John 9:4
We must needs be working the works of him that sent me, while it is, day: There cometh a night, when, no one, can work.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
In Context
5Whensoever I may be, in the world, I am, the light, of the world.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, with thy might, do,—for there is no work nor calculation nor knowledge nor wisdom, in hades, whither, thou, art going.
Matthew 20:7They say unto him—Because, no one, hath hired, us. He saith unto them—Ye also, go your way into the vineyard.
Luke 13:32And he said unto them—Go and tell this fox, Lo! I am casting out demons, and, cures, am I finishing, to-day, and to-morrow,—
John 5:19Jesus, therefore, answered, and went on to say unto them—Verily, verily, I say unto you: The Son cannot be doing, of himself, a single thing,—save anything he may see, the Father, doing; for, whatsoever, he, may be doing, these things, the Son also, in like manner, doeth.
John 10:32Jesus answered them—Many works, have I showed you, noble ones, from my Father: For which of those works are ye stoning me?
John 11:9Jesus answered—Are there not, twelve hours, in the day? If one walk in the day, he doth no stumble, because, the light of this world, he seeth;
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 →