John 9:2

And his disciples asked him: Rabbi, who hath sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

In Context

1And Jesus passing by, saw a man, who was blind from his birth:

3Jesus 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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Cross References

Exodus 20:5Thou shalt not adore them, nor serve them: I am the Lord thy God, mighty, jealous, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me:

Matthew 23:7And salutations in the market place, and to be called by men, Rabbi.

John 9:34They answered, and said to him: Thou wast wholly born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

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 →

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