John 9:40 Cross References - Worsley

⁴⁰ And some of the pharisees who were present, heard these words, and said to Him, Are we blind also?

¹² Whereupon his disciples came and said to Him, Dost thou know that the pharisees, when they heard this assertion, were offended at it? ¹³ But He answered and said, Every plantation which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up. ¹⁴ Regard them not; for they are blind guides of the blind: and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.

¹⁶ Wo unto you, ye blind guides, who say, If any one swear by the temple, it is nothing; ¹⁷ but if any man swear by the gold of the temple, the oath is binding. Foolish and blind creatures! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? ¹⁸ And, If any one swear by the altar, it is nothing; but if any one swear by the gift upon it, he is bound. ¹⁹ O foolish and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifieth the gift? ²⁰ He then, that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it and by all things upon it: ²¹ and he, that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by Him that dwelleth in it: ²² and he, that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by Him that sitteth upon it. ²³ Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites, who tithe even your mint, and anise, and cummin, but neglect the weightier matters of the law, judgement, mercy, and fidelity: these ye ought undoubtedly to practise, and not to omit the others. ²⁴ Blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel! ²⁵ Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; for ye clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance: ²⁶ thou blind pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that the outside of them may be also clean. ²⁷ Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; who are like whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful without, but within are full of the bones of the dead, and all manner of filthiness; ²⁸ so do ye likewise outwardly appear to men to be righteous, but within are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

³⁹ But the Lord said unto him, ye pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of rapine and wickedness. ⁴⁰ Senseless creatures! Did not He who made the outside, make also that which is within? give alms rather according to your ability: ⁴¹ and behold all things are clean to you. ⁴² But wo unto you pharisees, who tithe even your mint, and rue, and all your herbs, and pass by judgement and the love of God: these ought ye to practise and not to omit the others. ⁴³ Wo unto you pharisees; for ye love the chief seat in synagogues, and salutations in public places. ⁴⁴ Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; for ye are like graves that do not appear, and those that walk over them are not aware of them. ⁴⁵ And one of the doctors of the law answered and said unto Him, Master, in saying these things thou reproachest us also. ⁴⁶ And He said, Wo unto you also, ye interpreters of the law, for ye load men with insupportable burthens, and ye yourselves touch not the burthens with one of your fingers. ⁴⁷ Wo unto you; who build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. ⁴⁸ Thus ye testify that ye approve of the deeds of your fathers; for they put them to death, and ye build their sepulchres. ⁴⁹ And therefore the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute: ⁵⁰ that the blood of all the prophets which has been shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, ⁵¹ who perished between the altar and the temple. Verily I tell you, it shall be required of this generation. ⁵² Wo unto you interpreters of the law; for ye have taken away the key of knowledge, ye entered not in yourselves, and those that were entering in, ye hindered. ⁵³ As He was saying these things unto them the scribes and pharisees began vehemently to attack Him, and urge Him to speak of many things, ⁵⁴ laying snares for Him, and endeavouring to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse Him.

⁴⁷ The pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also deceived? ⁴⁸ have any of the rulers believed on Him, or of the pharisees? ⁴⁹ but these people, who know not the law, are cursed. ⁵⁰ Upon this Nicodemus, (who came to Him by night) ⁵¹ being one of them, saith to them, Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he hath done? ⁵² They replied, Art thou also of Galilee? Search and see: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

³⁴ They answered, and said unto him, Thou wast wholly born in sins, and dost thou teach us?

¹⁹ and art persuaded that thou art a guide of the blind, ²⁰ a light to them that are in the darkness, an instructor of the simple, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth which is in the law. ²¹ Thou then, who teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? Thou, that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? ²² Thou, that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? Thou, that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

¹⁷ because thou sayst, I am rich, and wealthy, and have want of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.