John 9.1–13 & 28–38 dramatized reading
This dramatized reading of John 9.1–13 & 28–38 is based on the CJB, Complete Jewish Bible © 1998 David H. Stern. Here's the altered text, followed by a 1-pager JPEG and then a PDF file:
narrator — The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
church — Glory to you, Lord Christ.
narrator — As Yeshua passed along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him,
church — Rabbi, who sinned — this man or his parents — to cause him to be born blind?
narrator — Yeshua answered,
Yeshua — His blindness is due neither to his sin nor to that of his parents; it happened so that God’s power might be seen at work in him. As long as it is day, we must keep doing the work of the One who sent me; the night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
narrator — Having said this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, put the mud on the man’s eyes, and said to him,
Yeshua — Go, wash off in the Pool of Siloam!
narrator — (The name means “sent.”) So he went and washed and came away seeing. His neighbors and those who previously had seen him begging said,
church — Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?
narrator — Some said,
church — Yes, he’s the one;
narrator — while others said,
church — No, but he looks like him.
narrator — However, he himself said,
man — I’m the one.
church — How were your eyes opened?
man — The man called Yeshua made mud, put it on my eyes, and told me, “Go to Siloam and wash!” So I went; and as soon as I had washed, I could see.
church — Where is he?
man — I don’t know.
narrator — They took the man who had been blind to the Pharisees. Then they railed at him.
church — You may be his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses! We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this fellow — we don’t know where he’s from!
man — What a strange thing that you don’t know where he’s from — considering that he opened my eyes! We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners; but if anyone fears God and does his will, God does listen to him. In all history no one has ever heard of someone’s opening the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from God, he couldn’t do a thing!
church — Why, you bastard! Are you lecturing us?
narrator — And they threw him out. Yeshua heard that they had thrown the man out. He found him and said,
Yeshua — Do you trust in the Son of Man?
man — Sir, tell me who he is, so that I can trust in him.
Yeshua — You have seen him. In fact, he’s the one speaking with you now.
man — Lord, I trust!
narrator — "and he kneeled down in front of him."
The Gospel of the Lord.
church — Praise to you, Lord Christ.
