John 9:4 Parallel Translations

We must do what the one who sent me wants us to do while it is day. The night when no one can do anything is coming.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

ASV:

We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

BBE:

While it is day we have to do the works of him who sent me: the night comes when no work may be done.

DBY:

I must work the works of him that has sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

ERV:

We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

WEY:

We must do the works of Him who sent me while there is daylight. Night is coming on, when no one can work.

WBS:

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh when no man can work.

WEB:

I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

YLT:

it behoveth me to be working the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night doth come, when no one is able to work: --

John 9:4 Cross References

XREF:

John 7:33 Therefore Jesus said, "For a little while longer I am with you, then I go to Him who sent Me.

John 11:9 Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

John 12:35 So Jesus said to them, "For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.

Galatians 6:10 So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

9:4 {2} I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is {b} day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
(2) The works of Christ are is it were a light, which enlighten the darkness of the world.
(b) By day is meant the light, that is, the enlightening doctrine of the heavenly truth: and by night is meant the darkness which comes by the obscurity of the same doctrine.

PNT:

9:4 The night cometh, when no man can work. The works of God are to be made manifest in the blind man; Christ must work those works while the short day of life lasteth. His night of death was near. Nor is ours far off.

WES:

9:4 The night is coming - Christ is the light. When the light is withdrawn night comes, when no man can work - No man can do any thing toward working out his salvation after this life is ended. Yet Christ can work always. But he was not to work upon earth, only during the day, or season which was appointed for him.

MHC:

9:1-7 Christ cured many who were blind by disease or accident; here he cured one born blind. Thus he showed his power to help in the most desperate cases, and the work of his grace upon the souls of sinners, which gives sight to those blind by nature. This poor man could not see Christ, but Christ saw him. And if we know or apprehend anything of Christ, it is because we were first known of him. Christ says of uncommon calamities, that they are not always to be looked on as special punishments of sin; sometimes they are for the glory of God, and to manifest his works. Our life is our day, in which it concerns us to do the work of the day. We must be busy, and not waste day-time; it will be time to rest when our day is done, for it is but a day. The approach of death should quicken us to improve all our opportunities of doing and getting good. What good we have an opportunity to do, we should do quickly. And he that will never do a good work till there is nothing to be objected against, will leave many a good work for ever undone, Ec 11:4. Christ magnified his power, in making a blind man to see, doing that which one would think more likely to make a seeing man blind. Human reason cannot judge of the Lord's methods; he uses means and instruments that men despise. Those that would be healed by Christ must be ruled by him. He came back from the pool wondering and wondered at; he came seeing. This represents the benefits in attending on ordinances of Christ's appointment; souls go weak, and come away strengthened; go doubting, and come away satisfied; go mourning, and come away rejoicing; go blind, and come away seeing.

CONC:

Able Behoveth Daylight Working Works

Able Behoveth Daylight Night Work Working Works

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