John 9:3
1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
5 As long as 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 that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
Read in contextJohn 11:40
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
Read in contextEcclesiastes 9:1–2
For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
Read in contextJob 2:3–6
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
Read in contextJob 42:7
And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
Read in contextMatthew 11:5
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Read in contextActs 4:21
So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
Read in contextActs 28:4
And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
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