John 9:3
John 9:3-5 The Message (MSG)
Jesus said, “You’re asking the wrong question. You’re looking for someone to blame. There is no such cause-effect here. Look instead for what God can do. We need to be energetically at work for the One who sent me here, working while the sun shines. When night falls, the workday is over. For as long as I am in the world, there is plenty of light. I am the world’s Light.”
John 9:3 King James Version (KJV)
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
John 9:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Jesus answered, “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
John 9:3 New Century Version (NCV)
Jesus answered, “It is not this man’s sin or his parents’ sin that made him blind. This man was born blind so that God’s power could be shown in him.
John 9:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
John 9:3 New International Version (NIV)
“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
John 9:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.
John 9:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but it was so that the works of God might be displayed and illustrated in him.
John 9:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
“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.