John 9:3

John 9:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus answered, "It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.

Context of John 9:3

1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

John 9:3 word by word

Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς· οὔτε οὗτος ἥμαρτεν οὔτε οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα φανερωθῇ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• Neitherοὔτεoute · neitherG3777
• hathἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
• this manοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• parentsγονεύςgoneus · parentG1118
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• the worksἔργονergon · workG2041
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• should be made manifestφανερόωphaneroō · to revealG5319
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722

Cross-references for John 9:3

• Job 1:8Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.”
• Job 2:3Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”
• Job 21:27“I know full well what you are thinking, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
• Job 22:5Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless?
• Job 32:3He was also angry with the three friends, because they had found no way to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
• Job 42:7After the Lord had said these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.
• Ecclesiastes 9:1So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no one knows whether love or hate awaits them.
• Luke 13:2Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?
• Acts 28:4When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.”
• John 11:4When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.”
• John 14:11Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.
• Matthew 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.
• Acts 4:21After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened.

Commentaries on John 9:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents - That is, the blindness of this person is not occasioned by any sin of his own, nor of his parents, but has happened in the ordinary course of Divine providence, and shall now become the instrument of salvation to his soul, edification to others, and glory to God. Many of the Jews thought that marks on the body were proofs of sin in the soul. From a like persuasion, probably arose that proverb among our…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Neither hath this man sinned … - That is, his blindness is not the effect of his sin, or that of his parents. Jesus did not, evidently, mean to affirm that he or his parents were without any sin, but that this blindness was not the effect of sin. This answer is to be interpreted by the nature of the question submitted to him. The sense is, “his blindness is not to be traced to any fault of his or of his parents.” But that the works of God - This thing has…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-41At the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus claimed to be the light of the world (chapters 7–8; see 8:12). Now John tells about Jesus giving light, both physically and spiritually, to a blind man who lived in darkness (see 9:5). The story ends with a surprising reversal (a complete change) of roles: The man who had been blind was assumed to live in spiritual darkness. Yet he came to see and accept God’s light. The Pharisees could see with their physical eyes…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 9:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Blindness
• Miracles
• Sabbath
• Siloam

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Agree
• Anoint
• Ask
• Fall of man
• Beg; Beggar; Begging
• Death

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