John 9:2

Plain English Version

Jesus’s followers asked him, “Teacher, why did God make this man blind from the time he was born? Did he do something bad, or did his parents?”

Cross References

Luke 13:2

Jesus said, “Do you reckon those men that died did more bad things than all the other men from Galilee? Is that why God let Pilate kill them?

John 4:31

While the woman was in the town talking to the people there, Jesus’s followers said to him, “Teacher, you have to eat something.”

John 9:1

As Jesus walked along with his followers, they saw a blind man that was blind all his life, from the time he was born.

John 9:34

The Jewish leaders got really angry and said, “Don’t try to teach us. You were born blind, so we know that you always went against God and did bad things. You can’t teach us anything. Get out of this meeting house, and don’t come back.”

Acts 28:4

The people saw it hanging from Paul’s hand, and they knew that it was a cheeky snake, so they said to each other, “I reckon that prisoner murdered somebody. He was lucky in the sea, and he didn’t drown, but the god that punishes people will not let him stay alive. That snake will kill him dead.”