John 9:39 Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind."

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind."

English Standard Version
Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”

New American Standard Bible
And Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment, in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind."

International Standard Version
Then Jesus said, "I have come into this world to judge it, so that those who are blind may see and so that those who see may become blind."

American Standard Version
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus said: For judgment I am come into this world; that they who see not, may see; and they who see, may become blind.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus said, 'For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.'

Cross References

Ezekiel 12:2
Son of man, you dwell in the middle of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.

Matthew 13:13
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

Matthew 15:14
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

John 5:22
For the Father judges no man, but has committed all judgment to the Son:

John 5:27
And has given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

John 12:31
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

2 Corinthians 2:16
To the one we are the smell of death to death; and to the other the smell of life to life. And who is sufficient for these things?

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

9:39-41 Christ came into the world to give sight to those who were spiritually blind. Also, that those who see might be made blind; that those who have a high conceit of their own wisdom, might be sealed up in ignorance. The preaching of the cross was thought to be folly by such as by carnal wisdom knew not God. Nothing fortifies men's corrupt hearts against the convictions of the word, more than the high opinion which others have of them; as if all that gained applause with men, must obtain acceptance with God. Christ silenced them. But the sin of the self-conceited and self-confident remains; they reject the gospel of grace, therefore the guilt of their sin remains unpardoned, and the power of their sin remains unbroken.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

39-41. Jesus said—perhaps at the same time, but after a crowd, including some of the skeptical and scornful rulers, had, on seeing Jesus talking with the healed youth, hastened to the spot.

that they which see not might see, &c.—rising to that sight of which the natural vision communicated to the youth was but the symbol. (See on [1818]Joh 9:5, and compare Lu 4:18).

that they which see might be made blind—judicially incapable of apprehending and receiving the truth, to which they have wilfully shut their eyes.