John 9:3

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“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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BSBPD

“Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Jesus answered, `Neither did this one sin nor his parents, but that the works of God may be manifested in him;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 9:3 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 1:8Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”
  2. Job 2:3Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
  3. Job 21:27Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
  4. Job 22:5Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?
  5. Job 32:3and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
  6. Job 42:7After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
  7. Ecclesiastes 9:1So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.
  8. Matthew 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
  9. Luke 13:2To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this fate?
  10. John 11:4When Jesus heard this, He said, “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.”
  11. John 11:40Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
  12. John 14:11Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.
  13. Acts 4:21After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
  14. Acts 28:4When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

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