Yohanes 12:46

12:46 I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness.

Yohanes 12:39

12:39 For this reason they could not believe, ¹  because again Isaiah said,

Yohanes 4:39

The Samaritans Respond

4:39 Now many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the report of the woman who testified, ²  “He told me everything I ever did.”

Yohanes 12:44

Jesus’ Final Public Words

12:44 But Jesus shouted out, ³  “The one who believes in me does not believe in me, but in the one who sent me, ⁴ 

Yohanes 16:30

16:30 Now we know that you know everything ⁵  and do not need anyone ⁶  to ask you anything. ⁷  Because of this ⁸  we believe that you have come from God.”

[12:39]  ¹ sn The author explicitly states here that Jesus’ Jewish opponents could not believe, and quotes Isa 6:10 to show that God had in fact blinded their eyes and hardened their heart. This OT passage was used elsewhere in the NT to explain Jewish unbelief: Paul’s final words in Acts (28:26-27) are a quotation of this same passage, which he uses to explain why the Jewish people have not accepted the gospel he has preached. A similar passage (Isa 29:10) is quoted in a similar context in Rom 11:8.

[4:39]  ² tn Grk “when she testified.”

[12:44]  ³ tn Grk “shouted out and said.”

[12:44]  ⁴ sn The one who sent me refers to God.

[16:30]  ⁵ tn Grk “all things.”

[16:30]  ⁶ tn Grk “and have no need of anyone.”

[16:30]  ⁷ tn The word “anything” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[16:30]  ⁸ tn Or “By this.”