John 9:39

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

English Majority Text (NT)

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

38Then he said, “Lord, I believe!” And he worshiped Him.

40Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things, and said to Him, “Are we blind also?”

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Cross References

Matthew 11:5The blind receive sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Luke 1:79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, 1 To guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Luke 4:18“ The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, 1 because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; 1 He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, 1 to proclaim liberty to the captives 1 and recovery of sight to the blind, 1 to set at liberty those who are oppressed; 1

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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