KJV King James Version
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 9:3
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
WEB World English Bible
Jesus answered, “Neither did this man sin, nor his parents; but, that the works of God might be revealed in him.
ASV American Standard Version
Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus answered, ‘Neither did this one sin nor his parents, but that the works of God may be manifested in him;
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.
6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
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ἈπεκρίθηG611 · apokrinōto answerἸησοῦς·G2424 · IēsousJesusοὔτεG3777 · outeneitherοὗτοςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἥμαρτενG264 · hamartanōto sinοὔτεG3777 · outeneitherοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoγονεῖςG1118 · goneusparentαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/heἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toφανερωθῇG5319 · phaneroōto revealτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔργαG2041 · ergonworkτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongαὐτῷ.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
John 11:4When 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.John 11:40Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?Ecclesiastes 9:1-2For 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.Matthew 11:5The 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.Job 2:3-6And 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.Job 42:7And 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].Acts 4:21So 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.Job 1:8-12And 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?Job 22:5-30[Is] not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?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.John 14:11-13Believe me that I [am] in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.Luke 13:2-5And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?Job 21:27Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices [which] ye wrongfully imagine against me.Job 32:3Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and [yet] had condemned Job.
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