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

1Now as Jesus was passing by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who committed the sin that caused him to be born blind, this man or his parents?” 3Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but he was born blind so that the acts of God may be revealed through what happens to him. 4We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one 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 9:34They replied, “You were born completely in sinfulness, and yet you presume to teach us?” So they threw him out.
• Matthew 16:14They answered, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

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