John 9:3
Jesus said in answer, It was not because of his sin, or because of his father's or mother's; it was so that the works of God might be seen openly in him.
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Job 1:8And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil?
Job 21:27See, I am conscious of your thoughts, and of your violent purposes against me;
Job 32:3And he was angry with his three friends, because they had been unable to give him an answer, and had not made Job's sin clear.
Ecclesiastes 9:1All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and the wise and their works are in the hand of God; and men may not be certain if it will be love or hate; all is to no purpose before them.
Luke 13:2And he, in answer, said to them, Are you of the opinion that these Galilaeans were worse than all other Galilaeans, because these things were done to them?
John 11:40Jesus said to her, Did I not say to you that if you had faith you would see the glory of God?
Matthew Henry on John 9:2-8
Sight Given to One Born Blind. 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… Read the whole commentary →