³⁸And he said, “I believe, Lord!” and he worshiped him. ³⁹And Jesus said,⟧^h “For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind!”

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Footnotes

hA number of important manuscripts lack v. 38 and the first part of v. 39 (“and Jesus said”)

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him. Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“I believe, Lord!” he said, and he worshiped him.

Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Yes, Lord, I believe!” the man said. And he worshiped Jesus.

Then Jesus told him, “I entered this world to render judgment—to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see that they are blind.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

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.

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