John 12:39-41
New King James Version
39 Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:
40 “He(A) has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts,
(B)Lest they should see with their eyes,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.”
41 (C)These things Isaiah said [a]when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.
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- John 12:41 NU because
John 12:39-41
English Standard Version
39 Therefore they (A)could not believe. For again Isaiah said,
40 (B)“He has blinded their eyes
and (C)hardened their heart,
lest they see with their eyes,
and understand with their heart, and turn,
and I would heal them.”
41 Isaiah said these things because (D)he saw his glory and (E)spoke of him.
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John 12:39-41
New American Standard Bible
39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, 40 “(A)He has blinded their eyes and He (B)hardened their heart, so that they will not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and [a]be converted, and so I will not heal them.” 41 These things Isaiah said because (C)he saw His glory, and (D)he spoke about Him.
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- John 12:40 Lit be turned; i.e., turn about
John 12:39-41
The Voice
39 This is the reason they are unable to believe. 40 Isaiah also said,
God has blinded their eyes
and hardened their hearts
So that their eyes cannot see properly
and their hearts cannot understand
and be persuaded
by the truth to turn to Me
and be reconciled by My healing hand.[a]
41 Isaiah could say this because he had seen the glory of the Lord with his own eyes and declared His beauty aloud.
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John 12:39-41
New International Version
39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:
40 “He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
nor understand with their hearts,
nor turn—and I would heal them.”[a](A)
41 Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory(B) and spoke about him.(C)
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- John 12:40 Isaiah 6:10
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