John 9:39

37 “You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”

38 “Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.

Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”

40 Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”

41 “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
KJV
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.
WEB
Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”
ASV
And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.
DARBY
And Jesus said, For judgment am I come into this world, that they which see not may see, and they which see may become blind.
BLB
And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those not seeing may see and those seeing may become blind.”
ÅB
Og Jesus sa: Til dom er jeg kommet til denne verden, for at de som ikke ser, skal se, og de som ser, skal bli blinde.
OTB
Jesus sa: «Jeg er kommet til denne verden for dom, så de som er blinde skal se, og de som ser skal bli blinde.»
B1930
Og Jesus sa: Til dom er jeg kommet til denne verden, forat de som ikke ser, skal se, og de som ser, skal bli blinde.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 3:19

    And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

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  • Acts 26:18

    to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

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  • John 12:46

    I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.

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  • John 8:12

    Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

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  • 1 John 2:11

    But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

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  • Luke 4:18

    “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

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  • John 12:40–41

    “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”

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  • Luke 1:79

    to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

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