John 9:41

Spiritual Blindness

40Some 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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Berean Standard Bible
“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
American Standard Version (1901)
Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.
Bible in Basic English
Jesus said to them, If you were blind you would have no sin: but now that you say, We see; your sin is there still.
Free Bible Version
Jesus answered, “If you were blind, you wouldn't be guilty. But now that you say you see, your guilt remains.”
Geneva Bible 1599
Iesus sayd vnto them, If ye were blinde, ye should not haue sinne: but nowe ye say, We see: therefore your sinne remaineth.
King James (Authorized) Version
Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
One Unity Resource Bible
Yeshua [Salvation] said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.
Plain English Version
Jesus said, “If you knew you were blind, you would let me help you, and then God would say that you are not guilty for the bad things you did. But you say you can see, and you don’t let me help you, so you are still guilty.”
Translation for Translators
Jesus said to them, “If you realized that you did not yet know God’s truth, but you wanted to, then you would be like blind people who wanted to see. God would be able to forgive your sins. But you are now falsely claiming that you know God’s truth, so you are like people who are blind who claim that they can see. Because of that, God is not able to forgive your sins.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin, but now you say, 'We see,' so your sin remains.”
Noah Webster Bible
Jesus said to them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
World English Bible
Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.
Young's Literal Translation
Jesus said to them, 'If ye were blind, ye were not having had sin, but now ye say — We see, therefore doth your sin remain.