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John 9:40
John 9:40 is verse 40 of John chapter 9, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
King James Version
And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
World English Bible
Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”
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John 9:38–41 · Berean Standard Bible
38 “Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.
39 Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
40 Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
41 “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
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John 9:34They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
John 7:47“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
John 7:48“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
John 7:49But this crowd that does not know the law, they are under a curse.”
John 7:50Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,
John 7:51“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
John 7:52“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”
Matthew 15:12Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
Matthew 15:13But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
Matthew 15:14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
Matthew 23:16Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
Matthew 23:17You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
Matthew 23:18And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
Matthew 23:19You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
Matthew 23:20So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
Matthew 23:21And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
Matthew 23:22And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
Matthew 23:23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
Matthew 23:24You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
Matthew 23:25Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
Matthew 23:26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
Matthew 23:27Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
Matthew 23:28In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
Luke 11:39“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
Luke 11:40You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?
Luke 11:41But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
Luke 11:42Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
Luke 11:43Woe to you Pharisees! You love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
Luke 11:44Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”
Luke 11:45One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”
Luke 11:46“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “You weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.
Luke 11:47Woe to you! You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
Luke 11:48So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
Luke 11:49Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’
Luke 11:50As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,
Luke 11:51from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.
Luke 11:52Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
Luke 11:53As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
Luke 11:54waiting to catch Him in something He might say.
Romans 2:19if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,
Romans 2:20an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—
Romans 2:21you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?
Romans 2:22You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
Revelation 3:17You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.