39Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind."


In Context

36 "Who is he, sir?" the man asked. "Tell me so that I may believe in him."

37 Jesus said, "You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you."

38 Then the man said, "Lord, I believe," and he worshiped him.

39 Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind."

40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, "What? Are we blind too?"

41 Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.

John 9:39 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:39And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:39And Jesus said: For judgment I am come into this world; that they who see not, may see; and they who see, may become blind.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:39And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:39And Jesus said, For judgment am I come into this world, that they which see not may see, and they which see may become blind.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:39And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they which see not may see; and that they which see may become blind.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:39And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:39Jesus said, |I came into this world for judgment, that those who don't see may see; and that those who see may become blind.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:39And Jesus said, 'For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:39And 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.