John 9:3

Jesus said to them: Neither did he sin, nor his parents; but that the works of God might be seen in him.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The 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.

In Context

2And his disciples asked him, and said: Our Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?

4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day; the night cometh, in which no one can work.

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Cross References

Luke 13:2And Jesus replied, and said to them: Suppose ye, that these Galileans were sinners beyond all the Galileans, because this occurred to them?

John 11:40Jesus said to her: Did I not tell thee, that if thou wouldst believe, thou shouldst 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 →

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