³⁷ But though He had performed so many ^[a]signs in their sight, they still were not believing in Him. ³⁸ This happened so that the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke would be fulfilled: “^(A)Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the 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, so that they will not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and ^[b]be converted, and so I will not 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, so that they would not be ^(I)excommunicated from the synagogue; ^43 (J)for they loved the ^[c]approval of people rather than the ^[d]approval of God.