39 And Jesus said, (A)“For judgment I have come into this world, (B)that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.”

40 Then some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, (C)and said to Him, “Are we blind also?”

41 Jesus said to them, (D)“If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.

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39 And Jesus said, (A)For judgment I came into this world, so that (B)those who do not see may see, and (C)those who see may become blind.” 40 Those who were with Him from the Pharisees heard these things and said to Him, “(D)We are not blind too, are we?” 41 Jesus said to them, (E)If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now that you maintain, ‘(F)We see,’ your sin remains.

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39 Then Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment [to separate those who believe in Me from those who reject Me—to declare judgment on those who choose to be separated from God], so that the sightless would see, and those who see would become blind.” 40 Some Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, “Are we also blind?” 41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind [to spiritual things], you would have no sin [and would not be blamed for your unbelief]; but since you claim to have [spiritual] sight, [you have no excuse so] your sin and guilt remain.(A)

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39 Jesus said,[a] “For judgment(A) I have come into this world,(B) so that the blind will see(C) and those who see will become blind.”(D)

40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”(E)

41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. John 9:39 Some early manuscripts do not have Then the man said … 39 Jesus said.

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.

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