John.
9.
tataH paraM yIshurgachChan mArgamadhye janmAndhaM naram apashyat| 
tataH shiShyAstam apR^ichChan he guro naroyaM svapApena vA svapitrAH pApenAndho.ajAyata? 
tataH sa pratyuditavAn etasya vAsya pitroH pApAd etAdR^ishobhUda iti nahi kintvanena yatheshvarasya karmma prakAshyate taddhetoreva| 
dine tiShThati matprerayituH karmma mayA karttavyaM yadA kimapi karmma na kriyate tAdR^ishI nishAgachChati| 
ahaM yAvatkAlaM jagati tiShThAmi tAvatkAlaM jagato jyotiHsvarUposmi| 
ityukttA bhUmau niShThIvaM nikShipya tena pa NkaM kR^itavAn 
pashchAt tatpa Nkena tasyAndhasya netre pralipya tamityAdishat gatvA shilohe .arthAt preritanAmni sarasi snAhi| tatondho gatvA tatrAsnAt tataH prannachakShu rbhUtvA vyAghuTyAgAt| 
apara ncha samIpavAsino lokA ye cha taM pUrvvamandham apashyan te bakttum Arabhanta yondhaloko vartmanyupavishyAbhikShata sa evAyaM janaH kiM na bhavati? 
kechidavadan sa eva kechidavochan tAdR^isho bhavati kintu sa svayamabravIt sa evAhaM bhavAmi| 
ataeva te .apR^ichChan tvaM kathaM dR^iShTiM pAptavAn? 
tataH sovadad yIshanAmaka eko jano mama nayane pa Nkena pralipya ityAj nApayat shilohakAsAraM gatvA tatra snAhi| tatastatra gatvA mayi snAte dR^iShTimahaM labdhavAn| 
tadA te .avadan sa pumAn kutra? tenokttaM nAhaM jAnAmi| 
aparaM tasmin pUrvvAndhe jane phirUshinAM nikaTam AnIte sati phirUshinopi tamapR^ichChan kathaM dR^iShTiM prAptosi? 
tataH sa kathitavAn sa pa Nkena mama netre .alimpat pashchAd snAtvA dR^iShTimalabhe| 
kintu yIshu rvishrAmavAre karddamaM kR^itvA tasya nayane prasanne.akarod itikAraNAt katipayaphirUshino.avadan 
sa pumAn IshvarAnna yataH sa vishrAmavAraM na manyate| tatonye kechit pratyavadan pApI pumAn kim etAdR^isham AshcharyyaM karmma karttuM shaknoti? 
itthaM teShAM parasparaM bhinnavAkyatvam abhavat| pashchAt te punarapi taM pUrvvAndhaM mAnuSham aprAkShuH yo janastava chakShuShI prasanne kR^itavAn tasmin tvaM kiM vadasi? sa ukttavAn sa bhavishadvAdI| 
sa dR^iShTim AptavAn iti yihUdIyAstasya dR^iShTiM prAptasya janasya pitro rmukhAd ashrutvA na pratyayan| 
ataeva te tAvapR^ichChan yuvayo ryaM putraM janmAndhaM vadathaH sa kimayaM? tarhIdAnIM kathaM draShTuM shaknoti? 
tatastasya pitarau pratyavochatAm ayam AvayoH putra A janerandhashcha tadapyAvAM jAnIvaH 
kintvadhunA kathaM dR^iShTiM prAptavAn tadAvAM n jAnIvaH kosya chakShuShI prasanne kR^itavAn tadapi na jAnIva eSha vayaHprApta enaM pR^ichChata svakathAM svayaM vakShyati| 
yihUdIyAnAM bhayAt tasya pitarau vAkyamidam avadatAM yataH kopi manuShyo yadi yIshum abhiShiktaM vadati tarhi sa bhajanagR^ihAd dUrIkAriShyate yihUdIyA iti mantraNAm akurvvan 
atastasya pitarau vyAharatAm eSha vayaHprApta enaM pR^ichChata| 
tadA te punashcha taM pUrvvAndham AhUya vyAharan Ishvarasya guNAn vada eSha manuShyaH pApIti vayaM jAnImaH| 
tadA sa ukttavAn sa pApI na veti nAhaM jAne pUrvAmandha Asamaham adhunA pashyAmIti mAtraM jAnAmi| 
te punarapR^ichChan sa tvAM prati kimakarot? kathaM netre prasanne .akarot? 
tataH sovAdId ekakR^itvokathayaM yUyaM na shR^iNutha tarhi kutaH punaH shrotum ichChatha? yUyamapi kiM tasya shiShyA bhavitum ichChatha? 
tadA te taM tiraskR^itya vyAharan tvaM tasya shiShyo vayaM mUsAH shiShyAH| 
mUsAvaktreNeshvaro jagAda tajjAnImaH kintveSha kutratyaloka iti na jAnImaH| 
sovadad eSha mama lochane prasanne .akarot tathApi kutratyaloka iti yUyaM na jAnItha etad AshcharyyaM bhavati| 
IshvaraH pApinAM kathAM na shR^iNoti kintu yo janastasmin bhaktiM kR^itvA tadiShTakriyAM karoti tasyaiva kathAM shR^iNoti etad vayaM jAnImaH| 
kopi manuShyo janmAndhAya chakShuShI adadAt jagadArambhAd etAdR^ishIM kathAM kopi kadApi nAshR^iNot| 
asmAd eSha manuShyo yadIshvarAnnAjAyata tarhi ki nchidapIdR^ishaM karmma karttuM nAshaknot| 
te vyAharan tvaM pApAd ajAyathAH kimasmAn tvaM shikShayasi? pashchAtte taM bahirakurvvan| 
tadanantaraM yihUdIyaiH sa bahirakriyata yIshuriti vArttAM shrutvA taM sAkShAt prApya pR^iShTavAn Ishvarasya putre tvaM vishvasiShi? 
tadA sa pratyavochat he prabho sa ko yat tasminnahaM vishvasimi? 
tato yIshuH kathitavAn tvaM taM dR^iShTavAn tvayA sAkaM yaH kathaM kathayati saeva saH| 
tadA he prabho vishvasimItyuktvA sa taM praNAmat| 
pashchAd yIshuH kathitavAn nayanahInA nayanAni prApnuvanti nayanavantashchAndhA bhavantItyabhiprAyeNa jagadAham AgachCham| 
etat shrutvA nikaTasthAH katipayAH phirUshino vyAharan vayamapi kimandhAH? 
tadA yIshuravAdId yadyandhA abhavata tarhi pApAni nAtiShThan kintu pashyAmIti vAkyavadanAd yuShmAkaM pApAni tiShThanti|