John 9:40

Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”

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

In Context

39Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgement, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”

41Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:16“Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’

John 7:47The Pharisees therefore answered them, “You aren’t also led astray, are you?

Romans 2:19and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who 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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