² His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

² He asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans?^(A)

³⁴ They answered him, “You were born entirely in sins, and are you trying to teach us?” And they drove him out.

⁴ When the local people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “This man must be a murderer; though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”^(A)

⁵ You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me^(A)

¹⁴ And they said, “Some say John the Baptist but others Elijah and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”^(A)

⁷ and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to have people call them rabbi.