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John 9:3 Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.

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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Neither this man nor his parents sinned,&#8221 said Jesus, &#8220but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />&#8220;It was not because of his sins or his parents&#8217; sins,&#8221; Jesus answered. &#8220;This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered, &#8220;It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, &#8220;Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, "Neither this <i>man</i> sinned, nor his parents; but <i>it was</i> that the works of God should be displayed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered, &#8220;Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, &#8220;<i>It was</i> neither <i>that</i> this man sinned, nor his parents; but <i>it was</i> so that the works of God might be displayed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jesus answered, &#8220It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Jesus answered, &#8220;<i>It was</i> neither <i>that</i> this man sinned, nor his parents; but <i>it was</i> in order that the works of God might be displayed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Jesus answered, &#8220;Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but <i>this was</i> so that the works of God might be manifested in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, &#8220;Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but it was so that the works of God might be displayed <i>and</i> illustrated in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Neither this man nor his parents sinned,&#8221; Jesus answered. &#8220;This came about so that God&#8217;s works might be displayed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Neither this man nor his parents sinned,&#8221 Jesus answered. &#8220This came about so that God&#8217s works might be displayed in him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"No, it wasn't!" Jesus answered. "But because of his blindness, you will see God work a miracle for him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/9.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned. Instead, he was born blind so that God could show what he can do for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered, "His blindness has nothing to do with his sins or his parents' sins. He is blind so that God's power might be seen at work in him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned. This happened so that God's work might be revealed in him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, ?Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jesus 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, "Neither did this man sin, nor his parents; but, that the works of God might be revealed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Neither he nor his parents sinned," answered Jesus, "but he was born blind in order that God's mercy might be openly shown in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, &#8220;This man didn&#8217;t sin, nor did his parents, but that the works of God might be revealed in him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered, &#8220;Neither this one sinned nor his parents, but that the works of God may be revealed in him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, "Neither this <i>man</i> sinned, nor his parents; but <i>it was</i> that the works of God should be displayed in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jesus answered, 'Neither did this one sin nor his parents, but that the works of God may be manifested in him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered, Neither did this sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God might be manifested in him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered: Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Jesus responded: &#8220;Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but it was so that the works of God would be made manifest in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jesus answered, &#8220;Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus answered, &#8220;Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God&#8217;s works might be revealed in him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, Neither did he sin nor his parents. But that the works of God might be seen in him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Yeshua said to them, &#8220;He had not sinned nor his parents, but that the works of God may appear in him.&#8221;<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered: Neither this man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works of God might be made manifest in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus responded, <FR>Neither did he nor his parents sin; but that the works of God may be made manifest in him.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered, Neither hath this man been in fault, nor his parents; but it is in order to make manifest the works of God in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />it was not for any sin of his, said Jesus, or of his parents: but that the works of God might be displayed thro' him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Neither he nor his parents sinned," answered Jesus, "but he was born blind in order that God's mercy might be openly shown in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered, <FR>"Neither did this man sin, nor his parents; but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus answered, <FR>Neither did this <Fr><i>man</i><FR> sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God might be manifested in him.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/9-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=3216" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/9.htm">Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">2</span>and His disciples asked Him, &#8220;Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?&#8221; <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: I&#275;sous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: Apekrith&#275; (V-AIP-3S) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">answered,</a> <a href="/greek/3777.htm" title="3777: Oute (Conj) -- And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even.">&#8220;Neither</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtos (DPro-NMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this man</a> <a href="/greek/3777.htm" title="3777: oute (Conj) -- And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even.">nor</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1118.htm" title="1118: goneis (N-NMP) -- A begetter, father; plur: parents. From the base of ginomai; a parent.">parents</a> <a href="/greek/264.htm" title="264: h&#275;marten (V-AIA-3S) -- Perhaps from a and the base of meros; properly, to miss the mark, i.e. to err, especially to sin.">sinned,</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: all&#8217; (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">this happened so that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-NNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2041.htm" title="2041: erga (N-NNP) -- From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.">works</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God</a> <a href="/greek/5319.htm" title="5319: phaner&#333;th&#275; (V-ASP-3S) -- To make clear (visible, manifest), make known. From phaneros; to render apparent.">would be displayed</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: aut&#333; (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">4</span>While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-4.htm">John 11:4</a></span><br />When Jesus heard this, He said, &#8220;This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-40.htm">John 11:40</a></span><br />Jesus replied, &#8220;Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a></span><br />But He said to me, &#8220;My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.