John 9:41
Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "If you were blind, then you would not be guilty; but since you claim that you can see, this means that you are still guilty."

New Revised Standard Version
Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now that you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty. But now that you claim to see, you will keep on being guilty."

New American Bible
Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you are saying, ‘We see,’ so your sin remains.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Jesus said to them: If you were blind, you should not have sin: but now you say: We see. Your sin remaineth.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jesus said to them: If you were blind, you should not have sin: but now you say: We see. Your sin remaineth.

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John 15:22-24 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin. . . .

Proverbs 26:12 Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.

Isaiah 5:21 Woe to you that are wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own conceits.

Jeremiah 2:35 And thou hast said: I am without sin and am innocent: and therefore let thy anger be turned away from me. Behold, I will contend with thee in judgment, because thou hast said: I have not sinned.

Luke 12:47 And that servant, who knew the will of his lord and prepared not himself and did not according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

Luke 18:14 I say to you, this man went down into his house justified rather than the other: because every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Hebrews 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after having the knowledge of the truth, there is now left no sacrifice for sins:

1 John 1:8-10 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. . . .

Context
Spiritual Blindness
40And some of the Pharisees, who were with him, heard: and they said unto him: Are we also blind? 41Jesus said to them: If you were blind, you should not have sin: but now you say: We see. Your sin remaineth.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:12
Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.

John 15:22
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin.

John 15:24
If I had not done among them the works that no other man hath done, they would not have sin: but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

James 4:17
To him therefore who knoweth to do good and doth it not, to him it is sin.

John 9:40
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