We interpret
1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, —John 9:1-3 NIV
We interpret
“Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?” —Matthew 11:3 NLT
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee. —Matthew 4:12 NLT
4Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: 5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. 6Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.” —Matthew 11:4-6 NIV
3“Lord, the one you love is sick.”
5Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, —John 11:3,5-6 NIV
Jesus gives a new perspective.
1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. —John 9:1-3 NIV
14…“Lazarus is dead, 15and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. —John 11:14-15 NIV
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. —John 3:16 NLT**
Original Word: δίδωμι
(did’-o-mee)
Definition: to give, to deal, to pour out,
to permit, to strike, to sacrifice, to spend
God
Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” —John 11:40 NIV
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