Parallel Verses
Noyes New Testament
And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world; that they who see not might see, and that they who see might become blind.
New American Standard Bible
And Jesus said,
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.
Holman Bible
Jesus said,
International Standard Version
Then Jesus said, "I have come into this world to judge it, so that those who are blind may see and so that those who see may become blind."
A Conservative Version
And Jesus said, For judgment I came into this world, so that those not seeing might see, and those who see might become blind.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Then Jesus said,
An Understandable Version
And Jesus said, "I came to this world to judge [it], so that people who can not see [spiritually] will [be able to] see; and those who [think they can] see [spiritually] will become blind."
Anderson New Testament
And Jesus said: For judgment have I come into this world, that those who see not, may see; and that those who see, may become blind.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind."
Daniel Mace New Testament
and Jesus said, to execute justice am I come into this world: that they who see not, may see; and that they who do see, may become blind.
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
And Jesus said, For judgment I came into this world, that those not seeing may see; and those seeing may be made blind.
Goodspeed New Testament
And Jesus said, "I have come into this world to judge men, that those who cannot see may see, and that those who can see may become blind."
John Wesley New Testament
And he worshiped him. Jesus said, For judgment am I come into the world, that they who see not, may see, and that they who see, may become blind.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they not seeing might see; and they seeing might be blind.
King James 2000
And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they who see not might see; and that they who see might be made blind.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jesus said,]] "For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind!"
Modern King James verseion
And Jesus said, I have come into this world for judgment, that they who do not see might see, and that they who see might be made blind.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jesus said, "I am come unto judgment, into this world: that they which see not, might see, and they which see might be made blind."
Moffatt New Testament
Then said Jesus, "It is for judgment that I have come into this world, to make the sightless see, to make the seeing blind."
Montgomery New Testament
"For judgment am I come into the world, to make the sightless see, and to make the seeing blind."
NET Bible
Jesus said,] "For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight, and the ones who see may become blind."
New Heart English Bible
Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment, that those who do not see may see; and that those who see may become blind."
Sawyer New Testament
And Jesus said, I came into this world for judgment, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing become blind.
The Emphasized Bible
And Jesus said - For judgment, I, unto this world, came: that, they who were not seeing, might see, and, they who were seeing, might become, blind.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they who see not may see; and they who see become blind.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And Jesus added: "It was to put men to the test that I came into this world, in order that those that cannot see should see, and that those that can see should become blind."
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
"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."
Williams New Testament
Then Jesus said, "I have come into this world to judge people, so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind."
World English Bible
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."
Worrell New Testament
And Jesus said, "For judgment came I into the world; that those who see not may see, and that those who see may become blind."
Worsley New Testament
And Jesus said, I am come into this world to execute judgement; that they who see not, may see; and that they who say they see, may be made blind.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jesus said, 'For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.'
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spiritual Blindness » Christ appointed to remove
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Word Count of 37 Translations in John 9:39
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus As The Son Of Man
38 And he said, I believe, Lord; and he prostrated himself before him. 39 And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world; that they who see not might see, and that they who see might become blind. 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this, and said to him, Are we also blind?
Cross References
Luke 4:18
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he hath sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty the oppressed,
John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that the light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil.
Acts 26:18
to open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among the sanctified, by faith in me.
2 Corinthians 2:16
to the latter we are the odor of death, producing death; and to the former the odor of life, producing life. And who is sufficient for these things?
Matthew 6:23
but if thine eye be disordered, thy whole body will be in darkness. If then the light that is within thee is darkness, how great that darkness!
Matthew 11:5
The blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and to the poor good tidings are brought;
Matthew 13:13-15
Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor understand.
Luke 1:79
to give light to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luke 2:34
And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against;
Luke 7:21
In that hour he cured many of diseases, and plagues, and evil spirits, and to many who were blind he gave sight.
Luke 11:34-35
The lamp of the body is thine eye. When thine eye is clear, thy whole body also is in the light; but when it is disordered, thy body also is in darkness.
Luke 13:30
And lo! there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.
John 3:17
For God sent not the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that through him the world might be saved.
John 5:22-27
For neither doth the Father judge any one, but hath committed all judgment to the Son;
John 8:12
Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.]
John 8:15
Ye judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
John 9:25
He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not; one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
John 9:36-38
He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?
John 12:40-41
"He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn from their ways, and I should heal them."
John 12:46
I have come a light into the world, that whoever believeth in me may not remain in the darkness.
Romans 11:7-10
What Israel seeketh after, that Israel did not obtain; but the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened;
2 Corinthians 4:4-6
in whom the God of this world blinded the understandings of the unbelieving, so that they cannot behold the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Ephesians 5:14
Wherefore he saith, "Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give thee light."
2 Thessalonians 2:10
and in all deceit of unrighteousness for those who are perishing; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
1 Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;
1 John 2:11
but he that hateth his brother is in the darkness, and walketh in the darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.