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John 12:41 — King James Version← Study notes

These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.


John 12:41Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 12:4112 words
GreekMeaning
ταῦταtauta
These thingsdemonstrativeG3778
εἶπενeipen
sayverbG3004
ἨσαΐαςĒsaias
IsaiahnounG2268
ὅτιhoti
that / becausewordG3754
εἶδενeiden
behold, perceive, seeverbG3708
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
δόξανdoxan
glorynounG1391
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐλάλησενelalēsen
spokeverbG2980
περὶperi
concerningprepositionG4012
αὐτοῦautou
HimpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 12:41

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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