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“It is fitting that I do the works of him who has sent me while it is day; the night is coming in which a man cannot work.” Contemporary English Version As long as it is day, we must do what the one who sent me wants me to do.
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The night cometh, when no man can work. —He does not except...
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I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day:...
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While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent...
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Jan 4, 2022 · The Gospel of John records a remarkable event, as Jesus heals a man who had been born blind. In John’s retelling, one of the statements Jesus makes is that “we must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work” ( 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.
We must carry out the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. - What is the meaning of John 9:4?
The night cometh, when no man can work. —He does not except even Himself from the proverbial law. The day of opportunity passes, never to return. His own great work of doing the work of Him that sent Him, could only be done when that day was present.
Dec 4, 2013 · So for each individual follower of Jesus, “night” is the time when we are no longer free or able to be active in ministry. It can certainly describe our death, but it could also refer to times of persecution, imprisonment, or incapacity due to illness or accidents.
4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, 7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of ...
