Spiritual Blindness
John 9:40
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
- KJV
- And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
- WEB
- Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”
- ASV
- Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are we also blind?
- LSV
- And those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things, and they said to Him, “Are we also blind?”
- YLT
- And those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, 'Are we also blind?'
- DBY
- And [some] of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, Are we blind also?
- DRC
- And some of the Pharisees, who were with him, heard: and they said unto him: Are we also blind?
- GNV
- And some of the Pharises which were with him, heard these things, and sayd vnto him, Are we blinde also?
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include Καὶ (“and”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place μετ᾽ elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αὐτοῦ elsewhere in this verse.
- Spelling of εἶπον: Westcott–Hort: εἶπαν.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: ἤκουσαν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἤκουσαν; Robinson–Pierpont read Καὶ ἤκουσαν.
- SBLGNT: μετʼ αὐτοῦ ὄντες. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read μετʼ αὐτοῦ ὄντες; Robinson–Pierpont read ὄντες μετʼ αὐτοῦ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἤκουσαν ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων ταῦτα οἱ μετʼ αὐτοῦ ὄντες, καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ· Μὴ καὶ ἡμεῖς τυφλοί ἐσμεν;
- RP2018
- Καὶ ἤκουσαν ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων ταῦτα οἱ ὄντες μετ’ αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Μὴ καὶ ἡμεῖς τυφλοί ἐσμεν;
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ἤκουσαν ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων ταῦτα οἱ ὄντες μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Μὴ καὶ ἡμεῖς τυφλοί ἐσμεν;
- SCR1894
- και ηκουσαν εκ των φαρισαιων ταυτα οι οντες μετ αυτου και ειπον αυτω μη και ημεις τυφλοι εσμεν
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- 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.
- Matthew 15:12–14Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?” But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.…
- Romans 2:19–22if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— you, then,…
- Luke 11:39–54“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well? But give as…
- Matthew 23:16–28Woe 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.’ You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple…
- John 9:34They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
- John 7:47–52“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees. “Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him? But this crowd that does not know the law, they are under a curse.” Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier…
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