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Glory and blindness

37 They didn’t believe in him, even though he had done so many signs in front of their eyes. 38 This was so that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled:

Lord, who believed the story we told?
Your powerful arm—who saw it unveiled?

39 That’s why they couldn’t believe. As Isaiah again put it,

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Belief and Unbelief Among the Jews

37 Even after Jesus had performed so many signs(A) in their presence, they still would 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?”[a](B)

39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:

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Footnotes

  1. John 12:38 Isaiah 53:1