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Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind

John 9:2

In 9 translations

BSB
and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
KJV
And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
WEB
His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
ASV
And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?
LSV
and His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?”
YLT
and his disciples asked him, saying, 'Rabbi, who did sin, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?'
DBY
And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this [man] or his parents, that he should be born blind?
DRC
And his disciples asked him: Rabbi, who hath sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind?
GNV
And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sinne, this man, or his parents, that he was borne blinde?

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of ῥαββί: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: ῥαββεί.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λέγοντες· Ῥαββί, τίς ἥμαρτεν, οὗτος ἢ οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ, ἵνα τυφλὸς γεννηθῇ;
RP2018
Καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λέγοντες, Ῥαββί, τίς ἥμαρτεν, οὗτος ἢ οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ, ἵνα τυφλὸς γεννηθῇ;
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λέγοντες, Ῥαββί, τίς ἥμαρτεν, οὗτος ἢ οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ, ἵνα τυφλὸς γεννηθῇ;
SCR1894
και ηρωτησαν αυτον οι μαθηται αυτου λεγοντες ραββι τις ημαρτεν ουτος η οι γονεις αυτου ινα τυφλος γεννηθη

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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?
  • John 9:34They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
  • 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.”
  • Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
  • Matthew 16:14They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
  • Matthew 23:7the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.

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