John 9:39

Jesus declares that His coming brings a dividing judgment: the spiritually blind receive sight, while the self-assured are exposed as blind. His presence reveals where people truly stand.

Cross-references · 31

• John 3:19And 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.
• Acts 26:18to 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.’
• John 12:46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
• John 8:12Once 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.”
• Luke 4:18“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,
• 1 Jn 2:11But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
• John 12:40–41“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
• Luke 1:79to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
• 2 Cor 4:4–6The 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.
• John 5:22–27Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
• Rom 11:7–10What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
• Matt 13:13–15This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
• John 3:17For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
• John 9:25He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
• John 8:15You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
• Jer 1:9–10Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
• Isa 6:9And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
• Isa 44:18They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
• Luke 2:34Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
• Luke 7:21At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
• Luke 11:34–35Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.
• Luke 13:30And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
• 2 Cor 2:16To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
• Eph 5:14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
• Matt 6:23But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
• Matt 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
• John 9:36–38“Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”
• 1 Pet 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
• Isa 42:18–20Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!
• Isa 29:10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.
• 2 Th 2:10and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

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