John 9:35-41

New International Version

³⁵Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe^(A) in the Son of Man?”^(B)

³⁶“Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”^(C)

³⁷Jesus said, “You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.”^(D)

³⁸Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.^(E)

³⁹Jesus said,^[a] “For judgment^(F) I have come into this world,^(G) so that the blind will see^(H) and those who see will become blind.”^(I)

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

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

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

John 9:35-41

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³⁵When Jesus heard that they had thrown the man out, He found him and asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”^[a]^(A)

³⁶“Who is He, Sir,^(B) that I may believe in Him?” he asked.

³⁷Jesus answered, “You have seen Him; in fact, He is the One speaking with you.”

³⁸“I believe, Lord!” he said, and he worshiped Him.

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

⁴⁰Some 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.^[b]^(F) But now that you say, ‘We see’—your sin remains.

New International Version (NIV)