Neville Goddard on John 9:13-34 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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13They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.

14And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

15Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.

16Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

17They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.

18But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.

19And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

20His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:

21But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.

22These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

23Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

24Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.

25He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

26Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?

27He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?

28Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.

29We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.

30The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.

31Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

32Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.

33If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

34They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

John 9:13-34

Biblical Context

Jesus heals a man born blind on the Sabbath, prompting debate among the religious leaders. The man's simple testimony that he was blind and now sees exposes the conflict between outward ritual and inner sight.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the story, the blind man is a state of consciousness that awakens. His former blindness is not a physical defect but a belief that perception is governed by outer rules. The clay on his eyes stands for conditioning that stains vision with doubt. When he washes, he is cleansing a mindset, not merely his sight. The real miracle happens when a new premise takes hold: I AM the light by which all is seen; I am the will that seeks truth beyond fear and ritual. The Pharisees are the old mental system that worships form and insists God acts only through their Sabbath doctrines; they cannot receive the living witness because they will not hear the inner voice. But the healed man offers a gospel to the inner listener: If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. You, too, must heed the inner prophet your own I AM and permit it to illuminate what you have called impossible. When you become the watcher of your state, your world rearranges to reflect your new sight.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and claim the inner state of sight by declaring I AM the light by which I see. Sit with this feeling until the world reconfigures to reflect your new vision.