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Berean Standard Bible

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

John 9:39

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Jesus has healed a man born blind, and the man has been questioned and expelled by the religious leaders. Jesus finds him and reveals himself, then makes a statement about his mission.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”

King James Version (KJV)

And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Jesus said, I came into this world to be a judge, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Jesus said, 'For judgment I to this world did come, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo Jesús: Yo, para juicio he venido á este mundo: para que los que no ven, vean; y los que ven, sean cegados.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces Jesús dijo:―Yo he venido a este mundo para juzgarlo. Para que los ciegos vean, y para que se queden ciegos los que ven.

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