John the apostle wrote how, “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. And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?”, and in chapter nine and verse forty-one of his book John shared how Jesus tells the Pharisees, “if you were blind, you should have no sin”, where we read:
Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, you should have no sin: but now you say,
We see; therefore your sin remains.
The verse reads, “Jesus said unto them, If you were blind, you should have no sin: but now you say, ...” John began with the words, “Jesus said unto them” which means “the Son of God, the Savior of mankind and God incarnate whose name means Jehovah is Salvation uttered, declared and proclaimed to the Pharisees”, “if you were blind” or “whether you, Pharisees, were unable to see and without vision”, “you should have no sin” which means “you, Pharisees, would not miss the mark, err, be mistaken or violate the law of God”: “but now you say” or “however, nonetheless, notwithstanding and moreover at this time you, Pharisees, utter, declare and proclaim” the following words. John shared how Jesus told the Pharisees if they were actually without “sight”, they would not be violators of God's law, however, they uttered and proclaimed the following.
The verse goes on to say, “We see; therefore your sin remains.” John continued with the words, “we see” which means “we, Pharisees, have sight and vision”; “therefore your sin” or “wherefore and on account of this your, Pharisees, missing the mark, error, mistakes and violations of God's law” “remains” which means “abides, tarries, sojourns, is held and kept continually”. John shared how Jesus said the Pharisees believed they had “sight”, so they continued in their “sins”.
When we meditate upon John's words in this verse, we discover how Jesus responded to the Pharisees who questioned Jesus about being “blind” themselves. Jesus told them if they were actually “blind” or knew they were without “spiritual sight”, they would be as though they had no “sins”. However, because they believed themselves to already “see”, their “sins” continued with them. The idea was the Pharisees believed they had no reason to be forgiven because they thought themselves to be without sin. The saying, “there are none so blind as those who will not see” applied to them. Jesus came to save people from their sins, but the Pharisees thought they had no need for Him. Everyone needs Jesus because He is the only one who paid the penalty for the sins of the world, and when a person humbles themselves before Him and asks Him to be the “Savior and Lord” of their lives, He will forgive their sins and grant them everlasting life. Those who “see” this plan of God have “spiritual sight”, but those who don't are “spiritually blind” and will “remain” in their sins.
Next time we begin a new chapter and see John share how Jesus says, “He that enters not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
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