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John 12:39 — King James Version← Study notes

Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,


John 12:39Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 12:399 words
GreekMeaning
διὰdia
Because ofprepositionG1223
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἠδύναντοēdynanto
they were ableverbG1410
πιστεύεινpisteuein
to believeverbG4100
ὅτιhoti
forwordG3754
πάλινpalin
againadverbG3825
εἶπενeipen
saidverbG3004
ἨσαΐαςĒsaias
IsaiahnounG2268
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 12:39

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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