Verse 3

Jesus answered, 'Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God might be revealed in him.'

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Jesus svarte: Verken har denne mannen syndet, eller hans foreldre, men dette skjedde for at Guds gjerninger skulle bli åpenbart i ham.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Jesus svarte: "Verken han eller hans foreldre har syndet, men han er blind for at Guds gjerninger kan bli tydelige gjennom ham."

• Norsk King James

  Jesus svarte: Verken har denne mannen eller hans foreldre syndet, men dette har skjedd for at Guds gjerninger skal bli åpenbart i ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jesus svarte: «Verken denne mannen eller hans foreldre har syndet, men dette skjedde for at Guds gjerninger skulle bli synlige gjennom ham.»

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Jesus svarte: Hverken denne mannen eller hans foreldre har syndet: men dette er skjedd for at Guds verk skulle bli åpenbart i ham.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Jesus svarte, Verken denne mannen har syndet, heller ikke foreldrene hans; men det skjedde for at Guds gjerninger skulle bli åpenbart i ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jesus svarte: "Verken denne mannen eller hans foreldre har syndet, men dette skjedde for at Guds gjerninger skulle bli synlige i ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jesus svarte: «Verken denne mannen eller hans foreldre har syndet; men for at Guds gjerninger skal bli åpenbare i ham.»

• gpt4.5-preview

  Jesus svarte: «Verken han eller foreldrene hans har syndet, men dette skjedde for at Guds gjerninger skulle bli åpenbart på ham.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Jesus svarte: «Verken han eller foreldrene hans har syndet, men dette skjedde for at Guds gjerninger skulle bli åpenbart på ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jesus svarte: 'Verken denne mannen eller hans foreldre har syndet, men dette skjedde for at Guds gjerninger skulle bli åpenbart i ham.'

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Jesus svarte: «Det er verken han eller hans foreldre som har syndet, men dette skjedde for at Guds gjerninger kan bli åpenbart i ham.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jesus svarede: Hverken denne syndede, ei heller hans Forældre; men for at Guds Gjerninger skulde blive aabenbarede paa ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jesus svarte: «Verken han eller foreldrene har syndet, men dette skjedde for at Guds gjerninger skulle bli åpenbart i ham.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jesus svarte: "Verken han eller foreldrene har syndet, men dette skjedde for at Guds gjerninger skulle bli åpenbart i ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jesus svarte: 'Verken han eller hans foreldre har syndet, men dette skjedde for at Guds gjerninger skulle bli åpenbart i ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jesus svarte: Verken denne mannen eller hans foreldre har syndet, men det skjedde for at Guds gjerninger skulle bli åpenbart i ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jesus svarte: Det er ikke på grunn av hans synd, eller hans foreldres; men for at Guds gjerninger skal bli åpenbart i ham.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Iesus answered: Nether hath this man synned nor yet his father and mother: but that the workes of God shuld be shewed on him.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Iesus answered: Nether hath this synned, ner his elders, but that ye workes of God shulde be shewed on him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Iesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents, but that the workes of God should be shewed on him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Iesus aunswered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor yet his father & mother: but that the workes of God shoulde be shewed in hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jesus answered, "Neither did this man sin, nor his parents; but, that the works of God might be revealed in him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Jesus said in answer, It was not because of his sin, or because of his father's or mother's; it was so that the works of God might be seen openly in him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jesus answered, "Neither did this man sin, nor his parents; but, that the works of God might be revealed in him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jesus answered,“Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but he was born blind so that the acts of God may be revealed through what happens to him.

Referenced Verses

• John 11:4 : 4 When Jesus heard it, he said, 'This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.'
• Job 22:5-9 : 5 Is not your wickedness great and your iniquities without end? 6 For you have taken pledges from your brothers without cause, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry. 8 But the powerful man owns the land, and the honored man dwells in it. 9 You sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed. 10 That is why snares are all around you, and sudden terror overwhelms you. 11 It is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of waters covers you. 12 Is not God in the height of heaven? Look at the distant stars; how high they are! 13 But you say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through such thick darkness?' 14 Clouds cover Him so He cannot see as He walks on the circle of the heavens. 15 Will you keep to the ancient path that wicked men have walked? 16 They were snatched away before their time, and their foundation was swept away by a flood. 17 They said to God, 'Depart from us! What can the Almighty do to us?' 18 Yet it was He who filled their houses with good things, though the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19 The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them. 20 Surely our enemies are destroyed, and fire has consumed their wealth. 21 Be reconciled with God now, and at peace with Him; this will bring good to you. 22 Accept instruction from His mouth and place His words in your heart. 23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice far from your tent, 24 and assign your gold to the dust, and the gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines, 25 then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver. 26 For then you will take delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God. 27 You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows. 28 Whatever you decide will succeed, and light will shine on your ways. 29 When people are humbled and you say, 'Lift them up,' God will save the downcast. 30 He will even deliver one who is not innocent, who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.
• Job 42:7 : 7 After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, 'My anger burns against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about Me as My servant Job has.'
• Job 1:8-9 : 8 The LORD said to Satan, 'Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on earth—a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and turns away from evil.' 9 Satan replied to the LORD, 'Does Job fear God for nothing?' 10 'Haven't you placed a hedge around him and his household and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands so that his possessions have increased in the land.' 11 'But stretch out your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.' 12 The LORD said to Satan, 'Very well, everything he has is in your power, but do not lay a hand on the man himself.' Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
• Job 2:3-6 : 3 Then the LORD said to Satan, 'Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on earth—blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still holds fast to his integrity, even though you incited me against him to destroy him without cause.' 4 Satan answered the LORD, 'Skin for skin! A man will give everything he has for his own life.' 5 But stretch out your hand and strike his bone and flesh, and he will surely curse you to your face! 6 The LORD said to Satan, 'Very well, he is in your hands; only spare his life.'
• Job 21:27 : 27 Behold, I know your thoughts and the schemes you plot against me.
• Job 32:3 : 3 Elihu was also angry with Job's three friends because they had found no answer and yet they had condemned Job.
• Eccl 9:1-2 : 1 So I reflected on all this and set my heart to examine it: that the righteous, the wise, and their deeds are in the hand of God. People do not know whether love or hatred awaits them; everything lies before them. 2 Everything happens alike to everyone: the same fate comes to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the pure and the impure, to those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. As with the good person, so with the sinner; as with those who swear oaths, so with those who avoid them.
• Matt 11:5 : 5 The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.
• Luke 13:2-5 : 2 Jesus replied to them, 'Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered in this way?' 3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way. 4 Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
• John 14:11-13 : 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or at least believe because of the works themselves. 12 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do, and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. 13 And whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
• Acts 4:21 : 21 After further threats, they let them go, finding no way to punish them because of the people, since they were all glorifying God for what had happened.
• Acts 28:4 : 4 When the locals saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "Surely this man is a murderer! Although he escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live."