John 9:41 Parallel Translations

Jesus told them, "If you were blind, you wouldn't be sinners. But now you say, 'We see,' so you continue to be sinners.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

ASV:

Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.

BBE:

Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would have no sin: but now that you say, We see; your sin is there still.

DBY:

Jesus said to them, If ye were blind ye would not have sin; but now ye say, We see, your sin remains.

ERV:

Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.

WEY:

"If you were blind," answered Jesus, "you would have no sin; but as a matter of fact you boast that you see. So your sin remains!"

WBS:

Jesus said to them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

WEB:

Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say,'We see.' Therefore your sin remains.

YLT:

Jesus said to them, 'If ye were blind, ye were not having had sin, but now ye say -- We see, therefore doth your sin remain.

John 9:41 Cross References

XREF:

Proverbs 26:12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

John 15:22 "If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.

John 15:24 "If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

9:40,41 Are we blind also? The Pharisees ask this. They were not blind by necessity. They could see if they would. Hence they were responsible. Had they been without opportunity they would have no moral responsibility, but as they had opportunity to see and claimed to see, their sin remaineth.

WES:

9:41 If ye had been blind - Invincibly ignorant; if ye had not had so many means of knowing: ye would have had no sin - Comparatively to what ye have now. But now ye say - Ye yourselves acknowledge, Ye see, therefore your sin remaineth - Without excuse, without remedy.

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 Boast Claim Fact Guilt Guilty Matter Remains Sin

Blind Boast Claim Fact Guilt Guilty Jesus Matter Sin

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