Focused Passage

John 12:37-50

The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory

Jesus is honored at Bethany, enters Jerusalem as king, announces that his hour has come, interprets his death as fruitful glorification, warns against darkness and unbelief, and gives a final public summary of his sent mission and judging word.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

37Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.

38This 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?”

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

40“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”

41Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.

42Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.

43For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

44Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me.

45And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.

46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.

47As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

48There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

49I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.

50And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 37

Original words

AlthoughδὲG1161Conjunction[Jesus]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singularhad performedπεποιηκότοςG4160Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singularso manyΤοσαῦταG5118Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralsignsσημεῖαG4592Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralin their presenceἔμπροσθενG1715Preposition. . .αὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralvvvοὐκG3756Adverbthey still did not believeἐπίστευονG4100Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralinεἰςG1519PrepositionHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 38

Original words

This wasἵναG2443Conjunctionto fulfillπληρωθῇG4137Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwordλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof IsaiahἨσαΐουG2268Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulartheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularprophetπροφήτουG4396Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-ὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular-εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularwhoτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas believedἐπίστευσενG4100Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularmessageἀκοῇG189Noun - Dative Feminine SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunctionto whomτίνιG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular{has} theG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulararmβραχίωνG1023Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof [the] LordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularbeen revealedἀπεκαλύφθηG601Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Isaiah 53:1
Verse 39

Original words

For this reasonΔιὰG1223Preposition. . .τοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularthey were unableἠδύναντοG1410Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural. . .οὐκG3756Adverbto believeπιστεύεινG4100Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveForὅτιG3754ConjunctionagainπάλινG3825AdverbIsaiahἨσαΐαςG2268Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaysεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 40

Original words

He has blindedΤετύφλωκενG5186Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraleyesὀφθαλμοὺςG3788Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhardenedἐπώρωσενG4456Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularheartsκαρδίανG2588Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionvvvμὴG3361Adverbthey cannot seeἴδωσινG3708Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Pluralwith [their]τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluraleyesὀφθαλμοῖςG3788Noun - Dative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionunderstandνοήσωσινG3539Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Pluralwith [their]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularheartsκαρδίᾳG2588Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionturnστραφῶσινG4762Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionI would healἰάσομαιG2390Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person SingularthemαὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • Isaiah 6:10
Verse 41

Original words

IsaiahἨσαΐαςG2268Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthese thingsΤαῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunctionhe sawεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[Jesus’]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulargloryδόξανG1391Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionspokeἐλάλησενG2980Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 42

Original words

NeverthelessὅμωςG3676Conjunction. . .μέντοιG3305Conjunction. . .καὶG2532ConjunctionmanyπολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralofἐκG1537PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralleadersἀρχόντωνG758Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralbelievedἐπίστευσανG4100Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralinεἰςG1519PrepositionHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularButἀλλὰG235Conjunctionbecause ofδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαίουςG5330Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralvvvοὐχG3756Adverbthey did not confess [Him]ὡμολόγουνG3670Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralfor fear thatἵναG2443Conjunction. . .μὴG3361Adverbthey would beγένωνταιG1096Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Pluralput out of the synagogueἀποσυνάγωγοιG656Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 43

Original words

ForγὰρG1063Conjunctionthey lovedἠγάπησανG25Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularpraiseδόξανG1391Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluralfrom menἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralmoreμᾶλλονG3123AdverbthanἤπερG2260Conjunction-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularpraiseδόξανG1391Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularfrom GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 44

Original words

ThenδὲG1161ConjunctionJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularcried outἔκραξενG2896Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularWhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbelievesπιστεύωνG4100Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionMeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular{does} notοὐG3756AdverbbelieveπιστεύειG4100Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionMe [alone]ἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctioninεἰςG1519Prepositionthe [One who]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularsentπέμψαντάG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 45

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionwhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularseesθεωρῶνG2334Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularseesθεωρεῖG2334Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthe [One who]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularsentπέμψαντάG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Verse 46

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IἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularhave comeἐλήλυθαG2064Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularworldκόσμονG2889Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[as] a lightφῶςG5457Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionvvvπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularno oneμὴG3361AdverbwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbelievesπιστεύωνG4100Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionMeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singularshould remainμείνῃG3306Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulardarknessσκοτίᾳG4653Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 47

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionAs forἐάνG1437Conjunctionanyone whoτίςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularhearsἀκούσῃG191Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralwordsῥημάτωνG4487Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction{does} notμὴG3361Adverbkeep [them]φυλάξῃG5442Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular{do} notοὐG3756AdverbjudgeκρίνωG2919Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularhimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularForγὰρG1063ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756AdverbI have not comeἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulartoἵναG2443ConjunctionjudgeκρίνωG2919Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularworldκόσμονG2889Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularbutἀλλ’G235ConjunctiontoἵναG2443ConjunctionsaveσώσωG4982Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularworldκόσμονG2889Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 48

Original words

There isἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singulara judgeκρίνονταG2919Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular[for]αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularthe [one who]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularrejectsἀθετῶνG114Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvμὴG3361Adverbdoes not receiveλαμβάνωνG2983Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralwordsῥήματάG4487Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwordλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularthatὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularI have spokenἐλάλησαG2980Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-ἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill judgeκρινεῖG2919Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularonἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularlastἐσχάτῃG2078Adjective - Dative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 49

Original words

-ὍτιG3754ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular{have} notοὐκG3756AdverbspokenἐλάλησαG2980Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularonἐξG1537PrepositionMy ownἐμαυτοῦG1683Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 1st Person Singularbutἀλλ’G235ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-αὐτόςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[who] sentπέμψαςG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularvvvδέδωκενG1325Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singularhas commanded MeἐντολὴνG1785Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularto sayεἴπωG2036Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhowτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularto say itλαλήσωG2980Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular
Verse 50

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionI knowοἶδαG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularcommandἐντολὴG1785Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularleads toἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulareternalαἰώνιόςG166Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularlifeζωὴG2222Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularSoοὖνG3767ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularspeakλαλῶG2980Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularexactlyκαθὼςG2531AdverbwhatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluraltheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularFatherΠατήρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas toldεἴρηκένG2046Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular-οὕτωςG3779Adverbto sayλαλῶG2980Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular

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