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37 But though He had done so many [a]signs before them, they still were not believing in Him, 38 so that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: “[b](A)Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the [c]Lord been revealed?” 39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, 40 (B)He has blinded their eyes and He (C)hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and return and I heal them.” 41 These things Isaiah said because (D)he saw His glory, and (E)he spoke about Him. 42 Nevertheless (F)many even of (G)the rulers believed in Him, but (H)because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, [d]for fear that they would be (I)put out of the synagogue; 43 (J)for they loved the glory of men rather than the glory of God.

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Footnotes

  1. John 12:37 Or attesting signs
  2. John 12:38 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 53:1
  3. John 12:38 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 53:1
  4. John 12:42 Lit lest

The People Still Refuse to Believe

37 But as many signs as he had performed before them, they did not believe in him, 38 in order that the word of the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,

“Lord, who has believed our message?
    And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”[a]

39 For this reason they were not able to believe, because again Isaiah said,

40 “He has blinded their eyes
    and hardened their hearts,
lest they see with their[b] eyes
    and understand with their[c] hearts
and turn, and I heal them.”[d]

41 Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory, and he spoke about him.

42 Yet despite that, even many of the rulers believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess it,[e] so that they would not be expelled from the synagogue. 43 For they loved the praise of men more than praise from God.

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Footnotes

  1. John 12:38 A quotation from Isa 53:1
  2. John 12:40 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. John 12:40 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  4. John 12:40 A quotation from Isa 6:10
  5. John 12:42 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation