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and that they which see might be made blind. <a href="/nkjv/john/9.htm">New King James Version</a> And Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.” <a href="/nasb_/john/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.” <a href="/nasb/john/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> And Jesus said, &#8220For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see; and that those who see may become blind.” <a href="/lsb/john/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.” <a href="/amp/john/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment [to separate those who believe in Me from those who reject Me—to declare judgment on those who choose to be separated from God], so that the sightless would see, and those who see would become blind.” <a href="/csb/john/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.” <a href="/hcsb/john/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Jesus said, &#8220I came into this world for judgment, in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.&#8221 <a href="/asv/john/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/john/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus told him, "I came to judge the people of this world. I am here to give sight to the blind and to make blind everyone who can see." <a href="/erv/john/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/john/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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." <a href="/gnt/john/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus said, "I came to this world to judge, so that the blind should see and those who see should become blind." <a href="/isv/john/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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 href="/msb/john/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Jesus declared, ?For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.? <a href="/net/john/9.htm">NET Bible</a> 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." <a href="/nheb/john/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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." <a href="/wbt/john/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/john/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "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." <a href="/web/john/9.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Jesus said, “I came to this world for judgment, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.” <a href="/blb/john/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind." <a href="/ylt/john/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jesus said, 'For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.' <a href="/slt/john/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they not seeing might see; and they seeing might be blind.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Jesus said: For judgment I am come into this world; that they who see not, may see; and they who see, may become blind. <a href="/cpdv/john/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Jesus said, “I came into this world in judgment, so that those who do not see, may see; and so that those who see, may become blind.” <a href="/nabre/john/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Then Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see might see, and those who do see might become blind.” <a href="/nrsvce/john/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then Jesus said to him, I have come for the judgment of this world, so that those who cannot see may see, and those who see may become blind. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And Yeshua said, “For the judgment of this world I have come, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> 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.<CM> <a href="/godbey/john/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And Jesus said, <FR>For judgment I came into this world, that those not seeing may see; and those seeing may be made blind.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they who see not may see; and they who see become blind. <a href="/mace/john/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/wey/john/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "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." <a href="/worrell/john/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And Jesus said, <FR>"For judgment came I into the world; that those who see not may see, and that those who see may become blind."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And Jesus said, <FR>I am come into this world to <Fr>execute<FR> judgement; that they who see not, may see; and <Fr>that<FR> they who <Fr>say they<FR> see, may be made blind.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/9-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=3501" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/9.htm">Spiritual Blindness</a> …38“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus. 39<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">declared,</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: Eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">“For</a> <a href="/greek/2917.htm" title="2917: krima (N-ANS) -- From krino; a decision (crime).">judgment</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: ēlthon (V-AIA-1S) -- To come, go. ">have come</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touton (DPro-AMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2889.htm" title="2889: kosmon (N-AMS) -- Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).">world,</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/991.htm" title="991: blepontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.">the blind</a> <a href="/greek/991.htm" title="991: blepōsin (V-PSA-3P) -- (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.">may see</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">those who</a> <a href="/greek/991.htm" title="991: blepontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.">see</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: genōntai (V-ASM-3P) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">may become</a> <a href="/greek/5185.htm" title="5185: typhloi (Adj-NMP) -- Blind, physically or mentally. From, tuphoo; opaque, i.e. blind.">blind.”</a> 40Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Isaiah 42:6-7</a> “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, / to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house. <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a> And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” <a href="/matthew/13-13.htm">Matthew 13:13-15</a> This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ / In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ <a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a> “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, <a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-21</a> And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. / But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.” <a href="/john/12-46.htm">John 12:46-47</a> I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness. / As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world. <a href="/john/1-4.htm">John 1:4-5</a> In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. / The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9-11</a> The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. / He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. / He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. <a