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Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment, that those who don`t see may see; and that those who see may become blind."
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Judgment as Revelation
Commentators clarify that when Jesus speaks of 'judgment,' He doesn't mean He came primarily to condemn, which would contradict other scriptures. Instead, His presence acts as a divine 'sifting' or revelation. His light exposes the true condition of every heart, forcing a separation. People essentially judge themselves by how they respond to Him—either by humbly seeking His light or proudly rejecting it.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For judgment. The word judgment, here, has been by some understood in the sense of condemnation—"The effect of my coming is to co…
For judgement (εις κριμα). The Father had sent the Son for this purpose (3:17). This world (κοσμος) is not the home of Jesus. The …
19th Century
Anglican
For judgment I am come into this world.—These words arise immediately out of what has preceded. The beggar has passed fro…
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Baptist
And Jesus said to him, You have both seen him, and it is he who talks with you. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. And Jesus …
The negative result is illustrated by the Pharisees’ response. Jesus’ remark in v.39 makes him the pivot on which human destiny turns. The Pharisee…
16th Century
Protestant
For judgment am I come into this world. The word judgment cannot be understood, in this passage, to denote simply the punishment …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jesus said, for judgment I am come into this world , &c.] The Syriac version reads, "for the judgment of this wo…
Christ came into the world to give sight to those who were spiritually blind. He came also that those who see might be made blind; and that those w…
13th Century
Catholic
After the Evangelist showed how the Jews cast out the man born blind because he persisted in the truth, he now shows how Jesus received a…
