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John 12:38 — King James Version← Study notes

That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?


John 12:38Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 12:3821 words
GreekMeaning
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
ho
thearticleG3588
λόγοςlogos
wordnounG3056
ἨσαΐουĒsaiou
of IsaiahnounG2268
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
προφήτουprophētou
prophetnounG4396
πληρωθῇplērōthē
may be fulfilledverbG4137
ὃνhon
thatrelative pronounG3739
εἶπενeipen
saidverbG3004
ΚύριεKyrie
LordnounG2962
τίςtis
whopronounG5100
ἐπίστευσενepisteusen
has believedverbG4100
τῇ
in thearticleG3588
ἀκοῇakoē
reportnounG189
ἡμῶνhēmōn
of us?pronounG1473
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ho
thearticleG3588
βραχίωνbrachiōn
armnounG1023
κυρίουkyriou
of the LordnounG2962
τίνιtini
to whompronounG5100
ἀπεκαλύφθηapekalyphthē
has been revealed?verbG601
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 12:38

And thus the Evangelist tacitly explains it, when he adds, But though He had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on Him.

Chrysostom · 4th century

He means the miracles related above. It was no small wickedness to disbelieve against such miracles as those.

Theophylact · 11th century

It is evident here that the arm of the Lord is the Son of God Himself. Not that the Father has a human fleshly form; He is called the arm of the Lord, because all things v ere made by Him. If a man had power of such a kind, as that without any motion of his body, what he said was forthwith done, the word of that man would be his arm. Here is no ground to justify, however, the error of those who say that the Godhead is one Person only, because the Son is the arm of the Father,…

Augustine · 4th century
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