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39 This is why they could not believe: Isaiah also said,

40 “He has blinded their eyes
    and hardened their heart,
so that they might not perceive with their eyes,
    and understand with their mind[a] and turn,
        and I would heal them.”[b]

41 Isaiah said this when[c] he saw his glory and spoke about him.

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  1. John 12:40 Lit. heart
  2. John 12:40 Cf. Isa 6:9-10
  3. John 12:41 Other mss. read because

39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:

40 “He has blinded their eyes
    and hardened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
    nor understand with their hearts,
    nor turn—and I would heal them.”[a](A)

41 Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory(B) and spoke about him.(C)

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  1. John 12:40 Isaiah 6:10