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John 9:1-3 KJV
John · chapter 9 · verses 1–3 · King James Version
1And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 2And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.John 9:1-3 · King James Version
John 9:1-3 in context
1And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
2And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
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Key words (Strong's)
- disciplesmathētēsa learner, pupil, discipleG3101 →
- answeredapokrinomaito give an answer to a question proposed, to answer, to begin to speak, but always where…G611 →
- manifestphaneroōto make manifest or visible or known what has been hidden or unknown, to manifest…G5319 →
- parentsgoneusfathers, parent, the parentsG1118 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- Masterrhabbimy great one, my honourable sir, Rabbi, a title used by the Jews to address their teachersG4461 →
- blindtyphlosblind, mentally blindG5185 →
- askederōtaōto question, to ask, to request, entreat, beg, beseechG2065 →
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We have here sight given to a poor beggar that had been blind from his birth. Observe, I. The notice which our Lord Jesus took of the piteous case of this poor blind man (Joh 9:1): As Jesus passed by he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7