DOES JOHN 9:2 TEACH REINCARNATION?

(John 9:2 KJV) And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

There are some people who tried to read reincarnation into the above verse. They say that the only way the man could have sinned before his birth was for him to have lived a previous life in another body, (i.e through reincarnation).

However, you need to understand that reincarnation was not behind the disciples' question. Rather, behind this question was the assumption of those days, that a child could sin in the womb.

For instance, there were some early Jews that assumed that God chose Jacob over Esau because Esau quarreled with his brother in the womb

(Genesis 25:22 ISV) But when the infants kept on wrestling each other inside her womb, she asked herself, "Why is this happening?" So she asked the LORD for an explanation.

This assumption of course is erroneous and Jesus specifically refuted it in verse 3 of John chapter 9

(John 9:3 CEV) "No, it wasn't!" Jesus answered. "But because of his blindness, you will see God work a miracle for him.

Read my previous post on the subject, "Is Reincarnation Biblical" for more information on reincarnation.

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