this is our son, and that he was born
while it is day; night comes, when no one can blind; but how he now sees we do not know, nor
work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is
the world. of age, he will speak for himself.
Narrator: As He said this, He spat on the ground and made Narrator: His parents said this because they feared the Jews,
clay of the spittle and anointed the man’s eyes for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone
with the clay, saying to him, should confess him to be Christ he was to be put
Jesus: Go, wash in the pool of Silo’am out of the synagogue. Therefore his parents said,
Narrator: (which means Sent). So he went and washed and Parents: He is of age, ask him.
came back seeing. The neighbors and those who Narrator: So for the second time they called the man who
had seen him before as a beggar, said, had been blind, and said to him,
Neighbors: Is not this the man who used to sit and beg? Pharisees: Give God the praise; we know that this man is a
Narrator: Some said, sinner.
Neighbors: It is he. Man: Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I
know, that though I was blind, now I see.
Narrator: Others said,
Pharisees: What did He do to you? How did He open your
Neighbors: No, but he is like him.
eyes?
Man: I am the man.
Man: I have told you already and you would not listen.
Neighbors: Then how were your eyes opened? Why do you want to hear it again? Do you too
Man: The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my want to become His disciples?
eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Silo’am and wash’; so I Pharisees: You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
went and washed and received my sight. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as
Neighbors: Where is He? for this man, we do not know where He comes
Man: I do not know. from.
Narrator: They brought to the Pharisees the man who had Man: Why, this is a marvel! You do not know where He
formerly been blind. Now it was a Sabbath day comes from, and yet He opened my eyes. We
when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. know that God does not listen to sinners, but if
The Pharisees again asked him how he had re- anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will,
ceived his sight. God listens to him. Never since the world began
Man: He put clay on my eyes and I washed, and I see. has it been heard that anyone opened the eyes of
a man born blind. If this man were not from God,
Narrator: Some of the Pharisees said,
He could do nothing.
Pharisees: This man is not from God, for He does not keep
Pharisees: You were born in utter sin, and would you teach
the Sabbath.
us?
Narrator: But others said,
Narrator: And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had
Pharisees: How can a man who is a sinner do such signs? cast him out, and having found him He said,
Narrator: There was a division among them. So they again Jesus: Do you believe in the Son of man?
said to the blind man,
Man: And who is He, sir, that I may believe in Him?”
Pharisees: What do you say about Him, since he has opened
Jesus: You have seen him, and it is He who speaks to you.
Man: Lord, I believe,
Narrator: and he worshiped Him.
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May 13, 2018
John 9:1-38
Middle School Edition

At that time, as Jesus was WHAT DO YOU THINK?
passing, He saw a man blind
from his birth. And His disciples 1. Why does Jesus say
asked Him, “Rabbi, who the man was born
sinned, this man or his parents, blind? What could
that he was born blind?” Jesus Image courtesy of freeimages.com that mean?
answered, “It was not that this
man sinned, or his parents, but And he said to them, “He put ner, I do not know; one thing I
2. What does this
that the works of God might clay on my eyes and I washed, know, that though I was blind, suggest about why
be made manifest in him. I and I see.” Some of the Phari- now I see.” They said to him,
you were born the
must work the works of him sees said, “This man is not “What did He do to you? How
way you are?
who sent me, while it is day; from God, for He does not did He open your eyes?” He 3. What work must
night comes, when no one can keep the Sabbath.” But others answered them, “I have told Jesus and his
work. As long as I am in the said, “How can a man who is a you already and you would not disciples do?
world, I am the light of the sinner do such signs?” There listen. Why do you want to
world.” As He said this, He spat was a division among them. So hear it again? Do you too want 4. What does the word
on the ground and made clay they again said to the blind to become His disciples?” And disciple mean? Are
of the spittle and anointed the man, “What do you say about they reviled him, saying, “You you a disciple of
man’s eyes with the clay, say- Him, since he has opened your are His disciple, but we are Jesus Christ? If you
ing to him, “Go, wash in the eyes?” He said, “He is a disciples of Moses. We know are, what must you
pool of Silo’am” (which means prophet.” The Jews did not that God has spoken to Moses, do?
Sent). So he went and washed believe that he had been blind but as for this man, we do not 5. As long as Jesus is in
and came back seeing. The and had received his sight, know where He comes from.” the world what is
neighbors and those who had until they called the parents of The man answered, “Why, this He?
seen him before as a beggar, the man who had received his is a marvel! You do not know
said, “Is not this the man who sight, and asked them, “Is this where He comes from, and yet 6. On Pascha and at
used to sit and beg?” Some your son, who you say was He opened my eyes. We know baptisms we sing:
said, “It is he”; others said, born blind? How then does he that God does not listen to “As many as have
“No, but he is like him.” He now see?” His parents an- sinners, but if anyone is a wor- been baptized into
said, “I am the man.” They said swered, “We know that this is shiper of God and does His will, Christ have…” How
to him, “Then how were your our son, and that he was born God listens to him. Never since do we finish that
eyes opened?” He answered, blind; but how he now sees we the world began has it been song?
“The man called Jesus made do not know, nor do we know heard that anyone opened the 7. Have you put on
clay and anointed my eyes and who opened his eyes. Ask him; eyes of a man born blind. If this Christ? What does
said to me, ‘Go to Silo’am and he is of age, he will speak for man were not from God, He that mean?
wash’; so I went and washed himself.” His parents said this could do nothing.” They an-
and received my sight.” They because they feared the Jews, swered him, “You were born in 8. Is Jesus in the world
said to him, “Where is He?” He for the Jews had already utter sin, and would you teach today? Is He alive? If
said, “I do not know.” agreed that if anyone should us?” And they cast him out. we have put on
confess him to be Christ he Christ does that
They brought to the Pharisees Jesus heard that they had cast mean He is alive in
was to be put out of the syna-
the man who had formerly him out, and having found him us?
gogue. Therefore his parents
been blind. Now it was a Sab- He said, “Do you believe in the
said, “He is of age, ask him.”
bath day when Jesus made the Son of man?” He answered, 9. If we bring Jesus into
clay and opened his eyes. The So for the second time they “And who is He, sir, that I may the world today,
Pharisees again asked him how called the man who had been believe in Him?” Jesus said to what does that
he had received his sight. blind, and said to him, “Give him, “You have seen him, and mean He is doing
God the praise; we know that it is He who speaks to you.” He through us? (Look
this man is a sinner.” He an- said, “Lord, I believe”; and he back at question 5.)
swered, “Whether He is a sin- worshiped Him.
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May 13, 2018
John 9:1-38
High School Edition

