Reading John 9 For The First Time In The KJV

 “Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?” (John 9:35, KJV)

I grew up reading the NIV.  I've read John 9 before, which speaks of Jesus healing a man born blind. 

Here's a paraphrase with the main facts:  Jesus heals a man born blind.  The Pharissees question him and his family.  The blind man says to the Pharisees, "I've told you time and time again that it was Jesus who healed me, yet you won't listen!"  The Pharisees countered by saying, "This can't be the man, he's a sinner, he healed you on the Sabbath."  The blind man replies, "Come on man, he healed me, it's clear as my open eyes!  You know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but those who do His will.  If this Jesus wasn't godly, He could do nothing!"

Jesus then asks the blind man if he believes in the Son of Man (NIV) / Son of God (KJV).  The blind man asks him to point Him out, He does, and the blind man believes.

Jesus then says that he has come for judgment in this world, that the sighted might be blind, and the blind might be sighted.  Some of the Pharisees asked if that makes them blind.  Jesus replies that had they been blind, they would not be guilty of sin, but because of their claim of sight, they are still in sin.

So, I wanted to point out a couple differences between the NIV and KJV, and why it feels like reading the Bible for the first time.  I grew up hearing John 9:35 similarly as this:

35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

I then read the KJV, and it is rendered as this:

“Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?” (John 9:35, KJV)

Son of Man vs. Son of God.  Now, both are one and the same, yet it's those subtle differences that makes Bible reading fresh for me.  This is not a claim that the KJV is superior, or that it's the only legitimate version.  This is just an observation that I wanted to share with everyone.