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Contemporary English Version
John 12:37
He had worked a lot of miracles among the people, but they were still not willing to have faith in him.
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Easy-to-Read Version
The people saw all these miraculous signs Jesus did, but they still did not believe in him.
The people saw all these miraculous signs Jesus did, but they still did not believe in him.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And though he had done so many myracles before them yet beleved not they on him
And though he had done so many myracles before them yet beleved not they on him
Hebrew Names Version
But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn't believe in him,
But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn't believe in him,
International Standard Version
Although he had performed numerous signs in their presence, they did not believe in him,
Although he had performed numerous signs in their presence, they did not believe in him,
New American Standard Bible
But though He had performed so many signs in their sight, they still were not believing in Him.
But though He had performed so many signs in their sight, they still were not believing in Him.
New Century Version
Though Jesus had done many miracles in front of the people, they still did not believe in him.
Though Jesus had done many miracles in front of the people, they still did not believe in him.
Update Bible Version
But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn't believe on him:
But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn't believe on him:
Webster's Bible Translation
But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
English Standard Version
Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him,
Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him,
World English Bible
But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn't believe in him,
But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn't believe in him,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But tho' he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him;
But tho' he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him;
Weymouth's New Testament
But though He had performed such great miracles in their presence, they did not believe in Him--
But though He had performed such great miracles in their presence, they did not believe in Him--
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne he hadde don so many myraclis bifor hem, thei bileueden not `in to hym;
And whanne he hadde don so many myraclis bifor hem, thei bileueden not `in to hym;
English Revised Version
But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they believed not on him:
But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they believed not on him:
Berean Standard Bible
Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
Amplified Bible
Even though He had done so many signs (attesting miracles) right before them, yet they still did not believe and failed to trust Him—
Even though He had done so many signs (attesting miracles) right before them, yet they still did not believe and failed to trust Him—
American Standard Version
But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they believed not on him:
But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they believed not on him:
Bible in Basic English
But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him:
But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him:
Complete Jewish Bible
Even though he had performed so many miracles in their presence, they still did not put their trust in him,
Even though he had performed so many miracles in their presence, they still did not put their trust in him,
Darby Translation
But though he had done so many signs before them, they believed not on him,
But though he had done so many signs before them, they believed not on him,
Etheridge Translation
Yet though all these signs he had done before them, they believed not in him:
Yet though all these signs he had done before them, they believed not in him:
Murdock Translation
And although he wrought all these signs before them, they believed him not;
And although he wrought all these signs before them, they believed him not;
King James Version (1611)
But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they beleeued not on him:
But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they beleeued not on him:
New Living Translation
But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in him.
But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in him.
New Life Bible
Jesus had done many powerful works in front of them, but they did not put their trust in Him.
Jesus had done many powerful works in front of them, but they did not put their trust in Him.
New Revised Standard
Although he had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in him.
Although he had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And though he had done so many miracles before them, yet beleeued they not on him,
And though he had done so many miracles before them, yet beleeued they not on him,
George Lamsa Translation
Even though he had performed all of these miracles before them, yet they did not believe in him;
Even though he had performed all of these miracles before them, yet they did not believe in him;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, although such signs, as these, he had done before them, they were not believing on him: -
And, although such signs, as these, he had done before them, they were not believing on him: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And whereas he had done so many miracles before them, they believed not in him:
And whereas he had done so many miracles before them, they believed not in him:
Revised Standard Version
Though he had done so many signs before them, yet they did not believe in him;
Though he had done so many signs before them, yet they did not believe in him;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet beleued not they on hym,
But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet beleued not they on hym,
Good News Translation
Even though he had performed all these miracles in their presence, they did not believe in him,
Even though he had performed all these miracles in their presence, they did not believe in him,
Christian Standard Bible®
Even though he had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in him.
Even though he had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in him.