&#8221; Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11</a></span><br />And the LORD said to him, &#8220;Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/1-21.htm">Job 1:21</a></span><br />saying: &#8220;Naked I came from my mother&#8217;s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/2-10.htm">Job 2:10</a></span><br />&#8220;You speak as a foolish woman speaks,&#8221; he told her. &#8220;Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?&#8221; In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-7.htm">Isaiah 43:7</a></span><br />everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a></span><br />&#8220;For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,&#8221; declares the LORD. / &#8220;For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-33.htm">Lamentations 3:33</a></span><br />For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-14.htm">John 5:14</a></span><br />Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, &#8220;See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13</a></span><br />And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-8.htm">John 15:8</a></span><br />This is to My Father&#8217;s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-33.htm">John 16:33</a></span><br />I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-15.htm">2 Corinthians 4:15-17</a></span><br />All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God. / Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. / For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Jesus answered, Neither has this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.</p><p class="hdg">Neither.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-8.htm">Job 1:8-12</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that <i>there is</i> none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-3.htm">Job 2:3-6</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that <i>there is</i> none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-27.htm">Job 21:27</a></b></br> Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices <i>which</i> ye wrongfully imagine against me.</p><p class="hdg">but.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/11-4.htm">John 11:4,40</a></b></br> When Jesus heard <i>that</i>, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-11.htm">John 14:11-13</a></b></br> Believe me that I <i>am</i> in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a></b></br> The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/9-2.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/john/9-2.htm">Born</a> <a href="/john/2-11.htm">Displayed</a> <a href="/john/8-44.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/john/8-47.htm">God's</a> <a href="/john/9-1.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/8-22.htm">Life</a> <a href="/john/7-4.htm">Manifest</a> <a href="/john/3-21.htm">Manifested</a> <a href="/luke/18-39.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/john/3-4.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/john/7-26.htm">Openly</a> <a href="/john/8-6.htm">Order</a> <a href="/john/9-2.htm">Parents</a> <a href="/john/3-21.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/john/4-52.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/john/9-2.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/john/9-2.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/john/7-21.htm">Work</a> <a href="/john/8-41.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/9-6.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/john/9-19.htm">Born</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-9.htm">Displayed</a> <a href="/john/10-25.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/john/9-31.htm">God's</a> <a href="/john/9-11.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/10-10.htm">Life</a> <a href="/john/14-21.htm">Manifest</a> <a href="/john/17-6.htm">Manifested</a> <a href="/acts/4-30.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/john/19-25.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/john/10-24.htm">Openly</a> <a href="/john/10-17.htm">Order</a> <a href="/john/9-18.htm">Parents</a> <a href="/john/12-38.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/john/10-32.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/john/9-34.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/acts/25-8.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/john/9-4.htm">Work</a> <a href="/john/9-4.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">John 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/9-1.htm">The man born blind is restored to sight.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/9-8.htm">He is brought to the Pharisees.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/9-13.htm">They are offended at it;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/9-35.htm">but he is received of Jesus, and confesses him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/9-39.htm">Who they are whom Jesus enlightens.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This reflects Jesus' role as a teacher and His authority to provide divine insight. His response challenges common Jewish beliefs of the time, which often linked physical ailments to personal or ancestral sin.<p><b>Neither this man nor his parents sinned</b><br>This statement refutes the prevailing Jewish notion that suffering and physical disabilities were direct results of sin. In the cultural context, it was a common belief that ailments were a punishment for sin, as seen in Job's story and the teachings of the Pharisees. Jesus emphasizes that not all suffering is a consequence of sin, aligning with the broader biblical theme that God's ways and purposes are beyond human understanding.<p><b>but this happened</b><br>The phrase indicates a divine purpose behind the man's condition. It suggests that God can use circumstances, even those that seem negative, for a greater purpose. This aligns with the biblical theme of God's sovereignty and His ability to bring good out of difficult situations, as seen in Joseph's story in <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a>.<p><b>so that the works of God</b><br>The "works of God" refer to the miraculous signs and wonders that Jesus performed, which served to reveal His divine nature and authority. This phrase highlights the purpose of miracles in Jesus' ministry: to authenticate His message and mission. It also points to the broader theme of God's glory being revealed through His works, as seen throughout the Old and New Testaments.<p><b>would be displayed in him</b><br>The healing of the blind man serves as a demonstration of God's power and compassion. It is a tangible manifestation of Jesus' claim to be the Light of the World, as He brings both physical and spiritual sight. This act prefigures the ultimate work of God in Christ&#8212;salvation and the restoration of humanity. The miracle also serves as a type of spiritual enlightenment, where physical healing symbolizes the opening of spiritual eyes to the truth of the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is responding to a question about the cause of a man's blindness. His response shifts the focus from blame to divine purpose.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_blind_man.htm">The Blind Man</a></b><br>A man who was born blind, whose condition prompts a theological question from the disciples about sin and suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>Followers of Jesus who ask Him whether the man's blindness was due to his own sin or that of his parents, reflecting a common belief of the time.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The setting of this event, where Jesus performs the miracle of healing the blind man, demonstrating His divine authority and compassion.