John 9:36-40

³⁶“Tell me who he is, Sir,” he replied, “so that I may believe in him.”

³⁷“Not only have you seen him,” said Jesus; “but it is he who is now speaking to you.”

³⁸“Then, Sir, I do believe,” said the man, bowing to the ground before him;

³⁹and Jesus added, “It was to put people to the test that I came into this world, in order that those that cannot see should see, and that those that can see should become blind.”

⁴⁰Hearing this, some of the Pharisees who were with him said, “Then are we blind too?”