John 9:2

John 9:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
• New International Version (NIV)His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

Context of John 9:2

1While Jesus was walking along, he saw a certain man. This man had been blind since he was born. Jesus' disciples asked him, ‘Teacher, why was this man blind when he was born? Was it because he himself did something wrong? Or was it because his parents did something wrong?’ 3Jesus answered, ‘It was not because either this man or his parents did something wrong. It happened so that God could show his great work in this man. 4While it is still day, we must continue to work. God has sent me and we must do his work. We must work now because it will be night soon. Then nobody can work.

John 9:2 word by word

καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λέγοντες· ῥαββί, τίς ἥμαρτεν, οὗτος ἢ οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ, ἵνα τυφλὸς γεννηθῇ;¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• askedἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Masterῥαββίrhabbi · RabbiG4461
• whoτίςtis · which?G5101
• did sinἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
• this manοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• orἤē · orG2228
• parentsγονεύςgoneus · parentG1118
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• he was bornγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• blindτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185

Cross-references for John 9:2

• John 9:34The Jewish leaders answered him, ‘Since the day that you were born, you have never obeyed God's laws. You cannot teach us anything!’ And they threw him out of the meeting place.
• Matthew 16:14They replied, ‘Some people say that you are John the Baptist. Other people say that you are Elijah. And some other people say that you are Jeremiah, or another prophet of God.’

Commentaries on John 9:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Who did sin, this man, or his parents - The doctrine of the transmigration of souls appears to have been an article in the creed of the Pharisees, and it was pretty general both among the Greeks and the Asiatics. The Pythagoreans believed the souls of men were sent into other bodies for the punishment of some sin which they had committed in a pre-existent state. This seems to have been the foundation of the disciples question to our Lord. Did this man sin…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Master, who did sin? … - It was a universal opinion among the Jews that calamities of all kinds were the effects of sin. See the notes at Luke 13:1-4. The case, however, of this man was that of one that was blind from his birth, and it was a question which the disciples could not determine whether it was his fault or that of his parents. Many of the Jews, as it appears from their writings (see Lightfoot), believed in the doctrine of the transmigration of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The disciples thought the man was born blind because of sin, either his own sin or his parents'. Jesus corrected this common belief (9:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-411-5. as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from birth--and who "sat begging" (Joh 9:8).Read the comment

Topics related to John 9:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Blindness
• Heredity
• Rabbi
• Sabbath
• Siloam

In the dictionaries

• Agree
• Anoint
• Ask
• Affliction
• Beg; Beggar; Begging
• Jesus Christ
• John, Gospel of
• Master
• Providence
• Rabbi

Commentaries on John 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings