# John 9.38

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 36. He answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?</span> 37. Jesus said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee.</span>
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> **38. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.**
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> 39. And Jesus said, <span class="rl-speech">For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.</span> 40. Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Are we also blind?</span> (John 9:36-40, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 36. He answered, <span class="rl-speech">“Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?”</span> 37. Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you.”</span>
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> **38. He said, “Lord, I believe!” and he worshiped him.**
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> 39. Jesus said, <span class="rl-speech">“I came into this world for judgment, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”</span> 40. Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Are we also blind?”</span> (John 9:36-40, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 36. He answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?</span> 37. And Jesus said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.</span>
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> **38. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.**
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> 39. And Jesus said, <span class="rl-speech">For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.</span> 40. And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Are we blind also?</span> (John 9:36-40, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 36. he answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">'Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?'</span> 37. And Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Thou hast both seen him, and he who is speaking with thee is he;'</span>
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> **38. and he said, <span class="rl-speech">'I believe, sir,'</span> and bowed before him.**
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> 39. And Jesus said, <span class="rl-speech">'For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.'</span> 40. And those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, 'Are we also blind?' (John 9:36-40, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Anointing Implies Subordination Objection Defeater](/codex/anointing-implies-subordination-objection-defeater/)
- [Jesus Has a God Therefore Not God Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-has-a-god-therefore-not-god-objection-defeater/)
- [Jesus Never Claimed to Be God Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-never-claimed-to-be-god-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Christs Deity](/codex/christs-deity/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 9](/codex/john-9/)
- [Lesson 2.4, Christology in One Lesson](/codex/lesson-2-4-christology-in-one-lesson/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G2758 - kenoo](/codex/g2758-kenoo/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.