Font Size
John 12:39-41
New Catholic Bible
John 12:39-41
New Catholic Bible
39 They therefore could not believe for as Isaiah said,
40 “He has blinded their eyes
and hardened their hearts,
lest they see with their eyes
and understand with their hearts,
and thereby be converted,
so that I could heal them.”[a]
41 Isaiah said this because he saw his glory, and his words referred to him.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- John 12:40 This text, like others in the Old Testament, appears to say that hardened hearts and blinded eyes are God’s doing. However, the evangelist is simply assuring Christian readers that even though God would give people every opportunity to convert, many would still choose to stay in their sin.
