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John 9:2–3

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2And his disciples asked him, saying, aMaster, bwho did sin, this man, or chis parents, that he was born blind? 3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but dthat the works of God should be made manifest in him.

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John 9:3: Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.

Footnotes

  1. aSee ch. 1:38.
  2. bComp. ver. 34. Wisd. 8:20.
  3. dSo ch. 11:4.

Cross references

  1. cEx. 20:5.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” Jesus answered. “This came about so that God’s works might be displayed in him.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?”

“It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And his disciples asked him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?” Jesus replied, “Neither this man sinned nor his parents, but it happened so that the works of God could be revealed in him.