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35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”

36 He answered, “Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?”

37 Jesus said to him, “You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you.”

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

39 Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”

40 Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”

41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.

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Spiritual Blindness

35 Jesus heard that they had driven him out, and when he found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”[a](A) 36 He answered, “And who is he, sir?[b] Tell me, so that I may believe in him.”(B) 37 Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and the one speaking with you is he.”(C) 38 He said, “Lord,[c] I believe.” And he worshiped him. 39 Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see may see and those who do see may become blind.”(D) 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and said to him, “Surely we are not blind, are we?”(E) 41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now that you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 9.35 Other ancient authorities read the Son of God
  2. 9.36 Or Lord
  3. 9.38 Or Sir