John 9:40

They of the Pharisees who were with him, heard, these things, and said unto him—Are, we also, blind?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

39And 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.

41Jesus said unto them—If, blind, ye had been, ye had not had sin; but, now, ye say, We see, your sin, abideth.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:16Alas for you, blind guides! that say—Whosoever shall swear by the Temple, it is, nothing, but, whosoever shall swear by the gold of the Temple, is bound:

John 7:47The Pharisees, therefore, answered them—Surely, ye also, have not been led astray?

Romans 2:19Art persuaded, moreover, that, thou thyself, art—a guide of the blind, a light of them that 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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