39 Jesus said, “I came into this world(A) for judgment,(B) in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.”(C)

40 Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and asked Him, “We aren’t blind too, are we?”

41 “If you were blind,” Jesus told them, “you wouldn’t have sin.[a](D) But now that you say, ‘We see’—your sin remains.

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  1. John 9:41 To have sin is an idiom that refers to guilt caused by sin.

39 Jesus said,[a] “For judgment(A) I have come into this world,(B) so that the blind will see(C) and those who see will become blind.”(D)

40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”(E)

41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.(F)

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  1. John 9:39 Some early manuscripts do not have Then the man said … 39 Jesus said.