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JesusἸησοῦςanswered,ἀπεκρίθη“NeitherΟὔτεthis manοὗτοςsinnedἥμαρτενnorοὔτεhis parents;οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦbutἀλλ’it wasso thatἵναthe worksτὰ ἔργαof Godτοῦ θεοῦmight be revealedφανερωθῇinἐνhim.αὐτῷ
John 9:3
Study it in the app“Jesus answered, “Neither this man sinned nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be revealed in him.”
He gives sight to a man born blind and corrects a mistaken question about guiltWho Jesus IsJesus rejects the idea that the blind man suffers for a particular sinSuffering and Trials
With the Greek beneath
John 9:3, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- “NeitherΟὔτεOute
neither, nor
Neither, nor.
Where else “Oute” appears- sinnedἥμαρτενhēmarten
sin
Sin: fail God, do what he forbids.
Where else “hēmarten” appears- his parentsγονεῖςgoneis
parent
Parents (father and mother).
Where else “goneis” appears- the worksἔργαerga
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “erga” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- might be revealedφανερωθῇphanerōthēi
reveal, make known
Reveal, show, make known.
Where else “phanerōthēi” appears
The context
2And his disciples asked him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3 · This verse (above)
4We must carry out the works of the one who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
To study John 9 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do to heal the man born blind, and what does he tell him to do? How does the man answer the Pharisees? (vv. 6-7, 24-34)
2. What it means
The disciples asked who had sinned, and Jesus answered something else (vv. 2-3). What does he want to show through this healing? (vv. 3-5, 39)
3. How I live it
The man said, “One thing I know: though I was blind, now I see” (v. 25). What can you say simply about what God has done in you?