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John 9:41

NETBible	Jesus replied,¹ “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin,² but now because you claim that you can see,³ your guilt⁴ remains.”⁵
NIV © biblegateway Joh 9:41	Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.
NASB © biblegateway Joh 9:41	Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.
NLT © biblegateway Joh 9:41	"If you were blind, you wouldn’t be guilty," Jesus replied. "But you remain guilty because you claim you can see.
MSG © biblegateway Joh 9:41	Jesus said, "If you were really blind, you would be blameless, but since you claim to see everything so well, you're accountable for every fault and failure.
BBE © SABDAweb Joh 9:41	Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would have no sin: but now that you say, We see; your sin is there still.
NRSV © bibleoremus Joh 9:41	Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now that you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.
NKJV © biblegateway Joh 9:41	Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.
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KJV	Jesus <2424> said <2036> (5627) unto them <846>_, If <1487> ye were <2258> (5713) blind <5185>_, ye should <302> have <2192> (5707) no <3756> sin <266>_: but <1161> now <3568> ye say <3004> (5719)_, <3754> We see <991> (5719)_; therefore <3767> your <5216> sin <266> remaineth <3306> (5719)_.
NASB © biblegateway Joh 9:41	Jesus <2424> said <3004> to them, "If <1487> you were blind <5185> , you would have <2192> no <3756> sin <266> ; but since <3568> you say <3004> , 'We see <991> ,' your sin <266> remains <3306> .
NET [draft] ITL	Jesus <2424> replied <2036> , “If <1487> you were <1510> blind <5185> , you would <2192> not <3756> be <2192> guilty of sin <266> , but <1161> now <3568> because you claim <3004> that <3754> you can see <991> , your <5216> guilt <266> remains <3306> .”
GREEK	eipen [o] ihsouv ei tufloi hte an eicete nun de legete blepomen amartia umwn menei <3306> (5719) V-PAI-3S

NETBible

Jesus replied,¹ “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin,² but now because you claim that you can see,³ your guilt⁴ remains.”⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “Jesus said to them.”

²tn Grk “you would not have sin.”

³tn Grk “now because you say, ‘We see…’”

⁴tn Or “your sin.”

⁵sn Because you claim that you can see, your guilt remains. The blind man received sight physically, and this led him to see spiritually as well. But the Pharisees, who claimed to possess spiritual sight, were spiritually blinded. The reader might recall Jesus’ words to Nicodemus in 3:10, “Are you the teacher of Israel and don’t understand these things?” In other words, to receive Jesus was to receive the light of the world, to reject him was to reject the light, close one’s eyes, and become blind. This is the serious sin of which Jesus had warned before (8:21-24). The blindness of such people was incurable since they had rejected the only cure that exists (cf. 12:39-41).