"And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might…" — John 9:39

John 9:39 · 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.”

— John 9:39

Verse 38

And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

Verse 40

And {some} of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

John 9 — Context

And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.

And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

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.

And {some} of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

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

Cross References

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.

Acts 26:18

To open their eyes, {and} to turn {them} from darkness to light, and {from} the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

John 12:46

I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

John 8:12

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

1 John 2:11

But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord {is} upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath 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 12:40-41

He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with {their} eyes, nor understand with {their} heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

Luke 1:79

To give light to them that sit in darkness and {in} the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.