At that time, as Jesus was passing, He
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
saw a man blind from his birth. And His
disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned,
1. What do the
this man or his parents, that he was born
disciples ask Jesus
blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that
when they see the
this man sinned, or his parents, but that Image courtesy of freeimages.com blind man?
the works of God might be made manifest
in him. I must work the works of him who sent see?” His parents answered, “We know that this 2. What assumptions
me, while it is day; night comes, when no one is our son, and that he was born blind; but how does their question
can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the he now sees we do not know, nor do we know contain?
light of the world.” As He said this, He spat on who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age, he 3. What does this
the ground and made clay of the spittle and will speak for himself.” His parents said suggest about why
anointed the man’s eyes with the clay, saying to this because they feared the Jews, for the Jews they think bad
him, “Go, wash in the pool of Silo’am” (which had already agreed that if anyone should confess things happen to
means Sent). So he went and washed and came him to be Christ he was to be put out of the people?
back seeing. The neighbors and those who had synagogue. Therefore his parents said, “He is of 4. What do you think
seen him before as a beggar, said, “Is not this the age, ask him.” of their ideas?
man who used to sit and beg?” Some said, “It is What is helpful
So for the second time they called the man who
he”; others said, “No, but he is like him.” He said, about their
had been blind, and said to him, “Give God the
“I am the man.” They said to him, “Then how perspective? What
praise; we know that this man is a sinner.” He
were your eyes opened?” He answered, “The does it fail to
answered, “Whether He is a sinner, I do not
man called Jesus made clay and anointed my address?
know; one thing I know, that though I was blind,
eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Silo’am and wash’; so
now I see.” They said to him, “What did He do to 5. Why does Jesus say
I went and washed and received my sight.” They
you? How did He open your eyes?” He answered the man was born
said to him, “Where is He?” He said, “I do not
them, “I have told you already and you would blind? What could
know.”
not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do that mean?
They brought to the Pharisees the man who had you too want to become His disciples?” And they 6. What does his
formerly been blind. Now it was a Sabbath day reviled him, saying, “You are His disciple, but we response suggest
when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. are disciples of Moses. We know that God has about why bad
The Pharisees again asked him how he had re- spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not things happen to
ceived his sight. know where He comes from.” The man an- good people?
swered, “Why, this is a marvel! You do not know
And he said to them, “He put clay on my eyes 7. What is troubling
where He comes from, and yet He opened my
and I washed, and I see.” Some of the Pharisees about this
eyes. We know that God does not listen to sin-
said, “This man is not from God, for He does not response? What is
ners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and
keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a satisfying or helpful
does His will, God listens to him. Never since the
man who is a sinner do such signs?” There was a about it?
world began has it been heard that anyone
division among them. So they again said to the 8. Why do you think
opened the eyes of a man born blind. If this man
blind man, “What do you say about Him, since difficult things
were not from God, He could do nothing.” They
he has opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a happen in our lives
answered him, “You were born in utter sin, and
prophet.” The Jews did not believe that he had sometimes? What
would you teach us?” And they cast him out.
been blind and had received his sight, until they do you like about
called the parents of the man who had received Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and hav- your solution?
his sight, and asked them, “Is this your son, who ing found him He said, “Do you believe in the Son What parts of this
you say was born blind? How then does he now of man?” He answered, “And who is He, sir, that I problem are not
may believe in Him?” Jesus said to him, “You solved by your
have seen him, and it is He who speaks to you.” solution?
He said, “Lord, I believe”; and he worshiped Him.
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May 13, 2018

Sunday of the Healing of the Blind Man

THE HEALING OF THE BLIND MAN

People brought the healed man to the Pharisees. The

The man was surprised they didn’t believe. He became a

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

2. What did Jesus do to heal the blind man?

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THE HEALING OF THE BLIND MAN

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

JESUS HEALS A BLIND MAN

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