John 9:2
And his disciples asked him, Master, who sinned, this man, or his elders, [or Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his father and mother], that he should be born blind? (And his disciples asked him, Teacher, who sinned, this man, or his father and mother, so that he would be born blind?)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
In Context
1And Jesus passing (by), saw a man blind from the birth.
Cross References
Exodus 20:5thou shalt not bow down to them, neither worship them; for I am thy Lord God, a strong (ly) jealous lover; I visit the wickedness of (the) fathers in (the) children into the third and fourth generation of them that hated me, (thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them; for I, the Lord thy God, am a jealous God; I punish the children for the wickedness of their fathers, unto the third and fourth generations of those who hate me,)
Matthew 23:7and salutations in [the] chapping, and to be called of men, master. (and respectful greetings at the market, and to be called by men, Teacher, or Rabbi.)
John 9:34They answered, and said to him, Thou art all born in sins, and teachest thou us? [or and thou teachest us?] And they put 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 →