KJV King James Version
And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 9:2
And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
WEB World English Bible
His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
ASV American Standard Version
And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and his disciples asked him, saying, ‘Rabbi, who did sin, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?’
Surrounding context — John 9
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?
3 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.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἠρώτησανG2065 · erōtaōto askαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoμαθηταὶG3101 · mathētēsdiscipleαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heλέγοντες·G3004 · legōto sayῥαββί,G4461 · rhabbiRabbiτίςG5101 · tiswhich?ἥμαρτεν,G264 · hamartanōto sinοὗτοςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἢG2228 · ēorοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoγονεῖςG1118 · goneusparentαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/heἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toτυφλὸςG5185 · tuphlosblindγεννηθῇ;¶G1080 · gennaōto beget
Cross-references
Luke 13:2And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?John 9:34They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.Acts 28:4And 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.Exodus 20:5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;Matthew 16:14And they said, Some [say that thou art] John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.Matthew 23:7And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
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