John 9:39

And Jesus said, “I came into this world in judgment, so that those who do not see, may see; and so that those who see, may become blind.”

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In The King James Version

And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

In Context

38And he said, “I believe, Lord.” And falling prostrate, he worshipped him.

40And certain Pharisees, who were with him, heard this, and they said to him, “Are we also blind?”

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Cross References

Isaiah 6:9And he said: “Go forth! And you shall say to this people: ‘When you listen, you will hear and not understand. And when you see a vision, you will not comprehend.’

Isaiah 42:18You who are deaf, hear! You who are blind, turn your gaze and see!

Jeremiah 1:9And the Lord put forth his hand, and he touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have placed my words in your mouth.

Matthew 11:5The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, the poor are evangelized.

Luke 1:79to illuminate those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to direct our feet in the way of peace.”

Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because of this, he has anointed me. He has sent me to evangelize the poor, to heal the contrite of heart,

Matthew Henry on John 9:36-39

Christ's Address to the Man that Had Been Blind. 35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? 36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? 37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. 38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. In these verses we may observe, I. The tender care which our Lord Jesus took of this poor man ( v. 35 ): When Jesus heard that… Read the whole commentary →

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