John 9:2

Conservative English Version

Jesus' disciples asked, "Teacher, why was this man born blind? Was it because he or his parents sinned?"

Cross References

Exodus 20:5

Don't bow down and worship idols. I am the LORD your God, and I demand all your love. If you reject me, I will punish your families for three or four generations.

Matthew 16:14

The disciples answered, "Some people say you are John the Baptist or maybe Elijah or Jeremiah or some other prophet."

Matthew 23:7

And when they are in the market, they like to have people greet them as their teachers.

Matthew 23:8

But none of you should be called a teacher. You have only one teacher, and all of you are like brothers and sisters.

Luke 13:2

Jesus replied: Do you think that these people were worse sinners than everyone else in Galilee just because of what happened to them?

John 4:31

While this was happening, Jesus' disciples were saying to him, "Teacher, please eat something."

John 9:1

As Jesus walked along, he saw a man who had been blind since birth.

John 9:34

The leaders told the man, "You have been a sinner since the day you were born! Do you think you can teach us anything?" Then they said, "You can never come back into any of our meeting places!"

Acts 28:4

When the local people saw the snake hanging from Paul's hand, they said to each other, "This man must be a murderer! He didn't drown in the sea, but the goddess of justice will kill him anyway."