John 9:3
1 Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,
2 and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
4 While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
- KJV
- Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
- WEB
- Jesus answered, “This man didn’t sin, nor did his parents, but that the works of God might be revealed in him.
- ASV
- Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
- DARBY
- Jesus answered, Neither has this [man] sinned nor his parents, but that the works of God should be manifested in him.
- BLB
- Jesus answered, “Neither this [man] sinned, nor his parents; but [it was] so that the works of God should be displayed in him.
- ÅB
- Jesus svarte: Hverken han har syndet eller hans foreldre, men det var for at Guds gjerninger skulle åpenbares på ham.
- OTB
- Jesus svarte: «Verken denne mannen eller hans foreldre syndet; men dette skjedde for at Guds gjerninger skulle bli åpenbart i ham.
- B1930
- Jesus svarte: Hverken han har syndet eller hans foreldre, men det var forat Guds gjerninger skulde åpenbares på ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 11:4
When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
Read in contextJohn 11:40
Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
Read in contextEcclesiastes 9:1–2
So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.
Read in contextJob 2:3–6
Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
Read in contextJob 42:7
After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
Read in contextMatthew 11:5
The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
Read in contextActs 4:21
After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
Read in contextActs 28:4
When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
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