John 9:39

And Jesus said: For the judgment of this world, have I come; that they who see not, might see; and that they who see, might become blind.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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: My Lord, I believe: and he fell down, and worshipped him.

40And some of those Pharisees who were with him, heard these things; and they said to him: How? Are we also blind?

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Cross References

Matthew 11:5the blind see, and the lame walk, and the leprous are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead rise up, and the needy hear good tidings:

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

Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; and therefore he hath anointed me to proclaim tidings to the poor; and hath sent me to heal the contrite in heart, and to proclaim release to the captives, and sight to the blind; and to send away the contrite with forgiveness of their sins;

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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