They replied, “Some say you are John the Immerser; some [the prophet] Elijah; and others [the prophet] Jeremiah, or one of the [other] prophets [come back to life].”
John 9:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, did this man sin or was it his parents’ [sin] that caused him to be born blind?” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition His disciples asked Him, Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind? American Standard Version (1901) And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind? Common English Bible Jesus’ disciples asked, “Rabbi, who sinned so that he was born blind, this man or his parents?” Catholic Public Domain Version And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And his disciples asked him: Rabbi, who hath sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should be born blind? |
They replied, “Some say you are John the Immerser; some [the prophet] Elijah; and others [the prophet] Jeremiah, or one of the [other] prophets [come back to life].”
They love the [special] greetings they receive at the open shopping markets and to be addressed as ‘Rabbi’ [Note: This word signified ‘great’ or ‘master’].
But you should not assume the title ‘Rabbi,’ for [only] one is your teacher [i.e., Jesus Himself] and all of you are [simply] brothers.
And He answered them, “Do you think those Galileans were worse sinners than all [other] Galileans because they suffered such a fate?
Meanwhile Jesus’ disciples urged Him, saying, “Rabbi, [have something to] eat.”
As Jesus was walking along He saw a man [who had been] blind from birth.
They replied to the beggar, “You were born entirely in sins [i.e., you have been a sinner all your life], and you are [trying] to teach us?” Then they threw him out [of the synagogue. See verse 22].
And when the natives saw the poisonous creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “This man must be a murderer because, even though he escaped from the sea, [divine] justice is not going to allow him to live.”