href="/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22-24</a> Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son, / so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. / Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life. <a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a> Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” <a href="/john/12-35.htm">John 12:35-36</a> Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. / While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them. <a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7-10</a> What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, / as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. ... <a href="/2_corinthians/4-3.htm">2 Corinthians 4:3-4</a> And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. / The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. <a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14-16</a> But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed. / And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. / But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. <a href="/acts/26-17.htm">Acts 26:17-18</a> I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them / to open their eyes, so 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 those sanctified by faith in Me.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.For.<a href="/john/3-17.htm">John 3:17</a> For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.<a href="/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22-27</a> For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: … <a href="/john/8-15.htm">John 8:15</a> Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.that they.<a href="/john/9-25.htm">John 9:25,36-38</a> He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see… <a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a> Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.<a href="/john/12-46.htm">John 12:46</a> I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.might be.<a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19</a> And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.<a href="/john/12-40.htm">John 12:40,41</a> He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them… <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9</a> And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/9-32.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/john/9-37.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/8-50.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/john/8-26.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/john/9-32.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/9-40.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/john/9-41.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/12-47.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/john/12-31.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/john/10-36.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">John 9</div>1. <a href="/john/9-1.htm">The man born blind is restored to sight.</a> 8. <a href="/john/9-8.htm">He is brought to the Pharisees.</a> 13. <a href="/john/9-13.htm">They are offended at it;</a> 35. <a href="/john/9-35.htm">but he is received of Jesus, and confesses him.</a> 39. <a href="/john/9-39.htm">Who they are whom Jesus enlightens.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Jesus declared This phrase indicates a solemn pronouncement by Jesus, often used to introduce significant teachings or revelations. In the context of the Gospel of John, Jesus frequently uses such declarations to reveal deeper spiritual truths. This moment follows the healing of a man born blind, a miracle that serves as a sign of Jesus' divine authority and mission.For judgment I have come into this world Here, Jesus speaks of His role in bringing divine judgment. This is not merely punitive but also revelatory, exposing the true spiritual state of individuals. The concept of judgment in the Bible often involves separating truth from falsehood and light from darkness. Jesus' coming into the world fulfills prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/42.htm">Isaiah 42:1-7</a>, where the Messiah is described as bringing justice and light to the nations.so that the blind may see This phrase has both a literal and metaphorical meaning. Literally, Jesus healed the physically blind, as seen in the preceding miracle. Metaphorically, it refers to spiritual enlightenment. Those who recognize their spiritual blindness and seek Jesus are granted sight, akin to the promise in <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a>, where the eyes of the blind are opened. This reflects the transformative power of Christ's ministry.and those who see may become blind This statement addresses the spiritual blindness of those who believe they already possess understanding, such as the Pharisees. It highlights the irony that those confident in their spiritual insight often fail to recognize Jesus as the Messiah. This theme is echoed in passages like <a href="/matthew/13-13.htm">Matthew 13:13-15</a>, where Jesus speaks of people who see but do not perceive. It serves as a warning against spiritual pride and self-reliance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is speaking about His mission and the spiritual implications of His coming into the world. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_blind_man.htm">The Blind Man</a> Earlier in <a href="/bsb/john/9.htm">John 9</a>, Jesus heals a man who was born blind, which sets the stage for this declaration. The physical healing symbolizes spiritual enlightenment. 3. <a href="/topical/p/pharisees.htm">Pharisees</a> Religious leaders who are spiritually blind, despite their physical sight and knowledge of the law. They are often in opposition to Jesus. 4. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> Followers of Jesus who are learning from His teachings and witnessing His miracles. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where these events take place, a central location for Jesus' ministry and confrontations with religious leaders.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_sight_vs._physical_sight.htm">Spiritual Sight vs. Physical Sight</a> Jesus emphasizes the importance of spiritual insight over mere physical sight. True understanding comes from recognizing Jesus as the Messiah. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_division.htm">Judgment and Division</a> Jesus' coming brings a division between those who accept Him and those who reject Him. This division is a form of judgment. <a href="/topical/h/humility_and_openness.htm">Humility and Openness</a> To gain spiritual sight, one must be humble and open to Jesus' teachings, acknowledging one's own blindness and need for His light. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_spiritual_pride.htm">The Danger of Spiritual Pride</a> The Pharisees' confidence in their own understanding leads to spiritual blindness. Believers must guard against pride and self-righteousness. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith.htm">The Role of Faith</a> Faith in Jesus is the key to moving from spiritual blindness to sight. Trusting in Him opens our eyes to the truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 9</a> <a href="/q/what_does_spiritual_blindness_mean.htm">What does spiritual blindness mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_no_vision.htm">What does the Bible say about lacking vision?</a> <a href="/q/what_if_the_blind_lead_the_blind.htm">What happens when the blind lead the blind?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'lust_of_the_eyes'_mean.htm">What does "lust of the eyes" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) For judgment I am come into this world.