John 9:3

Jesus answered, Neither this man sinned, neither his elders, [or Neither this man sinned, neither his father and mother]; but that the works of God be showed in him.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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, 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?)

4It behooveth me to work the works of him that sent me, as long as the day is [or the while the day is]; the night shall come, when no man may work (or when no one can work).

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Cross References

Job 1:8And the Lord said to him, Whether thou hast beheld my servant Job, that there is no man in [the] earth like him; he is a simple man, and rightful, and dreading God, and going away from evil? (And the Lord said to him, Hast thou seen my servant Job? There is no man on earth like him; yea, he is without guile, and upright, and feareth God or and revereth God, and goeth away from evil.)

Job 21:27Certainly I know your wicked thoughts, and your sentences against me.

Job 32:3And also Elihu had indignation against the three friends of Job, for they had found no reasonable answer, but only had condemned Job (or but had only condemned Job).

Ecclesiastes 9:1I treated all these things in mine heart, to understand diligently. Just men, and wise men there be, and their works be in the hand of God; and nevertheless a man knoweth not, whether he is worthy of love or of hate. (I treated, or considered, all these things in my mind, to diligently understand them. There be the righteous, and the wise, and all their works be in God’s hands; yet nevertheless a person knoweth not whether he is worthy of love, or of hate.)

Luke 13:2And he answered, and said to them, Ween ye that these men of Galilee were sinners more than all Galileans, for they suffered such things? (And he said to them, Do ye think that these men of Galilee were greater sinners than any other Galileans, because they suffered such things?)

John 11:40Jesus saith to her, Have I not said to thee, that if thou believest, thou shalt 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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