John 9:39
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.””
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“Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Jesus said, `For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 9:39 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 6:9And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
- Isaiah 29:10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.
- Isaiah 42:18Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!
- Isaiah 44:18They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
- Jeremiah 1:9Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
- Matthew 6:23But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
- Matthew 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
- Matthew 13:13This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
- Luke 1:79to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
- Luke 2:34Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
- 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,
- Luke 7:21At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
- Luke 11:34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.
- Luke 13:30And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
- John 3:17For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
- John 3:19And 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.
- John 5:22Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
- John 8:12Once 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.”
- John 8:15You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
- John 9:25He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
- John 9:36“Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”
- John 12:40“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.”
- John 12:46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
- Acts 26:18to 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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