John 9:39
And Jesus said—For judgment, I, unto this world, came: that, they who were not seeing, might see, and, they who were seeing, might become, blind.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
38And, he, said—I believe, Sir! and worshipped him.
40They of the Pharisees who were with him, heard, these things, and said unto him—Are, we also, blind?
Cross References
Isaiah 6:9Then said he—Go and say unto this people,—Hear on but do not discern, See on but do not perceive:
Isaiah 42:18Ye deaf hear! And ye blind look around that ye may see,
Jeremiah 1:9Then Yahweh put forth his hand, and touched my mouth,—and Yahweh said unto me, Lo! I have put my words in thy mouth.
Matthew 11:5The, blind, recover sight, and, the lame, walk, lepers, are cleansed, and, the deaf, hear,—and, the dead, are raised, and, the destitute, are told the joyful tidings;
Luke 1:79To shine on them who, in the darkness and shade of death, are sitting, to guide our feet into a way of peace.
Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord, is upon me, because he hath anointed me—to tell glad tidings unto the destitute; He hath sent me forth,—To proclaim, to captives, a release, and, to the blind, a recovering of sight,—to send away the crushed, with a release;
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 →