John 9:39 Parallel Translations

Then Jesus said, "I have come into this world to judge: Blind people will be given sight, and those who can see will become blind."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

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.

BBE:

And Jesus said, I came into this world to be a judge, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

WEY:

"I came into this world," said Jesus, "to judge men, that those who do not see may see, and that those who do see may become blind."

WBS:

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

WEB:

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."

YLT:

And Jesus said, 'For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.'

John 9:39 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 13:13 "Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

Matthew 15:14 "Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit."

Luke 4:18 "THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,

John 3:19 "This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

John 5:22 "For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son,

John 5:27 and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

9:39 {8} And Jesus said, For {g} judgment I am come into this world, that they {h} which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
(8) Christ enlightens all those by the preaching of the Gospel who acknowledge their own darkness, but those who seem to themselves to see clearly enough, those he altogether blinds: and these latter ones are often those who have the highest place in the Church.
(g) With great power and authority, to do what is righteous and just: as if he said, These men take upon themselves to govern the people of God after their own desire, as though they saw all things, and no one else did: but I will rule much differently than these men do: for those whom they consider as blind men, them will I enlighten, and those who take themselves to be wisest, them will I drown in most abundant darkness of ignorance.
(h) In these words of seeing and not seeing there is a secret taunting and rebuff to the Pharisees: for they thought all men to be blind but themselves.

PNT:

9:39 For judgment I am come into this world. The coming of Christ, the Light, reveals human hearts. Publicans and sinners were made to see, while Jews and Pharisees, who claimed to be enlightened, were left in darkness, because they closed their eyes. Those blinded are those who would not see.

WES:

9:39 For judgment am I come into the world - That is, the consequence of my coming will be, that by the just judgment of God, while the blind in body and soul receive their sight, they who boast they see, will be given up to still greater blindness than before.

MHC:

9:39-41 Christ came into the world to give sight to those who were spiritually blind. Also, that those who see might be made blind; that those who have a high conceit of their own wisdom, might be sealed up in ignorance. The preaching of the cross was thought to be folly by such as by carnal wisdom knew not God. Nothing fortifies men's corrupt hearts against the convictions of the word, more than the high opinion which others have of them; as if all that gained applause with men, must obtain acceptance with God. Christ silenced them. But the sin of the self-conceited and self-confident remains; they reject the gospel of grace, therefore the guilt of their sin remains unpardoned, and the power of their sin remains unbroken.

CONC:

Blind Judge Judgment Seeing

Blind Jesus Judge Judgment World

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