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

1As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?” 3“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. 4We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us. The night is coming, and then 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 9:34“You were born a total sinner!” they answered. “Are you trying to teach us?” And they threw him out of the synagogue.
• Matthew 16:14“Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other 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