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36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become asons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and bwas hidden from them.  

Who Has Believed Our Report?

37 But although He had done so many asigns before them, they did not believe in Him,  
38 that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke:
a“Lord, who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”  
39 Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:
40 “Hea has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts,
bLest they should see with their eyes,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.”  
41 aThese things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.  

Walk in the Light

42 Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but abecause of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;  
43 afor they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.  
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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John 12:38

That the saying of Esaias - Or, Thus the word of Isaiah was fulfilled. So I think ̔ (commonly rendered that) should be translated. For it certainly does not mean the end the Pharisees had in view by not believing; nor the end which the prophet had in view in predicting the incredulity of the Jews; but simply, such a thing was spoken by the prophet, concerning the Jews of his own time, and it had its literal fulfillment in those of our Lord' s time.

Our report - The testimony of the prophets, concerning the person, office, sufferings, death, and sacrifice of the Messiah. See Isaiah 53:1, etc.

The arm of the Lord - The power, strength, and miracles of Christ.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing John 12:38:

Isaiah 53:2
John 13:18

 

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