John 9:39
“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.”
And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
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.
And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
Counter-Arguments
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Cross-References
“Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.”
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,”
“Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.”
“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”
“I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.”