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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.

Spiritual Blindness

35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out. So when he found him, he asked him, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”[a]

36 He answered, “And who is he, sir?[b] Tell me,[c] so that I may believe in him.”

37 Jesus told him, “You have seen him. He is the person who is talking with you.”

38 He said, “Lord, I do believe,” and worshipped him.

39 Then Jesus said, “I have come into this world to judge it, so that those who are blind may see and so that those who see may become blind.”

40 Some of the Pharisees who were near him overheard this and asked him, “We aren’t blind, too, are we?”

41 Jesus told them, “If you were blind, you would not have any sin. But now that you insist, ‘We see,’ your sin still exists.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 9:35 Other mss. read Son of God
  2. John 9:36 Or Lord
  3. John 9:36 The Gk. lacks Tell me