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John 9:40

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And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
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  1. Revelation 3:17Rank 1 from verse 40
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    17Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

  2. Matthew 15:12–14Rank 2 from verse 40
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    12Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

    13But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

    14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

  3. John 7:47–52Rank 3 from verse 40
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    47Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?

    48Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?

    49But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.

    50Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)

    51Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

    52They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

  4. John 9:34Rank 4 from verse 40
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    34They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

  5. Luke 11:39–54Rank 5 from verse 40
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    39And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

    40Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

    41But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

    42But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

    43Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

    44Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

    45¶ Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.

    46And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

    47Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

    48Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

    49Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:

    50That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

    51From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

    52Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

    53And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

    54Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

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John 9:40

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

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blind

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Sense 1: Unable to see with the eyes, or unable or unwilling to perceive, understand, or judge. Sense 2: A person or persons unable to see, as in ‘the blind’. Sense 3: To make unable to see or judge, or to obscure or hinder sight or judgment.

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39¶ And 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.

40And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

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41Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

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