‘Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God might be revealed clearly in him.”
Jesus replied, ‘It was not this man or his parents who sinned. It happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.' The answer negated any suggestion of linking his blindness with sin. Nor was it intended to mean that God deliberately made the man blind for this purpose. What Jesus was really saying was that, rather than being seen as a punishment for sin, the man's blindness was a natural occurrence that should be seen as presenting God with an opportunity to take advantage of the position to reveal His glory.