John 9:39-41

Listen to John 9:39-41

39 Jesus said, ¹“For judgment I came into this world, ²that those who do not see may see, and ³those who see may become blind. ”

40 Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, ⁴“Are we also blind? ”

41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, ⁵you would have no guilt; ^[a] but now that you say, ‘We see, ’ your guilt remains.

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Cross References 5

1. 9:39 See ch. 5:22
2. 9:39 [Matt. 11:25; Luke 4:18]
3. 9:39 [Matt. 9:13; 13:13; Mark 4:12; 2 Cor. 2:16]
4. 9:40 Rom. 2:19
5. 9:41 ch. 15:22, 24; [ch. 19:11; 1 John 1:8]

Footnotes 1

[a] 9:41 Greek 'you would not have sin'

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