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40 He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their heart,[a]
so that they would not see with their eyes
and understand with their heart,[b]
and turn to me,[c] and I would heal them.”[d]

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  1. John 12:40 tn Or “closed their mind.”
  2. John 12:40 tn Or “their mind.”
  3. John 12:40 tn One could also translate στραφῶσιν (straphōsin) as “repent” or “change their ways,” but both of these terms would be subject to misinterpretation by the modern English reader. The idea is one of turning back to God, however. The words “to me” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
  4. John 12:40 sn A quotation from Isa 6:10.