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John 9 · Grade 5

One Thing I Know

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Read and Think

John 9 tells of the sixth sign in John's Gospel, and it is also a story about seeing. The disciples asked who sinned, the man or his parents. Jesus said neither. This man's blindness would display God's works. Jesus, the light of the world, made clay and anointed the man's eyes, much as God formed Adam from the ground. He sent him to wash in Siloam, meaning Sent. The man obeyed and came back seeing.

The Pharisees could not deny the miracle, so they attacked it. Jesus had made clay on the Sabbath. They argued among themselves. They interrogated the man's parents, who feared being expelled from the synagogue. Twice they questioned the man. His understanding of Jesus grew. First he called Him a man called Jesus, then a prophet, and then a man from God. He said, One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see. The leaders insulted him and drove him out.

When the synagogue rejected him, Jesus sought him out. Jesus asked, Do you believe in the Son of God? The man said, Lord, I believe! and he worshiped him. Jesus explained the deeper lesson. He came so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind. The proud Pharisees claimed they could see. Because they refused to admit their blindness, their sin remained. The humble beggar received both physical and spiritual sight.

Show What You Know

  1. How is Jesus making clay for the man's eyes like Genesis?

  2. How did the man's understanding of Jesus grow?

  3. What did the man say was the one thing he knew?

  4. What did Jesus do when the synagogue rejected the man?

  5. Why did the Pharisees' sin remain?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

Godseebelieveworshipedwash
  1. He sent him to in Siloam, meaning Sent.
  2. First he called Him a man called Jesus, then a prophet, and then a man from .
  3. He said, One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I .
  4. Jesus asked, Do you in the Son of God?
  5. and he him.

Think About It

  1. The man's understanding of Jesus grew step by step. How has your understanding of Jesus grown over time?

  2. The man did not know every answer, but he knew what Jesus had done. Why is our own story of Jesus powerful?

Memory Verse

“He said, “Lord, I believe!” and he worshiped him.”

John 9:38 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What simple story about Jesus could you tell a friend?
  • The man kept telling the truth even when it was hard. When do you need courage to tell the truth?
  • Jesus came looking for the man after he was thrown out. What does that show about how Jesus cares for people who are left out?

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