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John 9:39

And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

KJV

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς· εἰς κρίμα ἐγὼ εἰς τὸν κόσμον τοῦτον ἦλθον, ἵνα οἱ μὴ βλέποντες βλέπωσιν καὶ οἱ βλέποντες τυφλοὶ γένωνται.

Greek NT

Et dixit Jesus : In judicium ego in hunc mundum veni : ut qui non vident videant, et qui vident cæci fiant.

Vulgate

And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.

ASV

And Jesus said: For judgment I am come into this world: that they who see not may see; and they who see may become blind.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

βλέπω
blepo
verb · 132×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κρίμα
krima
noun · 27×
κόσμος
kosmos
noun · 184×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
τυφλός
tuphlos
adjective · 50×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. And as Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from his birth. Being full of love for man, and caring for our salvation, and desiring to stop the mouths of the foolish, He omits nothing of His own part, though there be none to give heed. And the Prophet knowing this says, That You might be justified when You speak, and be clear when You are judged. Psalm 51:4 Wherefore…
1. We must go over the Scriptures not in a chance way or carelessly, but with all exactness, that we be not entangled. Since even now in this place one might with show of reason question, how, when they had asserted, This man is not of God, because he keeps not the Sabbath, they now say to the man, What do you say of him, that he has opened your eyes? and not, What do you say o…
2. Since therefore this custom was broken through, a custom most excellent and most useful; (for it was a foundation of love, and a comfort to poverty, and a corrective of riches, and an occasion of the highest philosophy, and an instruction of humility) since however he saw so great advantages in a way to be destroyed, he naturally addresses them with severity, thus saying: Bu…

Cross-references

  • 1John 2:11 — But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
  • 1Tim 1:13 — Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
  • 2Cor 2:16 — To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
  • 2Cor 3:14 — But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
  • 2Cor 4:4 — In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
  • 2Kgs 6:18 — And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
  • Acts 13:11 — And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to
  • Acts 26:18 — To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith t
  • Acts 26:18 — To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith t
  • Ezek 12:2 — Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.
  • Isa 29:14 — Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent
  • Isa 35:5 — Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
  • Isa 42:7 — To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
  • Job 24:13 — They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
  • John 3:19 — And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
  • John 3:19 — And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
  • John 5:22 — For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
  • John 5:22 — For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
  • John 8:12 — Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
  • John 12:40 — He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
  • John 12:40 — He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
  • John 12:46 — I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
  • John 12:46 — I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
  • Luke 1:79 — To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
  • Luke 4:18 — The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sig
  • Luke 4:18 — The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sig
  • Luke 11:35 — Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
  • Luke 14:21 — So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poo
  • Mal 3:2 — But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
  • Matt 6:23 — But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
  • Matt 11:25 — At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
  • Matt 13:13 — Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
  • Matt 13:13 — Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
  • Matt 23:16 — Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
  • Ps 119:18 — Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
  • Rom 11:7 — What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.