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John 9:39 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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. "
John 9:39
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
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.
And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
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John 9:1
"And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth."
John 9:2
"And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?"
John 9:3
"Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him."
John 9:4
"I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work."
John 9:5
"As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
John 9:6
"When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,"
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