King James Version
But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
Lexham English Bible
But as many signs as he had performed before them, they did not believe in him,
But as many signs as he had performed before them, they did not believe in him,
Literal Translation
But though He had done so many miraculous signs before them, they did not believe into Him,
But though He had done so many miraculous signs before them, they did not believe into Him,
Young's Literal Translation
yet he having done so many signs before them, they were not believing in him,
yet he having done so many signs before them, they were not believing in him,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And though he had done soch tokens before the, yet beleued they not on him,
And though he had done soch tokens before the, yet beleued they not on him,
Mace New Testament (1729)
But though he had done so many miracles in their presence, yet they did not believe on him:
But though he had done so many miracles in their presence, yet they did not believe on him:
THE MESSAGE
Anointing His Feet Six days before Passover, Jesus entered Bethany where Lazarus, so recently raised from the dead, was living. Lazarus and his sisters invited Jesus to dinner at their home. Martha served. Lazarus was one of those sitting at the table with them. Mary came in with a jar of very expensive aromatic oils, anointed and massaged Jesus' feet, and then wiped them with her hair. The fragrance of the oils filled the house. Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, even then getting ready to betray him, said, "Why wasn't this oil sold and the money given to the poor? It would have easily brought three hundred silver pieces." He said this not because he cared two cents about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of their common funds, but also embezzled them. Jesus said, "Let her alone. She's anticipating and honoring the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you. You don't always have me." Word got out among the Jews that he was back in town. The people came to take a look, not only at Jesus but also at Lazarus, who had been raised from the dead. So the high priests plotted to kill Lazarus because so many of the Jews were going over and believing in Jesus on account of him. The next day the huge crowd that had arrived for the Feast heard that Jesus was entering Jerusalem. They broke off palm branches and went out to meet him. And they cheered: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in God's name! Yes! The King of Israel! Jesus got a young donkey and rode it, just as the Scripture has it: No fear, Daughter Zion: See how your king comes, riding a donkey's colt. The disciples didn't notice the fulfillment of many Scriptures at the time, but after Jesus was glorified, they remembered that what was written about him matched what was done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb, raising him from the dead, was there giving eyewitness accounts. It was because they had spread the word of this latest God-sign that the crowd swelled to a welcoming parade. The Pharisees took one look and threw up their hands: "It's out of control. The world's in a stampede after him." There were some Greeks in town who had come up to worship at the Feast. They approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee: "Sir, we want to see Jesus. Can you help us?" Philip went and told Andrew. Andrew and Philip together told Jesus. Jesus answered, "Time's up. The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. "Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you'll have it forever, real and eternal. "If any of you wants to serve me, then follow me. Then you'll be where I am, ready to serve at a moment's notice. The Father will honor and reward anyone who serves me. "Right now I am storm-tossed. And what am I going to say? ‘Father, get me out of this'? No, this is why I came in the first place. I'll say, ‘Father, put your glory on display.'" A voice came out of the sky: "I have glorified it, and I'll glorify it again." The listening crowd said, "Thunder!" Others said, "An angel spoke to him!" Jesus said, "The voice didn't come for me but for you. At this moment the world is in crisis. Now Satan, the ruler of this world, will be thrown out. And I, as I am lifted up from the earth, will attract everyone to me and gather them around me." He put it this way to show how he was going to be put to death. Voices from the crowd answered, "We heard from God's Law that the Messiah lasts forever. How can it be necessary, as you put it, that the Son of Man ‘be lifted up'? Who is this ‘Son of Man'?" Jesus said, "For a brief time still, the light is among you. Walk by the light you have so darkness doesn't destroy you. If you walk in darkness, you don't know where you're going. As you have the light, believe in the light. Then the light will be within you, and shining through your lives. You'll be children of light." Jesus said all this, and then went into hiding. All these God-signs he had given them and they still didn't get it, still wouldn't trust him. This proved that the prophet Isaiah was right: God, who believed what we preached? Who recognized God's arm, outstretched and ready to act? First they wouldn't believe, then they couldn't—again, just as Isaiah said: Their eyes are blinded, their hearts are hardened, So that they wouldn't see with their eyes and perceive with their hearts, And turn to me, God, so I could heal them. Isaiah said these things after he got a glimpse of God's cascading brightness that would pour through the Messiah. On the other hand, a considerable number from the ranks of the leaders did believe. But because of the Pharisees, they didn't come out in the open with it. They were afraid of getting kicked out of the meeting place. When push came to shove they cared more for human approval than for God's glory. Jesus summed it all up when he cried out, "Whoever believes in me, believes not just in me but in the One who sent me. Whoever looks at me is looking, in fact, at the One who sent me. I am Light that has come into the world so that all who believe in me won't have to stay any longer in the dark. "If anyone hears what I am saying and doesn't take it seriously, I don't reject him. I didn't come to reject the world; I came to save the world. But you need to know that whoever puts me off, refusing to take in what I'm saying, is willfully choosing rejection. The Word, the Word-made-flesh that I have spoken and that I am, that Word and no other is the last word. I'm not making any of this up on my own. The Father who sent me gave me orders, told me what to say and how to say it. And I know exactly what his command produces: real and eternal life. That's all I have to say. What the Father told me, I tell you."
