John 12:39 — Greek interlinear

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Διά
2. διά
3. Because of
4. Because of
5. G1223 ↗
6. P-·······
7. because_of
8. because_of
9. S
10. Y33
11. 74583
1. τοῦτο
2. οὗτος
3. this
4. this
5. G3778 ↗
6. R-····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y33; R74592
11. 74584
1. οὐκ
2. οὐ
3. not
4. -
5. G3756 ↗
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 74585
1. ἠδύναντο
2. δύναμαι
3. they were able
4. they able
5. G1410 ↗
6. V-IIM3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ able
8. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ able
9. -
10. Y33; R74451
11. 74586
1. πιστεύειν
2. πιστεύω
3. to be believing
4. to believe
5. G4100 ↗
6. V-NPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ believing
8. ˓to_be˒ believing
9. -
10. Y33; R74451
11. 74587
1. καί
2. καί
3. -
4. -
5. G2532 ↗
6. D-·······
7. also
8. also
9. -
10. -
11. 74588
1. ὅτι
2. ὅτι
3. because
4. -
5. G3754 ↗
6. C-·······
7. because
8. because
9. -
10. Y33
11. 74589
1. γάρ
2. γάρ
3. -
4. -
5. G1063 ↗
6. C-·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. -
11. 74590
1. πάλιν
2. πάλιν
3. furthermore
4. -
5. G3825 ↗
6. D-·······
7. furthermore
8. furthermore
9. -
10. Y33
11. 74591
1. εἶπεν
2. λέγω
3. said
4. -
5. G3004 ↗
6. V-IAA3··S
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. Y33; F74584
11. 74592
1. Ἠσαΐας
2. Ἠσαΐας
3. Aʸsaias
4. Yeshayah
5. G2268 ↗
6. N-····NMS
7. Aʸsaias/(Yəshaˊ\sup yāh\sup*)
8. Isaiah
9. U
10. Person=Isaiah; Y33
11. 74593

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 12:36c–43: The Unbelief of the People

This paragraph discusses the unbelief (lack of belief or faith) of many of those who heard Jesus and saw his miracles. Many of them rejected him, as the Hebrew Scriptures prophesied. Others did believe but remained silent, afraid that they themselves would be rejected.

Here are some other possible titles for this section:

The Jews still did not believe

Many Jews refused to have faith in Jesus

12:39

For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:

The reason they could not believe was, as Isaiah says somewhere else,
And so they were unable to believe. It was as Isaiah wrote in another place,

For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: This verse introduces another quotation from the book of Isaiah. This quotation explains why many people could not believe in Jesus. The words For this reason and For again point ahead to the quotation from Isaiah in verse 40. Here are other ways to translate this verse:

Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said, (ESV)

For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere…. (NIV)

And there is another saying of Isaiah that explains why they could not believe (REB)

they were unable to believe: These people were unable to believe. When the word believe is used without an object, it is usually a short way of saying “believes in Jesus.” So this clause includes the idea of believing the facts about who Jesus was and what he did. But it also includes the idea of trusting Jesus instead of trusting oneself or someone else. Both ideas are very closely related. If someone believes the facts about Jesus, it should result in trusting him. These people could do neither. Here are other ways to translate this idea:

The people could not have faith in Jesus (CEV)

they were not able to trust in Jesus

they could not believe in him

For again, Isaiah says: This phrase introduces another quotation from the Old Testament book of Isaiah (Isaiah 6:10). That quotation explains why the people could not believe. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

because, as Isaiah says elsewhere (NIV)

for as Isaiah also said (NLT)

It was as Isaiah said in another place

uW Translation Notes:

τοῦτο

this

Here, this refers to the reason for the Jews’ unbelief. That reason is given in the quotation from Isaiah provided in the next verse. It does not refer back to the quotation from Isaiah in the previous verse.

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

ὅτι πάλιν εἶπεν Ἠσαΐας

because furthermore said Isaiah

This phrase introduces a quotation from the Old Testament book written by Isaiah the prophet (Isaiah 6:10) which occurs in the next verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase that indicates that John is quoting from an important text. Alternate translation: [for Isaiah had again said in the Old Testament] or [for according to Isaiah]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Because of
2. Because of
3. G1223 ↗
4. Διά
5. διά
6. P-·······
7. because_of
8. because_of
9. S
10. Y33
11. 74583
1. this
2. this
3. G3778 ↗
4. τοῦτο
5. οὗτος
6. R-····ANS
7. this
8. this
9. -
10. Y33; R74592
11. 74584
1. they were
2. they able
3. G1410 ↗
4. ἠδύναντο
5. δύναμαι
6. V-IIM3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ able
8. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ able
9. -
10. Y33; R74451
11. 74586
1. not
2. -
3. G3756 ↗
4. οὐκ
5. οὐ
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y33
11. 74585
1. able
2. they able
3. G1410 ↗
4. ἠδύναντο
5. δύναμαι
6. V-IIM3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ able
8. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ able
9. -
10. Y33; R74451
11. 74586
1. to be believing
2. to believe
3. G4100 ↗
4. πιστεύειν
5. πιστεύω
6. V-NPA····
7. ˓to_be˒ believing
8. ˓to_be˒ believing
9. -
10. Y33; R74451
11. 74587
1. because
2. -
3. G3754 ↗
4. ὅτι
5. ὅτι
6. C-·······
7. because
8. because
9. -
10. Y33
11. 74589
1. furthermore
2. -
3. G3825 ↗
4. πάλιν
5. πάλιν
6. D-·······
7. furthermore
8. furthermore
9. -
10. Y33
11. 74591
1. Aʸsaias
2. Yeshayah
3. G2268 ↗
4. Ἠσαΐας
5. Ἠσαΐας
6. N-····NMS
7. Aʸsaias/(Yəshaˊ\sup yāh\sup*)
8. Isaiah
9. U
10. Person=Isaiah; Y33
11. 74593
1. said
2. -
3. G3004 ↗
4. εἶπεν
5. λέγω
6. V-IAA3··S
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. Y33; F74584
11. 74592

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 12:39

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 12:36c–43: The Unbelief of the People

12:39

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)