King James Version

John 9:3

Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Jesus here.

ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ΟὔτεouteNeitherοὔτεconjunction — “Neither”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “neither”.Neitherοὗτοςhoutosthis manοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this man”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.this manἥμαρτενhēmartensinnedἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “sinned”, a single actionG264originally: I miss the mark, hence (a) I make a mistake, (b) I sin, commit a sin (against God); sometimes the idea of sinning against a fellow-creature is present.sinnedοὔτεoutenorοὔτεconjunction — “nor”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “nor”.norοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γονεῖςgoneisparentsγονεύς (goneus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “parents”, the subject formG1118a begetter, father; plur: parents.parentsαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.φανερωθῇphanerōthēto manifestφανερόω (phaneroō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to manifest”, a single actionG5319I make clear (visible, manifest), make known.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργαergaworkἔργον (ergon)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “work”, the subject formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.This verse uses “work”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus answered, 'Neither did this one sin nor his parents, but that the works of God may be manifested in him;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus answered, 'Neither did this one sin nor his parents, but that the works of God may be manifested in him;

World English Bible

Jesus answered, “ This man didn’ t sin, nor did his parents , but that the works of God might be revealed in him .

Darby Translation

Jesus answered, Neither has this [man] sinned nor his parents, but that the works of God should be manifested in him.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus answered: Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

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