And 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 — Jesus sends the man to the Pool of Siloam (shilōach, meaning 'sent'). The symbolic meaning is explicit: the pool's name ('Sent') echoes Jesus's own self-designation ('he that sent me,' the Father's sending of the Son). The healing is completed through obedience: the man goes, washes, and returns able to see ('came seeing,' ēlthen blepōn). The sight-giving occurs through the mediation of water, the sign of purification and new life. The man's act of faith (going to wash as instructed) cooperates with Jesus's healing power.

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