20. His parents answered, “We know that this man is our son. And we know that he was born blind.
21. But we don’t know why he can see now. We don’t know who healed his eyes. Ask him. He is old enough to answer for himself.”
22. They said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. The leaders had already decided that they would punish anyone who said Jesus was the Messiah. They would stop them from coming to the synagogue.
23. That is why his parents said, “He is old enough. Ask him.”
24. So the Jewish leaders called the man who had been blind. They told him to come in again. They said, “You should honor God by telling the truth. We know that this man is a sinner.”
25. The man answered, “I don’t know if he is a sinner. But I do know this: I was blind, and now I can see.”
26. They asked, “What did he do to you? How did he heal your eyes?”