# John 9.41

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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>
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> **41. Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.</span>** (John 9:39-41, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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>
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> **41. Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.</span>** (John 9:39-41, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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>
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> **41. Jesus said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.</span>** (John 9:39-41, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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?'
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> **41. Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'If ye were blind, ye were not having had sin, but now ye say, We see, therefore doth your sin remain.</span>** (John 9:39-41, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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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._

- None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.


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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Disabled People Cannot Choose God Objection Defeater](/codex/disabled-people-cannot-choose-god-objection-defeater/), via [John 9](/codex/john-9/)
- [Ignorance Is Innocence Objection Defeater](/codex/ignorance-is-innocence-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 9](/codex/john-9/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## 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.