Jesus Affirms His Deity

35 Jesus heard that they had [a](A)put him out, and upon finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the (B)Son of Man?” 36 He answered [b]by saying, “And (C)who is He, [c]Sir, 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, “I believe, Lord.” 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 (H)those who see may become blind.” 40 Those who were with Him from the Pharisees heard these things and said to Him, “(I)We are not blind too, are we?” 41 Jesus said to them, (J)If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now that you maintain, ‘(K)We see,’ your sin remains.

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Footnotes

  1. John 9:35 See note v 34
  2. John 9:36 Lit and said
  3. John 9:36 Or Lord

Jesus Tells The Man, I Came So The Blind May See And The Seeing May Become Blind

35 Jesus heard that they threw him outside, and having found him, said “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36 That one responded and said, “Who indeed is He, Sir, in order that I may believe in Him?” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and that One is the One speaking with you”. 38 And the one said, “Master, I believe”, and prostrated-himself [a] before Him. 39 And Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment— so that the ones not seeing[b] may be seeing, and the ones seeing may become blind”.

You Pharisees Are Thieves, Not Shepherds, So God’s Sheep Do Not Follow You

40 Some of the Pharisees heard these things— the ones being with him— and said to Him, “We indeed are not blind ones, are we?” 41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind[c] ones, you would not have[d] sin. But you are saying now that ‘We see’— your sin remains.

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Footnotes

  1. John 9:38 Or, gave-worship to.
  2. John 9:39 That is, the ones not having spiritual sight versus the ones claiming to have spiritual sight.
  3. John 9:41 That is, not having spiritual sight.
  4. John 9:41 That is, be guilty of sin against Me.