Yohanes 6:14

6:14 Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus ¹  performed, they began to say to one another, “This is certainly the Prophet ²  who is to come into the world.” ³ 

Yohanes 12:38

12:38 so that the word ⁴  of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled. He said, ⁵  “Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord ⁶  been revealed?” ⁷ 

[6:14]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:14]  ² sn The Prophet is a reference to the “prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15, by this time an eschatological figure in popular belief.

[6:14]  ³ sn An allusion to Deut 18:15.

[12:38]  ⁴ tn Or “message.”

[12:38]  ⁵ tn Grk “who said.”

[12:38]  ⁶ tn “The arm of the Lord” is an idiom for “God’s great power” (as exemplified through Jesus’ miraculous signs). This response of unbelief is interpreted by the author as a fulfillment of the prophetic words of Isaiah (Isa 53:1). The phrase ὁ βραχίων κυρίου (Jo braciwn kuriou) is a figurative reference to God’s activity and power which has been revealed in the sign-miracles which Jesus has performed (compare the previous verse).

[12:38]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Isa 53:1.