John 9:4

 John 9:4

“I must Work The Works of Him that sent Me, while it is day: the night cometh when no man can work.” KJV

“I (we) must Work The Works of Him Who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.” NKJV

“We must do the Work of The One Who sent Me, so long as it is day! Night is coming when no one can work.” TLV

“As long as it is day, We must keep doing the Work of The One Who sent Me; the night is coming when no one can work.” CJB

As I was reading in my TLV Bible today this statement by JESUS jumped out at me, “We must do the Work of The One Who sent Me,” even though the TLV and the CJB have been my reading Bibles for at least 4 years. How has this statement never registered with me before.

Remember JESUS is talking to His disciples and those who were traveling with Him, this is where He Heals the man born blind. They asked Him why the man was born blind, was it his sin (impossible) or his parents sin and He tells them it is no one’s sin it is for the Purpose of GOD. “YESHUA answered, ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned. This happened so that the Works of GOD might be brought into the light in him.” WOW! As many times as I have read this scripture in the last 49 years of being a Christian, I just never saw the truth of this passage.

1st did the translation of the Greek word I get lost early in the translation to Latin or later from Latin to English? As I looked into this I understood why it happened, who knew the Greeks had so many words for I. My Strong’s concordance only gives one word for I in both the Hebrew and Greek, then it lists all the scriptures that have I in them. For the Greek word I in the New Testament they give (1473) ego’ = a primary noun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):-I, Me. Then it references 7 other Greek words used to express I; 1691 which references 3165 which translates me; 1698 which references 3427 which translates me; 1700 which references 3449 which translates me; 2248 which references 1473 which translates we; 2249 which references 1473 which translates we; 2254 which references 1473 which translates us; 2257 which references 1473 which translates us (these are all plural forms); then is says etc.

Without the original writings It is impossible to say for sure what it should be, but since the NKJV references we in it’s cross reference and both the Hebrew Christian translations use we I will say that we is the correct translation for this passage. 

The King James Version and Modern English Version use I; the New American Standard Version, the New Living Translation, The Tree of Life Version, the Complete Jewish Version use we; and the New King James Version uses I and references we (these are the only versions we have in our home).

2nd So it is up to each student of The Bible to decide if JESUS was including the disciples (and therefore all believers in JESUS) in His statement or was he only speaking of His own responsibility to fulfill the Works of GOD’s Kingdom. I believe He was including all believers since He told us to pray for GOD’s Will to be done in the earth as it is in Heaven, and He continually told us to obey His commands, to take up our cross and follow Him.

3rd JESUS said this man was born blind so the Work of GOD could be shown in the light of day, day here is not a 24 hour day, it is “the day The LORD has made”, “the day of visitation”, “the day of salvation” it is the time in which we live so that those who do not know GOD and JESUS can see the Power and Mercy of GOD and be saved before the day is over. So how many times have we missed GOD’s opportunity for us to obey and reveal GOD’s Power and Mercy for Salvation?

The preaching of the Gospel is to come with signs of Power (Mark 16:1-18), how many times do we preach the Gospel but do no signs of Power? JESUS said “Believe Me that I am in The Father and The Father is in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of The Works themselves. Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, The Works that I do he will do also; and greater Works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” John 14:11-12.