Focused Passage

John 9:35-41

The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief

Jesus gives sight to a man born blind, the healed man bears increasingly clear witness under interrogation, the religious leaders reveal deepening blindness, and Jesus receives the man into faith and worship while pronouncing judgment on self-confident blindness.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

35When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

36“Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.”

37“You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.”

38“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.

39Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”

40Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”

41“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 35

Original words

[When] JesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularheardἬκουσενG191Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionthey had thrownἐξέβαλονG1544Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularoutἔξωG1854Adverb-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe foundεὑρὼνG2147Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[the man]αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[and] saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular{Do} youΣὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularbelieveπιστεύειςG4100Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR the Son of God
Verse 36

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionWhoτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularis HeἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularSirΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularheἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedἈπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[Tell me] so thatἵναG2443ConjunctionI may believeπιστεύσωG4100Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 37

Original words

vvvΚαὶG2532ConjunctionYou have already seenἑώρακαςG3708Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularansweredΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionHeἐκεῖνόςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthe [One]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularspeakingλαλῶνG2980Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositionyouσοῦG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Verse 38

Original words

LordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularI believeΠιστεύωG4100Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularhe saidἔφηG5346Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe worshipedπροσεκύνησενG4352Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[Jesus]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 39

Original words

ThenΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulardeclaredεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularForΕἰςG1519PrepositionjudgmentκρίμαG2917Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularhave comeἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositionthisτοῦτονG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularworldκόσμονG2889Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionvvvοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvμὴG3361Adverbthe blindβλέποντεςG991Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralmay seeβλέπωσινG991Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthose whoοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralseeβλέποντεςG991Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralmay becomeγένωνταιG1096Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person PluralblindτυφλοὶG5185Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • Literally so that those not seeing may see and those seeing may become blind. Some manuscripts do not include 38“Lord, I believe.”... 39Then Jesus declared.
Verse 40

Original words

[Some] ofἐκG1537PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαίωνG5330Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralwhoοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralwereὄντεςG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralwithμετ’G3326PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularheardἤκουσανG191Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralthisταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthey askedεἶπον*G2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularAreἐσμενG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural. . .ΜὴG3361AdverbweἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralblindτυφλοίG5185Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluraltooκαὶG2532Conjunction
Verse 41

Original words

IfΕἰG1487Conjunctionyou wereἦτεG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralblindτυφλοὶG5185Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralvvvἂνG302ParticlevvvοὐκG3756Adverbyou would not beεἴχετεG2192Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralguilty of sinἁμαρτίανG266Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularButδὲG1161ConjunctionsinceνῦνG3568Adverbyou claimλέγετεG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural-ὅτιG3754Conjunction[you] can seeΒλέπομενG991Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularguiltἁμαρτίαG266Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularremainsμένειG3306Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

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