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_works_of_god.htm">The Works of God</a></b><br>Refers to the miraculous healing and the broader revelation of God's power and purpose through Jesus' ministry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is not always a direct result of personal sin. Jesus redirects the focus from blame to purpose, teaching us to seek God's glory in our trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God can use any situation, even those that seem negative, to display His power and glory. Trust in His sovereign plan, even when it is not immediately clear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purpose_in_pain.htm">Purpose in Pain</a></b><br>Our struggles can be opportunities for God's work to be revealed. Look for ways God might be using your circumstances to demonstrate His love and power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_over_judgment.htm">Compassion Over Judgment</a></b><br>Jesus' response encourages us to show compassion rather than judgment. Approach others' suffering with empathy and a desire to see God's work in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Jesus' healing of the blind man is a call to faith. Believe that God can and will work through your life circumstances for His glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_soul_winning_and_how_to_do_it.htm">What is soul winning and how is it done?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_should_christians_view_autism.htm">How should Christians perceive and understand autism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'sin_no_more'_inconsistent_with_scripture.htm">If Jesus commanded the healed man to &#8220;sin no more&#8221; (John 5:14), implying sin caused his condition, isn&#8217;t that inconsistent with other Scriptures that refute direct sin-illness links? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_being_born_of_god_mean.htm">What does being born of God mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents.</span>--The answer is, of course, to be understood with the limitation of the question, "that he was born blind." Neither his special sin nor theirs was the cause of the blindness. Our version does not give quite accurately the form of the answer. It should be, <span class= "ital">Neither did this man sin, nor his parents.</span> Their question sought to establish a connection between the suffering and some definite act of sin. The answer asserts that no such connection exists, and our Lord's words remain a warning against the spirit of judging other men's lives, and tracing in the misfortunes and sorrows which they have to bear the results of individual sin or the proof of divine displeasure. There is a chain connecting the sin of humanity and its woe, but the links are not traceable by the human eye. In the Providence of God vicarious suffering is often the noble lot of the noblest members of our race. No burden of human sorrow was ever so great as that borne by Him who knew no human sin.<p><span class= "bld">But that the works of God should be made manifest in him.</span>--They had sought to trace back the result of sin which they saw before them to a definite cause. He will trace it back to the region of the divine counsel, where purpose and result are one. Evil cannot be resolved into a higher good: it is the result of the choice exercised by freedom, and without freedom goodness could not be virtue. Permitted by God, it is yet overruled by Him. It has borne its fearful fruit in the death and curse of humanity, but its works have led to the manifestation of the works of God in the divine plan of redemption. It is so in this instance. The blindness of this beggar will have its result, and therefore in the divine counsel had its purpose, in the light which will dawn upon the spiritual as well as upon the physical blindness, and from him will dawn upon the world.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents</span> (that he should be born blind). There was no immediate connection between the special sin of the parents and this particular calamity. Our Lord does not assert in those words the sinlessness of those people, but severs the supposed link between their conduct and the specific affliction before them. <span class="cmt_word">But</span> (he was born blind) <span class="cmt_word">that the works of God should be made manifest in him.</span> The disciples will soon see in the history of this man the meaning of his lifelong blindness. In the man himself' the grace of God will work mightily, both a bodily and spiritual illumination. Evil in this case is to redound to greater good. This provides no opportunity for any to fasten on one or another some charge of special transgression, but, as all evil ought to do, it provides opportunity for the redeeming work which Christ came to accomplish, and which he permitted his disciples to share. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/9-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7992;&#951;&#963;&#959;&#8166;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(I&#275;sous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7944;&#960;&#949;&#954;&#961;&#943;&#952;&#951;</span> <span class="translit">(Apekrith&#275;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">&#8220;Neither</span><br /><span class="grk">&#927;&#8020;&#964;&#949;</span> <span class="translit">(Oute)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3777.htm">Strong's 3777: </a> </span><span class="str2">And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this [man]</span><br /><span class="grk">&#959;&#8023;&#964;&#959;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(houtos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">nor</span><br /><span class="grk">&#959;&#8020;&#964;&#949;</span> <span class="translit">(oute)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3777.htm">Strong's 3777: </a> </span><span class="str2">And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his</span><br /><span class="grk">&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#959;&#8166;</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">parents</span><br /><span class="grk">&#947;&#959;&#957;&#949;&#8150;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(goneis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1118.htm">Strong's 1118: </a> </span><span class="str2">A begetter, father; plur: parents. From the base of ginomai; a parent.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sinned,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7973;&#956;&#945;&#961;&#964;&#949;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(h&#275;marten)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_264.htm">Strong's 264: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps from a and the base of meros; properly, to miss the mark, i.e. to err, especially to sin.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7936;&#955;&#955;&#8217;</span> <span class="translit">(all&#8217;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[this happened] so that</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7989;&#957;&#945;</span> <span class="translit">(hina)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> </span><span class="str2">In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">&#964;&#8048;</span> <span class="translit">(ta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">works</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7956;&#961;&#947;&#945;</span> <span class="translit">(erga)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2041.htm">Strong's 2041: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God</span><br /><span class="grk">&#920;&#949;&#959;&#8166;</span> <span class="translit">(Theou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would be displayed</span><br /><span class="grk">&#966;&#945;&#957;&#949;&#961;&#969;&#952;&#8135;</span> <span class="translit">(phaner&#333;th&#275;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5319.htm">Strong's 5319: </a> </span><span class="str2">To make clear (visible, manifest), make known. From phaneros; to render apparent.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7952;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him.</span><br /><span class="grk">&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8183;</span> <span class="translit">(aut&#333;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. 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