Neville Goddard on John 9:16-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 9 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

John 9:16-17

Biblical Context

Some Pharisees claim Jesus is not from God because he breaks the Sabbath; others question how a sinner can perform miracles, and the crowd is divided. The blind man then identifies Jesus as a prophet.

Neville's Inner Vision

In John 9:16-17 the Pharisees split and judge Jesus by outward rules, just as your mind splits between what it calls holy and what it calls possible. The man who was blind is you awakening to the truth that I AM awareness heals by its own light, not by adherence to a doctrine. The Sabbath becomes simply a stubborn habit of thought, a time-keeper that would keep you from seeing. Miracles are not out there but the inner movements of consciousness, proofs that the I AM can rearrange the seen world when you permit it. When asked what he thinks of the one who opened his eyes, the healed man replies, He is a prophet - a recognition that the inner voice of guidance is the legitimate interpreter of reality, not the crowd. Your present moment invites you to choose belief that the prophet within is valid, to resist the habit of judging by appearances, and to let the inner vision declare truth now. The division dissolves as you align with the one who opens eyes.

Practice This Now

Assume the healed eyes in your own scene now: say, I am the one who sees, and feel the inner light rearranging what is. Let the inner prophet speak truth in the present moment.