John 9:2

“Rabbi,” asked his disciples, “who was it that sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

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

In Context

1As Jesus passed by, he saw a man who had been blind from his birth.

3“Neither the man nor the parents,” replied Jesus, “but he was born blind so that the work of God should be made plain in him.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:7and to be greeted in the markets with respect, and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by everybody.

John 9:34“You,” they retorted, “were born totally depraved; and are you trying to teach us?” So they expelled him.

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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