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Jesus Affirms His Deity

35 Jesus heard that they had (A)put him out, and after finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the (B)Son of Man?” 36 He answered and said, “(C)Who is He, [a]Lord, that I may believe in Him?” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and (D)He is the one who is talking with you.” 38 And he said, “Lord, I believe.” And he (E)worshiped Him. 39 And Jesus said, (F)For judgment I came into this world, so that (G)those who do not see may see, and that (H)those who see may become blind.” 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, “(I)Are we blind too?” 41 Jesus said to them, (J)If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now that you say, ‘(K)We see,’ your sin remains.

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  1. John 9:36 Or Sir

Spiritual Blindness

35 When Jesus heard what had happened, he found the man and asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?[a]

36 The man answered, “Who is he, sir? I want to believe in him.”

37 “You have seen him,” Jesus said, “and he is speaking to you!”

38 “Yes, Lord, I believe!” the man said. And he worshiped Jesus.

39 Then Jesus told him,[b] “I entered this world to render judgment—to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see[c] that they are blind.”

40 Some Pharisees who were standing nearby heard him and asked, “Are you saying we’re blind?”

41 “If you were blind, you wouldn’t be guilty,” Jesus replied. “But you remain guilty because you claim you can see.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:35 Some manuscripts read the Son of God? “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
  2. 9:38-39a Some manuscripts do not include “Yes, Lord, I believe!” the man said. And he worshiped Jesus. Then Jesus told him.
  3. 9:39b Greek those who see.