John 9:40

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

Cross-reference

John 9:34 Historical context

In John 9:34, the Pharisees cast out the healed man, demonstrating their spiritual blindness by rejecting the evidence of Jesus' power.

In John 7:47-52, the Pharisees dismiss Nicodemus' defense of Jesus, showing the same pride that blinds them to the truth in John 9:40.

John 7:49 Parallel

In John 7:49, Pharisees dismiss the crowd as ignorant — showing the same arrogance that keeps them from admitting their own blindness here.

In Matthew 15:12-14, Jesus calls the Pharisees 'blind guides' — the very group asking if they are blind in John 9:40, confirming their condition.

In Matthew 23:16-28, Jesus repeatedly calls Pharisees 'blind guides' and 'blind fools', directly answering their question in John 9:40 about being blind.

Mark 2:17 Parallel

In Mark 2:17, Jesus says only the sick need a doctor — those who think they are well miss the point, just as Pharisees here think they see but are blind.

2 Peter 1:9 Parallel

2 Peter 1:9 calls those lacking virtues blind and shortsighted — directly echoing the spiritual blindness Jesus attributes to the Pharisees here.

Luke 18:43 Contrast

Luke 18:43 shows a blind man receiving sight and praising God — contrasting with the Pharisees who remain spiritually blind here.

In Luke 11:39-54, Jesus condemns Pharisaic hypocrisy and hidden sin — a blindness to their own condition that parallels John 9:40's exposure.

In Romans 2:19-22, Paul rebukes teachers who are blind guides themselves, mirroring the hypocrisy of the Pharisees in John 9:40.

Luke 11:45 Parallel

In Luke 11:45, a legal expert feels insulted by Jesus' rebukes, mirroring the Pharisees' defensive question 'Are we blind too?' here.

1 Timothy 1:7 describes those who want to teach the law without understanding — parallel to Pharisees who claim sight yet are blind.

In Revelation 3:17, the Laodicean church claims to see but is actually blind — a self-deception identical to the Pharisees' attitude in John 9:40.