John 9:39

Then Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”

Text-Critical English 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

38The man said, “I believe, Lord.” And he worshiped him.

40Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and said to him, “We are not also blind, are we?”

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Cross References

Matthew 11:5The blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are made clean and the deaf hear, the dead are raised and the poor have good news preached to them.

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

Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,

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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