Anointing His Feet Six days before Passover, Jesus entered Bethany where Lazarus, so recently raised from the dead, was living. Lazarus and his sisters invited Jesus to dinner at their home. Martha served. Lazarus was one of those sitting at the table with them. Mary came in with a jar of very expensive aromatic oils, anointed and massaged Jesus' feet, and then wiped them with her hair. The fragrance of the oils filled the house. Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, even then getting ready to betray him, said, "Why wasn't this oil sold and the money given to the poor? It would have easily brought three hundred silver pieces." He said this not because he cared two cents about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of their common funds, but also embezzled them. Jesus said, "Let her alone. She's anticipating and honoring the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you. You don't always have me." Word got out among the Jews that he was back in town. The people came to take a look, not only at Jesus but also at Lazarus, who had been raised from the dead. So the high priests plotted to kill Lazarus because so many of the Jews were going over and believing in Jesus on account of him. The next day the huge crowd that had arrived for the Feast heard that Jesus was entering Jerusalem. They broke off palm branches and went out to meet him. And they cheered: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in God's name! Yes! The King of Israel! Jesus got a young donkey and rode it, just as the Scripture has it: No fear, Daughter Zion: See how your king comes, riding a donkey's colt. The disciples didn't notice the fulfillment of many Scriptures at the time, but after Jesus was glorified, they remembered that what was written about him matched what was done to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb, raising him from the dead, was there giving eyewitness accounts. It was because they had spread the word of this latest God-sign that the crowd swelled to a welcoming parade. The Pharisees took one look and threw up their hands: "It's out of control. The world's in a stampede after him." There were some Greeks in town who had come up to worship at the Feast. They approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee: "Sir, we want to see Jesus. Can you help us?" Philip went and told Andrew. Andrew and Philip together told Jesus. Jesus answered, "Time's up. The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. "Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you'll have it forever, real and eternal. "If any of you wants to serve me, then follow me. Then you'll be where I am, ready to serve at a moment's notice. The Father will honor and reward anyone who serves me. "Right now I am storm-tossed. And what am I going to say? ‘Father, get me out of this'? No, this is why I came in the first place. I'll say, ‘Father, put your glory on display.'" A voice came out of the sky: "I have glorified it, and I'll glorify it again." The listening crowd said, "Thunder!" Others said, "An angel spoke to him!" Jesus said, "The voice didn't come for me but for you. At this moment the world is in crisis. Now Satan, the ruler of this world, will be thrown out. And I, as I am lifted up from the earth, will attract everyone to me and gather them around me." He put it this way to show how he was going to be put to death. Voices from the crowd answered, "We heard from God's Law that the Messiah lasts forever. How can it be necessary, as you put it, that the Son of Man ‘be lifted up'? Who is this ‘Son of Man'?" Jesus said, "For a brief time still, the light is among you. Walk by the light you have so darkness doesn't destroy you. If you walk in darkness, you don't know where you're going. As you have the light, believe in the light. Then the light will be within you, and shining through your lives. You'll be children of light." Jesus said all this, and then went into hiding. All these God-signs he had given them and they still didn't get it, still wouldn't trust him. This proved that the prophet Isaiah was right: God, who believed what we preached? Who recognized God's arm, outstretched and ready to act? First they wouldn't believe, then they couldn't—again, just as Isaiah said: Their eyes are blinded, their hearts are hardened, So that they wouldn't see with their eyes and perceive with their hearts, And turn to me, God, so I could heal them. Isaiah said these things after he got a glimpse of God's cascading brightness that would pour through the Messiah. On the other hand, a considerable number from the ranks of the leaders did believe. But because of the Pharisees, they didn't come out in the open with it. They were afraid of getting kicked out of the meeting place. When push came to shove they cared more for human approval than for God's glory. Jesus summed it all up when he cried out, "Whoever believes in me, believes not just in me but in the One who sent me. Whoever looks at me is looking, in fact, at the One who sent me. I am Light that has come into the world so that all who believe in me won't have to stay any longer in the dark. "If anyone hears what I am saying and doesn't take it seriously, I don't reject him. I didn't come to reject the world; I came to save the world. But you need to know that whoever puts me off, refusing to take in what I'm saying, is willfully choosing rejection. The Word, the Word-made-flesh that I have spoken and that I am, that Word and no other is the last word. I'm not making any of this up on my own. The Father who sent me gave me orders, told me what to say and how to say it. And I know exactly what his command produces: real and eternal life. That's all I have to say. What the Father told me, I tell you."
