They put pressure on him to agree and accuse Jesus, and wished him to confess that his healing was not to the glory of the Nazarene. But he replied wisely, "I do not know if he is a sinner, only God knows. I know one thing – once I was blind but now I see."
Kama wajuzi wa sheria walitetea kwamba walimgundua Yesu kuwa mwenye dhambi; walilohitaji ilikuwa ni thibitisho la wazi. Walitumia mkazo kwake, akubali maoni yao na kumshitaki Yesu, wakipendelea akiri kwamba, kuponywa kwake haikuwa kwa utukufu wa yule Mnazarene. Lakini alijibu kwa hekima, “Mimi sijui kama yeye ni mwenye dhambi, Mungu ajua. Mimi najua jambo moja - nilikuwa kipofu na sasa naona.”