Joh 9:2 | MHM | STEP | v. 2 : The disciples asked Jesus, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” (John 9:2 ). They thought that suffering was always caused by someone’s sin. Some Jews believed that a child could suffer for the sins of the parents, or even for sins done before birth. The disciples wanted to understand why such suffering happened.

‏ John 9:2

v. 2: The disciples asked Jesus, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” (John 9:2 ^a). They thought that suffering was always caused by someone’s sin. Some Jews believed that a child could suffer for the sins of the parents, or even for sins done before birth. The disciples wanted to understand why such suffering happened.