--These words arise immediately out of what has preceded. The beggar has passed from a state of physical blindness, and has received the faculty of sight. He has passed from a state of spiritual blindness, and has received the power to recognise and believe on Jesus Christ as the Son of God. He did not see, but the result of the manifestation of the Messiah is for him that he now does see. Conscious of his own spiritual blindness, he asked, "Who is He, Lord, that I might believe on Him?" and to him, as to every earnest and humble seeker after truth, because in all his seeming need he really "hath," there is given that he may "have more abundance." In marked contrast to this spirit of humility and desire to come to the light, was that of the Pharisees. They claimed to have the "key of knowledge" (<a href="/matthew/11-25.htm" title="At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hid these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to babes.">Matthew 11:25</a>), and were, as a Pharisee represents him who is "called a Jew," "confident that they were guides of the blind, lights of them which are in darkness" (<a href="/romans/2-17.htm" title="Behold, you are called a Jew, and rest in the law, and make your boast of God,">Romans 2:17</a> et seq.; comp. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-21.htm" title="For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.">1Corinthians 1:21</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/3-18.htm" title="Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.">1Corinthians 3:18</a>). Conscious of their own spiritual light, they felt no need of a truer Light, and therefore could not see it; and from them, as from every careless and self-trusting possessor of truth, because, in all his seeming abundance, he really "hath not," there is taken away "even that he hath." (Comp. Note on <a href="/john/1-16.htm" title="And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace.">John 1:16</a>.)This passing from darkness to light, and from light to darkness, suggests thoughts which our Lord has already uttered in <a href="/context/john/3-17.htm" title="For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.">John 3:17-19</a>, and which will meet us again more fully in <a href="/context/john/12-37.htm" title="But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:">John 12:37-50</a>. (See Notes on these passages.) Judgment is not the ultimate end of His coming, for He came to save the world; but it is an end, and therefore a result. The special form of the word rendered "judgment" in this place is used nowhere else by St. John, and indicates that what is here thought of is not the act of judging, but the concrete result--the sentence pronounced after judgment. His coming was a bringing light into the darkness of men's hearts, a testing of the false and the true, and as men accepted or rejected Him they pronounced a judicial sentence upon themselves. That light judged no man, and yet by it every man was judged. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 39-41. - (b) The blindness of those who are satisfied with their twilight. Verse 39. - The sight of the man, enlightened and prostrate in adoring gratitude, led Jesus, in the face of the bystanders, with Pharisees among them (ver. 40), to declare the general effects which would follow from his entire self-manifestation (so Meyer, Godet). Westcott says, "Not to any one or group, but as interpreting the scene before him." A sublime monologue. And Jesus said, I came for judgment. Not κρισιν, to execute judgment, but εἰς κρίμα, with a view to bring about a judicial decision on the moral condition of mankind (see notes on John 3:17, 18; 5:22, 23; 8:11, 15, 16) as a matter of fact. "This is the κρίσις, that men love darkness rather than light." Christ came to save - that was his supreme purpose; but to the Son is given the whole κρίσις, and κρῖμα will follow the revelation of the Son of God. He is the Touchstone of humanity. What men think of Christ is the question which decides in every age their moral condition before God. Into this world of sin and strife, of crossing lights and strange delusions, of ignorance and superstition (εἰς τὸν κόσμον is different when τοῦτον is added; see <a href="/john/8-23.htm">John 8:23</a>; <a href="/john/11-9.htm">John 11:9</a>; <a href="/john/12-25.htm">John 12:25, 31</a>; <a href="/john/13-1.htm">John 13:1</a>; <a href="/john/16-11.htm">John 16:11</a>; <a href="/john/18-36.htm">John 18:36</a>) - not the world as the mere cosmos, or the sphere of creative activity, nor even the whole of humanity as <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>, but humanity viewed in its separation from grace, and in all its need - in order that they who see not might see; i.e. not those who merely feel that they cannot see (as Lucke, Meyer, etc.), but the practically blind - the μὴ βλέποντες, those who are sitting in darkness, with the capacity for sight, but not the opportunity; who cannot, as a matter of fact, apart from the revelation of new light, see the face of God; the babes to whom the Lord of heaven and earth has been pleased to unveil himself (see <a href="/matthew/11-25.htm">Matthew 11:25</a>); the poor in spirit, who do not but now may see the kingdom, and the pure in heart ready to behold their God. So far the κρῖμα declares itself to be a blessed consummation - sight to the blind, cleansing to the leper, life to the dead. Even the man born blind suns himself in the heaven of the Savior's smile. The Light of the world shines upon them, and they see. But Christ's coming brings out also the character of those, and pronounces judgment on those, who say of themselves, "We see;" "We have never been in bondage," "We need no repentance;" "Abraham is our father;" "We know the Law;" "Who (nevertheless) do not come to the Light;" who are not "of the truth;" and the beaming of his unappreciated glory involves in their case, that those who see might become blind (τυφλοί), incapable of seeing. Those who have the knowledge of the Law, "the wise and prudent" (<a href="/luke/10-21.htm">Luke 10:21</a>), who boast their freedom, their knowledge, their advantages, their profession, may, nay do, by resolute turning away from "the Light of this world," lose their power of spiritual vision. But the unsophisticated, needy, even the publicans and harlots, consciously sitting in the region of the shadow of death, do by faith and repentance find that the great Light has unawares shone upon them. <a href="/commentaries/john/9-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. declared, εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “For Εἰς (Eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. judgment κρίμα (krima) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2917.htm">Strong's 2917: </a> From krino; a decision ('crime'). I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. have come ἦλθον (ēlthon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. this τοῦτον (touton) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. world, κόσμον (kosmon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally). so that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. the blind βλέποντες (blepontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_991.htm">Strong's 991: </a> (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at. may see βλέπωσιν (blepōsin) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_991.htm">Strong's 991: </a> (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. those who οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. see βλέποντες (blepontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_991.htm">Strong's 991: </a> (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at. may become γένωνται (genōntai) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. blind.” τυφλοὶ (typhloi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5185.htm">Strong's 5185: </a> Blind, physically or mentally. 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