What does John 9:6 mean?

John 9:6 highlights themes such as miracles, healing, faith when read in context.

How should I apply John 9:6 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

6When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

7And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

8The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

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Mark 8:22-25
Jesus heals a blind man in a similar manner, emphasizing his miraculous power.
Luke 4:18
Jesus proclaims his mission to heal the blind, fulfilling this purpose.
Matthew 11:5
Jesus mentions healing the blind as a sign of the Messiah's work.