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

35 When 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.

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

40 Some 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] Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular heard Ἤκουσεν G191 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction they had thrown ἐξέβαλον G1544 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular out ἔξω G1854 Adverb - καὶ G2532 Conjunction He found εὑρὼν G2147 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [the man] αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular [and] said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular {Do} you Σὺ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular believe πιστεύεις G4100 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular in εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Son Υἱὸν G5207 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular of τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Man ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR the Son of God
Verse 36

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction Who τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular is He ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Sir Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular he ἐκεῖνος G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular replied Ἀπεκρίθη G611 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular . . . καὶ G2532 Conjunction . . . εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [Tell me] so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction I may believe πιστεύσω G4100 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular in εἰς G1519 Preposition Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 37

Original words

vvv Καὶ G2532 Conjunction You have already seen ἑώρακας G3708 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular answered Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction He ἐκεῖνός G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the [One] G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular speaking λαλῶν G2980 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular with μετὰ G3326 Preposition you σοῦ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Verse 38

Original words

Lord Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular I believe Πιστεύω G4100 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular he said ἔφη G5346 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular And καὶ G2532 Conjunction he worshiped προσεκύνησεν G4352 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [Jesus] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 39

Original words

Then Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular declared εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular For Εἰς G1519 Preposition judgment κρίμα G2917 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular have come ἦλθον G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition this τοῦτον G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular world κόσμον G2889 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction vvv οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb the blind βλέποντες G991 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural may see βλέπωσιν G991 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction those who οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural see βλέποντες G991 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural may become γένωνται G1096 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural blind τυφλοὶ G5185 Adjective - 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] of ἐκ G1537 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Pharisees Φαρισαίων G5330 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural who οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural were ὄντες G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural with μετ’ G3326 Preposition Him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular heard ἤκουσαν G191 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural this ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction they asked εἶπον* G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Are ἐσμεν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural . . . Μὴ G3361 Adverb we ἡμεῖς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural blind τυφλοί G5185 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural too καὶ G2532 Conjunction
Verse 41

Original words

If Εἰ G1487 Conjunction you were ἦτε G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural blind τυφλοὶ G5185 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular replied Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural vvv ἂν G302 Particle vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb you would not be εἴχετε G2192 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural guilty of sin ἁμαρτίαν G266 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular But δὲ G1161 Conjunction since νῦν G3568 Adverb you claim λέγετε G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction [you] can see Βλέπομεν G991 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular guilt ἁμαρτία G266 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular remains μένει G3306 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

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