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John 12:37

FaithDoubt

35 Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

36 While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.

Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.

38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

39 For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
KJV
But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
WEB
But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn’t believe in him,
ASV
But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they believed not on him:
DARBY
But though he had done so many signs before them, they believed not on him,
BLB
But of Him having done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him,
ÅB
Men enda han hadde gjort så mange tegn for deres øyne, trodde de ikke på ham,
OTB
Selv om Jesus hadde utført så mange tegn i deres nærvær, ville de fortsatt ikke tro på ham.
B1930
Men enda han hadde gjort så mange tegn for deres øine, trodde de ikke på ham,

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Cross references

  • Luke 16:31

    Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”

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  • John 1:11

    He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

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  • John 15:24

    If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.

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  • Matthew 11:20

    Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.

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  • John 11:42

    I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”

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