King James Version
John 9:1 in the King James Version says “And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.” — study this verse from John chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.”
John 9:1 · KJV
And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“as Jesus passed by”
G3855to lead near, i.e., (reflexively or intransitively) to go along or away
“he saw”
G1492used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl
“which was blind”
G5185opaque (as if smoky), i.e., (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally)
“from”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
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