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— D.L. Moody
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39. 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. 40. And [some] of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? 41. Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
John 9:39-41 — KJV
Judgment. Gr. krima, not the act of judging, which is krisis, but the result of judging, in this case a sifting or separation. This verse is thus not a contradiction of ch. 3:17 (cf. ch. 8:15). The ultimate purpose of the first advent was not to judge the world, but to save the world (cf. Luke 19:10). However, the coming of Christ brought light into the darkness of men’s hearts, and as men accepted or rejected that light, they pronounced judgment upon themselves. The light itself judged no man, but by it, those upon whom it shone were judged. This effect of the ministry of Christ had been predicted by Simeon (Luke 2:34, 35).
They which see not. This was true in a double sense. Christ healed the physically blind (Matt. 11:5); He also healed the spiritually blind. Both aspects of His mission were demonstrated in this miracle.
Might be made blind. Compare Isa. 6:9, 10; Mark 4:11, 12. When men love darkness rather than light (John 3:19) they finally lose their sense of spiritual perception. See Matt. 6:23; 1 John 2:11.
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