John 9:40Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said to him, "Are we also blind?"
The setting
Jerusalem, ~30 AD. Temple area. Pharisees surround Jesus after He healed a man born blind, their religious authority challenged...
The emotion here: defensive and threatened by Jesus's implications
The original word
typhlos (τυφλός) — physically or spiritually unable to see truth
Why it matters
Pharisees controlled Temple worship and were the educated religious elite of their day
Read with care
What most readers miss in John 9:40
Their question reveals they KNEW Jesus was calling them spiritually blind
Common misconceptionPeople think the Pharisees were genuinely asking for clarification, but they were actually challenging Jesus sarcastically, already knowing His implication.
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Bible Genome reading
John 9:40 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
John 9:40 comes from the book of John, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Pharisees. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 15% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include blindness, self-awareness. Notable phrases: Are we also blind.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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