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John 8:59–9:2

59 Then zthey took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, agoing 7through the midst of them, and so passed by.

Christ Heals the Blind Man

9 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, awho sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

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John 8:59–9:2 — The New International Version (NIV)

59 At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.

As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

John 8:59–9:2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

59 So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.

As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

John 8:59–9:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

John 8:59–9:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

59 At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple.

As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?”

John 8:59–9:2 — New Century Version (NCV)

59 When Jesus said this, the people picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus hid himself, and then he left the Temple.

As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been born blind. His followers asked him, “Teacher, whose sin caused this man to be born blind—his own sin or his parents’ sin?”

John 8:59–9:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

59 They took up stones therefore to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.

And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?

John 8:59–9:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

59 They took up therefore stones that they might cast them at him; but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and thus passed on.

And as he passed on, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?

John 8:59–9:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

59 Then some of the Jews picked up stones to throw at Jesus. However, Jesus was concealed, and he left the temple courtyard. 

As Jesus walked along, he saw a man who had been born blind. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, why was this man born blind? Did he or his parents sin?” 

John 8:59–9:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

59 At that, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple complex.

As He was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth. His disciples questioned Him: “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

John 8:59–9:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

59 So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.

As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

John 8:59–9:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

59 Then they picked up stones in order to throw them at him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple courts.

And as he went away, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?”

John 8:59–9:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

59 When he said this, they picked up stones to kill him. But Jesus hid himself. He slipped away from the temple area.

As Jesus went along, he saw a man who was blind. He had been blind since he was born. Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned? Was this man born blind because he sinned? Or did his parents sin?”

John 8:59–9:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

59 Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple.

As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth.

And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?”


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