John 12:39-41

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³⁹That’s why they couldn’t believe. As Isaiah again put it,

⁴⁰He has caused their eyes to be blind,
and caused their hearts to be hard;
so they wouldn’t see with their eyes,
or understand with their hearts,
or turn, so that I could heal them.

⁴¹Isaiah said this because he saw his glory, and spoke about him.

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John 12:39-41

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³⁹For 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)