John 12:41
These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
John 12:41 in other translations
| BSB | Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him. |
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| WEB | Isaiah said these things when he saw his glory, and spoke of him. |
| ASV | These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him. |
| YLT | these things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. |
| DARBY | These things said Esaias because he saw his glory and spoke of him. |
| BBE | (Isaiah said these words because he saw his glory. His words were about him.) |
| Webster | These things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spoke of him. |
What does John 12:41 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 12:37-41
37-41. It is the manner of this Evangelist alone to record his own reflections on the scenes he describes; but here, having arrived at what was virtually the close of our Lord's public ministry, he casts an affecting glance over the fruitlessness of His whole ministry on the bulk of the now doomed people. though he had done so many miracles--The word used suggests their nature as well as number.
Barnes' Notes
Spake of him. Of the Messiah. The connection requires this interpretation.
(s) "Said Esias when he saw his glory" Isa 6:3
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 12:37-43
Observe the method of conversion implied here. Sinners are brought to see the reality of Divine things, and to have some knowledge of them. To be converted, and truly turned from sin to Christ, as their Happiness and Portion. God will heal them, will justify and sanctify them; will pardon their sins, which are as bleeding wounds, and mortify their corruptions, which are as lurking diseases. See the power of the…
John 12:41 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 12:41
- Isaiah 6:1-5
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. …
- John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
- Isaiah 6:9-10
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
- John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
- John 5:39
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- John 14:9
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
- Hebrews 1:3
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
- Acts 10:43
To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
- 1 Peter 1:11
Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
- Exodus 33:18-23
And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: …
- Luke 24:27
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
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- John 12:40
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
- John 12:41
These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
- John 12:42
Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
John 12:41 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Estas cosas dijo Isaías cuando vió su gloria, y habló de él. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ésaïe dit ces choses parce qu’il vit sa gloire et qu’il parla de lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dies sprach Jesaja, weil er seine Herrlichkeit sah und von ihm redete. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hæc dixit Isaias, quando vidit gloriam ejus, et locutus est de eo. |