John 9:41
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Jesus said to them: If you were blind, you should not have sin: but now you say: We see. Your sin remaineth.

If.

John 15:22-24 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin. . . .

Proverbs 26:12 Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.

Isaiah 5:21 Woe to you that are wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own conceits.

Jeremiah 2:35 And thou hast said: I am without sin and am innocent: and therefore let thy anger be turned away from me. Behold, I will contend with thee in judgment, because thou hast said: I have not sinned.

Luke 12:47 And that servant, who knew the will of his lord and prepared not himself and did not according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

Luke 18:14 I say to you, this man went down into his house justified rather than the other: because every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Hebrews 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after having the knowledge of the truth, there is now left no sacrifice for sins:

1 John 1:8-10 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. . . .

Context
Spiritual Blindness
40And some of the Pharisees, who were with him, heard: and they said unto him: Are we also blind? 41Jesus said to them: If you were blind, you should not have sin: but now you say: We see. Your sin remaineth.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:12
Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.

John 15:22
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin.

John 15:24
If I had not done among them the works that no other man hath done, they would not have sin: but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

James 4:17
To him therefore who knoweth to do good and doth it not, to him it is sin.

Lexicon
“If
Εἰ (Ei)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

you were
ἦτε (ēte)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

blind,”
τυφλοὶ (typhloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5185: Blind, physically or mentally. From, tuphoo; opaque, i.e. blind.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

replied,
Εἶπεν (Eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“you would not be
εἴχετε (eichete)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

guilty of sin.
ἁμαρτίαν (hamartian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 266: From hamartano; a sin.

But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

since
νῦν (nyn)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3568: A primary particle of present time; 'now'; also as noun or adjective present or immediate.

you claim
λέγετε (legete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

[you] can see,
Βλέπομεν (Blepomen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 991: (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

guilt
ἁμαρτία (hamartia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 266: From hamartano; a sin.

remains.”
μένει (menei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3306: To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.


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

Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin. But since you say, 'We see,' your sin remains."

Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you should have no sin: but now you say, We see; therefore your sin remains.

Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.

Jesus said to them, If ye were blind ye would not have sin; but now ye say, We see, your sin remains.

Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.

Jesus said to them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

"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!"

Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, 'We see.' Therefore your sin remains.

Jesus said to them, 'If ye were blind, ye were not having had sin, but now ye say -- We see, therefore doth your sin remain.
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