John 9:40

These words were heard by those of the Pharisees who were present, and they asked Him, "Are *we* also blind?"

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

39"I came into this world," said Jesus, "to judge men, that those who do not see may see, and that those who do see may become blind."

41"If you were blind," answered Jesus, "you would have no sin; but as a matter of fact you boast that you see. So your sin remains!"

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Cross References

Matthew 23:16"Alas for you, you blind guides, who say, "`Whoever swears by the Sanctuary it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the Sanctuary, is bound by the oath.'

John 7:47"Are *you* deluded too?" replied the Pharisees;

Romans 2:19and have persuaded yourself that, as for you, you are a guide to 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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