John 9:3

Weymouth NT

»Neither he nor his parents sinned,« answered Jesus, »but he was born blind in order that God's mercy might be openly shown in him.

Cross References

Matthew 11:5

»blind eyes receive sight, and cripples walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf ears hear; the dead are raised to life, and the poor have the Good News proclaimed to them;«

John 11:4

Jesus received the message and said, »This illness is not to end in death, but is to promote the glory of God, in order that the Son of God may be glorified by it.«

John 11:40

»Did I not promise you,« replied Jesus, »that if you believe, you shall see the glory of God?«

Acts 28:4

When the natives saw the creature hanging to his hand, they said to one another, »Beyond doubt this man is a murderer, for, though saved from the sea, unerring Justice does not permit him to live.«

Acts 4:21

The Court added further threats and then let them go, being quite unable to find any way of punishing them on account of the people, because all gave God the glory for the thing that had happened.

1 John 4:16

And, as for us, we know the love which God has for us, and we confide in it. God is love, and he who continues to love continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him.

1 John 4:9

God's love for us has been manifested in that He has sent His only Son into the world so that we may have Life through Him.