New English Translation
Although Jesus had performed so many miraculous signs before them, they still refused to believe in him,
Although Jesus had performed so many miraculous signs before them, they still refused to believe in him,
New King James Version
But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him,
But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him,
Simplified Cowboy Version
Despite everything Jesus had done, people still didn't believe in him.
Despite everything Jesus had done, people still didn't believe in him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But though He had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him.
But though He had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him.
Legacy Standard Bible
But though He had done so many signs before them, they still were not believing in Him,
But though He had done so many signs before them, they still were not believing in Him,
Contextual Overview
37 He had worked a lot of miracles among the people, but they were still not willing to have faith in him. 38 This happened so that what the prophet Isaiah had said would come true, "Lord, who has believed our message? And who has seen your mighty strength?" 39 The people could not have faith in Jesus, because Isaiah had also said, 40 "The Lord has blinded the eyes of the people, and he has made the people stubborn. He did this so that they could not see or understand, and so that they would not turn to the Lord and be healed." 41 Isaiah said this, because he saw the glory of Jesus and spoke about him.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
John 1:11, John 11:42, John 15:24, Matthew 11:20, Luke 16:31
Reciprocal: Exodus 4:8 - if they Numbers 14:11 - believe me 2 Chronicles 10:15 - that the Lord Psalms 28:5 - Because Psalms 78:32 - believed Matthew 21:25 - Why Mark 4:12 - That seeing Mark 8:12 - Why Luke 22:67 - If John 3:2 - for John 3:11 - ye John 4:48 - Except John 5:40 - ye will not John 6:30 - see John 6:36 - That John 6:44 - man John 6:65 - that no John 9:18 - General John 9:30 - herein John 10:25 - the works John 10:26 - because John 10:37 - General John 11:46 - General 1 Corinthians 2:14 - receiveth
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But though he had done so many miracles before them,.... Openly, and in the presence of them; meaning those miracles which were done at Jerusalem, as those which brought Nicodemus to him, and to an acknowledgment of him as a teacher sent from God; and particularly the cure of the lame man at Bethesda's pool, the giving sight to the man that was born blind, by anointing his eyes with clay, and sending him to wash in the Pool of Siloam, and the raising Lazarus from the dead at Bethany, which was within two miles of Jerusalem, in the presence of many of them who were come there to comfort Martha and Mary. Yet
they believed not on him; the miracles done by Christ before their eyes, which they could not deny, nor disprove, and were so many, and so great, were aggravations of their unbelief; and such indeed is the nature of that sin, and so deeply rooted is it, that the most powerful means, and mighty works, will not bring a person to believe in Christ, without the powerful and efficacious grace of God.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
So many miracles - This does not refer to any miracles performed on this occasion, but to all his miracles performed in view of the nation, in healing the sick, opening the eyes of the blind, raising the dead, etc. John here gives the summary or the result of all his work undeniable proof of his being the Messiah, yet the nation did not believe on him.
Before them - Before the Jewish nation. Not in the presence of the people whom he was then addressing, but before the Jewish people.
They believed not - The Jewish nation did not believe as a nation, but rejected him.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 37. Yet they believed not on him — Though the miracles were wrought for this very purpose, that they might believe in Christ, and escape the coming wrath, and every evidence given that Jesus was the Messiah, yet they did not believe; but they were blinded by their passions, and obstinately hardened their hearts against the truth.
