What Does John 9:3 Mean?

“answered”

to conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by hebraism (compare h6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“Jesus”

jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites

“Neither”

not too, i.e., neither or nor; by analogy, not even

“this man”

the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated)

“hath”

properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e., (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin

“Neither”

not too, i.e., neither or nor; by analogy, not even

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“parents”

a parent

“him”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

“but”

properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)

“that”

in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)

“should be made manifest”

to render apparent (literally or figuratively)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the works”

toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“of God”

a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)

“in”

"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc

“him”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons