SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:39
¶ Y dijo Jess: Yo, para juicio he venido a este mundo; para que los que no ven, vean; y los que ven, sean cegados.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 9:39
Verse 39. For judgment I am come] I am come to manifest and execute the just judgment of God: 1. By giving sight to the blind, and light to the Gentiles who sit in darkness. 2. By removing the true light from those who, pretending to make a proper use of it, only abuse the mercy of God. In a word, salvation shall be taken away from the Jews, because they reject it; and the kingdom of God shall be given to the Gentiles.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 39. And Jesus said, for judgment I am come into this world , etc.] The Syriac version reads, for the judgment of this world I am come; and with which agrees the Ethiopic version, for the judgment of the world I am come into the world; and the Arabic and Persic versions still more expressly, to judge this world, or the world, am I come; which seems contrary to what Christ elsewhere says, ( John 3:17 12:47). Nor is the sense of the words that Christ came by the judgment of God, or the order of divine providence, or to administer justice in the government of the world, in a providential way, or to distinguish his own people from others, though all these are true; but either to fulfil the purpose and decree of God in revealing truth to some, and hiding it from others; or in a way of judgment to inflict judicial blindness on some, whilst in a way of mercy he illuminated others. So Nonnus interprets it of krima yisson , a twofold judgment, which is different the one from the other. That they which see not, might see ; meaning, not so much corporeally as spiritually, since in the opposite clause corporeal blindness can have no place; for though Christ restored bodily sight to many, he never took it away from any person. The sense is, that Christ came as a light into the world, that those who are in the darkness of sin, ignorance, and unbelief, and who are sensible of the same, and desire spiritual illuminations, as this man did, might see what they are by nature, what need they stand in of him, and what fulness of grace, life, righteousness, and salvation, there is in him for them. And that they which see might be made blind ; that such who are wise and knowing in their own conceit, who fancy themselves to have great light and knowledge, to have the key of knowledge, and to have the true understanding of divine things, and to be guides of the blind, such as the Scribes and Pharisees, might be given up to judicial blindness and hardness of heart, so as to shut their eyes, and harden their hearts against the Gospel, and the truths of it, and which was in judgment to them: such different effects Christ and his Gospel have, as to illuminate and soften some, and blind and harden others; just as some creatures, as bats and owls, are blinded by the sun, whilst others see clearly by the light of it; and as that also has these different effects to soften the wax, and harden the clay; (see Isaiah 6:9).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 39-41 - Christ came into the world to give sight to those who were spirituall blind. Also, that those who see might be made blind; that those wh have a high conceit of their own wisdom, might be sealed up in ignorance. The preaching of the cross was thought to be folly by suc as by carnal wisdom knew not God. Nothing fortifies men's corrup hearts against the convictions of the word, more than the high opinio which others have of them; as if all that gained applause with men must obtain acceptance with God. Christ silenced them. But the sin of the self-conceited and self-confident remains; they reject the gospe of grace, therefore the guilt of their sin remains unpardoned, and the power of their sin remains unbroken __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ ειπεν 2036 5627 V-2AAI-3S ο 3588 T-NSM ιησους 2424 N-NSM εις 1519 PREP κριμα 2917 N-ASN εγω 1473 P-1NS εις 1519 PREP τον 3588 T-ASM κοσμον 2889 N-ASM τουτον 5126 D-ASM ηλθον 2064 5627 V-2AAI-1S ινα 2443 CONJ οι 3588 T-NPM μη 3361 PRT-N βλεποντες 991 5723 V-PAP-NPM βλεπωσιν 991 5725 V-PAS-3P και 2532 CONJ οι 3588 T-NPM βλεποντες 991 5723 V-PAP-NPM τυφλοι 5185 A-NPM γενωνται 1096 5638 V-2ADS-3P
Vincent's NT Word Studies
39. Judgment (krima). Not the act of judgment, but its result. His very presence in the world constitutes a separation, which is the primitive idea of judgment, between those who believe on Him and those who reject Him. See on iii. 17.
