John 12:36-43

Worldwide English (New Testament)

³⁶ Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may be a people who have the light in you.' When Jesus had said this, he left them. They did not know where he was.

³⁷ Even though they had seen Jesus doing many big works, they did not believe in him.

³⁸ What the prophet Isaiah said came true. He said, `Lord, who has believed what we told them? Who has believed even though they have seen the power of God's hand?'

⁴⁰ So they could not believe. Isaiah said also, `God has made them blind. Their hearts have no feeling. They cannot see. They do not understand with their heart. They will not turn to God. If they did turn, he would heal them.'

⁴¹ Isaiah said this about the Christ when he saw how great he was.

⁴² Some of the chief rulers believed in Jesus, but they did not tell anyone that they believed in him. They were afraid the Pharisees would put them out of the meeting place.

⁴³ They wanted the praise of men more than the praise of God.