John 9:39

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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.”

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  • John 3:19 : 19 Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.
  • John 8:12 : 12 Jesus as the Light of the World Then Jesus spoke out again,“I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,
  • John 12:46 : 46 I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness.
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
  • 1 John 2:11 : 11 But the one who hates his fellow Christian is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
  • Rom 11:7-9 : 7 What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The rest were hardened, 8 as it is written,“God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, to this very day.” 9 And David says,“Let their table become a snare and trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them; 10 let their eyes be darkened so that they may not see, and make their backs bend continually.”
  • 2 Cor 2:16 : 16 to the latter an odor from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?
  • 2 Cor 4:4-6 : 4 among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said“Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 For everything made visible is light, and for this reason it says:“Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”
  • Luke 7:21 : 21 At that very time Jesus cured many people of diseases, sicknesses, and evil spirits, and granted sight to many who were blind.
  • Isa 6:9 : 9 He said,“Go and tell these people:‘Listen continually, but don’t understand! Look continually, but don’t perceive!’
  • Isa 44:18 : 18 They do not comprehend or understand, for their eyes are blind and cannot see; their minds do not discern.
  • Jer 1:9-9 : 9 Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me,“I will most assuredly give you the words you are to speak for me. 10 Know for certain that I hereby give you the authority to announce to nations and kingdoms that they will be uprooted and torn down, destroyed and demolished, rebuilt and firmly planted.”
  • Matt 6:23 : 23 But if your eye is diseased, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
  • Matt 11:5 : 5 The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them
  • Matt 13:13-15 : 13 For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand. 14 And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:‘You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend. 15 For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’
  • Luke 1:79 : 79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
  • Luke 2:34 : 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary,“Listen carefully: This child is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be rejected.
  • John 8:15 : 15 You people judge by outward appearances; I do not judge anyone.
  • John 9:25 : 25 He replied,“I do not know whether he is a sinner. I do know one thing– that although I was blind, now I can see.”
  • John 9:36-38 : 36 The man replied,“And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” 37 Jesus told him,“You have seen him; he is the one speaking with you.”[ 38 He said,“Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.
  • John 12:40-41 : 40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and turn to me, and I would heal them.” 41 Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s glory, and spoke about him.
  • John 5:22-27 : 22 Furthermore, the Father does not judge anyone, but has assigned all judgment to the Son, 23 so that all people will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. 24 “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life. 25 I tell you the solemn truth, a time is coming– and is now here– when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 26 For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself, 27 and he has granted the Son authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.
  • Luke 13:30 : 30 But indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
  • John 3:17 : 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
  • Isa 29:10 : 10 For the LORD has poured out on you a strong urge to sleep deeply. He has shut your eyes(the prophets), and covered your heads(the seers).
  • Isa 42:18-20 : 18 The Lord Reasons with His People“Listen, you deaf ones! Take notice, you blind ones! 19 My servant is truly blind, my messenger is truly deaf. My covenant partner, the servant of the LORD, is truly blind. 20 You see many things, but don’t comprehend; their ears are open, but do not hear.”
  • Luke 11:34-35 : 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is diseased, your body is full of darkness. 35 Therefore see to it that the light in you is not darkness.
  • 2 Thess 2:10 : 10 and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

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  • John 9:40-41
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    40Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and asked him,“We are not blind too, are we?”

    41Jesus replied,“If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin, but now because you claim that you can see, your guilt remains.

  • John 12:45-47
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    45and the one who sees me sees the one who sent me.

    46I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness.

    47If anyone hears my words and does not obey them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

  • John 9:1-3
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    1Healing a Man Born Blind Now as Jesus was passing by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.

    2His disciples asked him,“Rabbi, who committed the sin that caused him to be born blind, this man or his parents?”

    3Jesus answered,“Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but he was born blind so that the acts of God may be revealed through what happens to him.

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    39For this reason they could not believe, because again Isaiah said,

    40“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and turn to me, and I would heal them.”

    41Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s glory, and spoke about him.

  • John 9:8-15
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    8Then the neighbors and the people who had seen him previously as a beggar began saying,“Is this not the man who used to sit and beg?”

    9Some people said,“This is the man!” while others said,“No, but he looks like him.” The man himself kept insisting,“I am the one!”

    10So they asked him,“How then were you made to see?”

    11He replied,“The man called Jesus made mud, smeared it on my eyes and told me,‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and was able to see.”

    12They said to him,“Where is that man?” He replied,“I don’t know.”

    13The Pharisees’ Reaction to the Healing They brought the man who used to be blind to the Pharisees.

    14(Now the day on which Jesus made the mud and caused him to see was a Sabbath.)

    15So the Pharisees asked him again how he had gained his sight. He replied,“He put mud on my eyes and I washed, and now I am able to see.”

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    24Then they summoned the man who used to be blind a second time and said to him,“Promise before God to tell the truth. We know that this man is a sinner.”

    25He replied,“I do not know whether he is a sinner. I do know one thing– that although I was blind, now I can see.”

    26Then they said to him,“What did he do to you? How did he cause you to see?”

  • Mark 10:51
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    51Then Jesus said to him,“What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied,“Rabbi, let me see again.”

  • Mark 4:12
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    12so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven.”

  • John 9:5-6
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    5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

    6Having said this, he spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva. He smeared the mud on the blind man’s eyes

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    13For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.

    14And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:‘You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend.

    15For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’

    16“But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.

  • John 9:30
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    30The man replied,“This is a remarkable thing, that you don’t know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see!

  • Luke 18:35
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    35Healing a Blind Man As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.

  • John 9:17-19
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    17So again they asked the man who used to be blind,“What do you say about him, since he caused you to see?”“He is a prophet,” the man replied.

    18Now the Jewish religious leaders refused to believe that he had really been blind and had gained his sight until at last they summoned the parents of the man who had become able to see.

    19They asked the parents,“Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”

  • Luke 18:41
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    41“What do you want me to do for you?” He replied,“Lord, let me see again.”

  • John 9:32
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    32Never before has anyone heard of someone causing a man born blind to see.

  • Matt 9:28
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    28When he went into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them,“Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him,“Yes, Lord.”

  • John 3:19
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    19Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.

  • Isa 42:18
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    18The Lord Reasons with His People“Listen, you deaf ones! Take notice, you blind ones!

  • Isa 6:9
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    9He said,“Go and tell these people:‘Listen continually, but don’t understand! Look continually, but don’t perceive!’

  • John 9:35
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    35The Man’s Response to Jesus Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, so he found the man and said to him,“Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

  • John 8:12
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    12Jesus as the Light of the World Then Jesus spoke out again,“I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

  • John 9:37-38
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    37Jesus told him,“You have seen him; he is the one speaking with you.”[

    38He said,“Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.

  • Matt 20:33
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    33They said to him,“Lord, let our eyes be opened.”

  • John 7:24
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    24Do not judge according to external appearance, but judge with proper judgment.”

  • John 6:36
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    36But I told you that you have seen me and still do not believe.

  • John 8:26
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    26I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the Father who sent me is truthful, and the things I have heard from him I speak to the world.”

  • Luke 6:39
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    39He also told them a parable:“Someone who is blind cannot lead another who is blind, can he? Won’t they both fall into a pit?