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John 9:2–3

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2And His disciples asked Him, saying, “aRabbi, who sinned, bthis man or his cparents, that he would be born blind?”

3Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this was so athat the works of God might be manifested 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.

Cross references

  1. aMatt 23:7
  2. bLuke 13:2; John 9:34; Acts 28:4
  3. cEx 20:5
  4. aJohn 11:4

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.