John 9:40

And some of the Pharisees, who were with him, heard: and they said unto him: Are we also blind?

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

In Context

39And Jesus said: For judgment I am come into this world; that they who see not, may see; and they who see, may become blind.

41Jesus said to them: If you were blind, you should not have sin: but now you say: We see. Your sin remaineth.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:16Woe to you blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but he that shall swear by the gold of the temple, is a debtor.

John 7:47The Pharisees therefore answered them: Are you also seduced?

Romans 2:19Art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,

Matthew Henry on John 9:40-41

Christ's Address to the Pharisees. 39 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. 40 And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? 41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. Christ, having spoken comfort to the poor man that was persecuted, here speaks conviction to his persecutors, a… Read the whole commentary →

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