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AndκαὶJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaid,εἶπεν“ForΕἰςjudgmentκρίμαIἐγὼcameἦλθονintoεἰςthis world,τὸν κόσμον τοῦτονso thatἵναthose whoοἱdo notμὴseeβλέποντεςmay see,βλέπωσινandκαὶthose whoοἱseeβλέποντεςmay becomeγένωνταιblind.”τυφλοὶ
John 9:39
Study it in the app“And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.””
With the Greek beneath
John 9:39, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- judgmentκρίμαkrima
judgment
A judge's decision, like God's verdict.
Where else “krima” appears- cameἦλθονēlthon
come as Messiah
The coming of Jesus; "the one who comes" is the awaited one.
Where else “ēlthon” appears- this worldκόσμονkosmon
creation
Everything God made.
Where else “kosmon” appears- seeβλέποντεςblepontes
see
To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
Where else “blepontes” appears- may becomeγένωνταιgenōntai
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genōntai” appears- blindτυφλοὶtyphloi
blind to truth
Someone who does not see the truth.
Where else “typhloi” appears
The context
38And he said, “I believe, Lord!” And he bowed down before him.
39 · This verse (above)
40Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, “Surely we are not blind too?”
To study John 9 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do to heal the man born blind, and what does he tell him to do? How does the man answer the Pharisees? (vv. 6-7, 24-34)
2. What it means
The disciples asked who had sinned, and Jesus answered something else (vv. 2-3). What does he want to show through this healing? (vv. 3-5, 39)
3. How I live it
The man said, “One thing I know: though I was blind, now I see” (v. 25). What can you say simply about what God has done in you?