John 9:39
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.
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38And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
Cross References
Isaiah 6:9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear all of you indeed, but understand not; and see all of you indeed, but perceive not.
Isaiah 42:18Hear, all of you deaf; and look, all of you blind, that all of you may see.
Jeremiah 1:9Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
Matthew 11:5The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Luke 1:79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luke 4:18The Spirit (o. pneuma) of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
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 →