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OET (OET-RV)[ref]This fulfilled what the prophet Yeshayah wrote,
 ⇔ Yahweh, who believed our report?
 ⇔ And who was Yahweh’s power revealed to?”


12:38: Isa 53:1 (LXX).OET logo mark

OET-LVin_order_that the message of_Aʸsaias/(Yəshaˊyāh) the prophet may_be_fulfilled that he_said:
master, who believed in_the report of_us?
And to_whom was_revealed the arm of_the_master?
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SR-GNTἵνα λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πληρωθῇ ὃν εἶπεν, “˚Κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν; Καὶ βραχίων ˚Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη;”
   (hina ho logos Aʸsaiou tou profaʸtou plaʸrōthaʸ hon eipen, “˚Kurie, tis episteusen taʸ akoaʸ haʸmōn; Kai ho braⱪiōn ˚Kuriou tini apekalufthaʸ;”)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULTso that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, in which he said:
 ⇔  “Lord, who has believed our report,
 ⇔ and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

USTTheir unbelief happened in order to make come true what Isaiah the prophet had written long ago:
 ⇔ “Lord, no one has believed what we said!
 ⇔ It seems like no one has seen the power that the Lord has revealed!”

BSBThis was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:
 ⇔ Lord, who has believed our message?
 ⇔ And to whom {has} the arm of [the] Lord been revealed?”[fn]


12:38 Isaiah 53:1

MSB (Same as BSB above including footnotes)

BLBso that word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, that said: "Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"


AICNTso that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he said, “Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” [fn]


12:38, Isaiah 53:1 LXX

OEBin fulfilment of the words of the prophet Isaiah, where he says – “Lord, who has believed our teaching? And to whom has the might of the Lord been revealed?”

WEBBEthat the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke:
 ⇔ “Lord, who has believed our report?
 ⇔ To whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NETso that the word of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled. He said, “ Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

LSVthat the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he said, “LORD, who gave credence to our report? And the arm of the LORD—to whom was it revealed?”

FBVThis fulfilled the message of Isaiah the prophet who said, “Lord, who has believed what we told them? To whom has the Lord's power been revealed?”[fn]


12:38 Quoting Isaiah 53:1.

TCNTThis was to fulfill what had been spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
 ⇔ “Lord, who has believed our report?
 ⇔ And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

T4TTheir stubbornness and refusal to believe was similar to the stubbornness of the people that the prophet Isaiah wrote about long ago:
 ⇔ Lord, hardly anyone has believed our message!/who has believed our message?► [RHQ]
 ⇔ Most people refused to accept it,
 ⇔ even though you showed them your power!

LEBin order that the word of the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,
 • “Lord, who has believed our message?
  •  And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”[fn]


12:38 A quotation from Isa 53:1|link-href="None"

BBESo that the words of the prophet Isaiah might come true, when he said, Lord, who has any belief in our preaching? and the arm of the Lord, to whom has it been unveiled?

Moffthat the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
 ⇔ Lord, who has believed what
 ⇔ they heard from us,
 ⇔ And to whom has the arm of
 ⇔ the Lord been revealed?

Wymthin order that the words of Isaiah the Prophet might be fulfilled, "Lord, who has believed our preaching? And the arm of the Lord—to whom has it been unveiled?"

ASVthat the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake,
 ⇔ Lord, who hath believed our report?
 ⇔ And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

DRAThat the saying of Isaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he said: Lord, who hath believed our hearing? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

YLTthat the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he said, 'Lord, who gave credence to our report? and the arm of the Lord — to whom was it revealed?'

Drbythat the word of the prophet Esaias which he said might be fulfilled, Lord, who has believed our report? and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

RVthat the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
   (that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath/has believed our report? And to whom hath/has the arm of the Lord been revealed? )

SLTThat the word of Esaias the prophet might be completed, which he spake, Lord, who believed our report? and to whom was the arm of the Lord revealed?

WbstrThat the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

KJB-1769That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
   (That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath/has believed our report? and to whom hath/has the arm of the Lord been revealed? )

KJB-1611That the saying of Esaias the Prophet might be fulfilled, which hee spake, Lord, who hath beleeued our report? and to whom hath the arme of the Lord beene reuealed?
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

BshpsThat the saying of Esaias the prophete myght be fulfylled, which he spake: Lorde, who shall beleue our saying? And to whom is the arme of the Lorde declared?
   (That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake: Lord, who shall believe our saying? And to whom is the arm of the Lord declared?)

GnvaThat the saying of Esaias the Prophete might be fulfilled, that he sayd, Lord, who beleeued our report? and to whome is the arme of the Lord reueiled?
   (That the saying of Esaias the Prophet might be fulfilled, that he said, Lord, who believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? )

Cvdlthat the sayenge of Esay the prophet might be fulfylled, which he spake: LORDE, who beleueth oure preachinge? Or to whom is the arme of the LORDE opened?
   (that the saying of Esay the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake: LORD, who believeth/believes our preaching? Or to whom is the arm of the LORD opened?)

TNTthat the sayinge of Esayas the Prophet myght be fulfilled that he spake. Lorde who shall beleve oure sayinge? And to whom ys the arme of the Lorde opened?
   (that the saying of Esayas the Prophet might be fulfilled that he spake. Lord who shall believe our saying? And to whom is the arm of the Lord opened? )

Wyclthat the word of Ysaie, the prophete, schulde be fulfillid, which he seide, Lord, who bileuede to oure heryng, and to whom is the arm of the Lord schewid?
   (that the word of Isaiah, the prophet, should be fulfilled, which he said, Lord, who believed to our hearing, and to whom is the arm of the Lord showed?)

Luthauf daß erfüllet würde der Spruch des Propheten Jesaja, den er sagt: HErr, wer glaubet unserm Predigen, und wem ist der Arm des HErr’s offenbaret?
   (on/in/to that fulfilled would the/of_the Spruch the prophet(s) Yesaya, the he says: LORD, who believes ours preaching(n), and whom is the/of_the arm the LORD’s revealed?)

ClVgut sermo Isaiæ prophetæ impleretur, quem dixit: [Domine, quis credidit auditui nostro? et brachium Domini cui revelatum est?][fn]
   (as speech Isaiæ the_prophets would_be_fulfilled, which he/she_said: [Master, who/any believed hearingi our? and arm(n) Master to_whom revelatum it_is?] )


12.38 Ut sermo Isaiæ impleretur. Quem omnibus modis impleri necesse est, non tamen necessitate faciendum, sed voluntate, præscivit enim Deus et prædixit, non credituros et peccaturos, non tamen cœgit ad hoc, sed ut fit sic præscivit et prædixit.


12.38 As speech Isaiæ would_be_fulfilled. Which to_all in_ways impleri necessary it_is, not/no nevertheless necessitate to_be_done, but willingly, beforescivit because God and predicted, not/no it_is_believedos and sinsuros, not/no nevertheless forced to hoc, but as fit so beforescivit and predicted.

UGNTἵνα ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πληρωθῇ ὃν εἶπεν, Κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν? καὶ ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη?
   (hina ho logos Aʸsaiou tou profaʸtou plaʸrōthaʸ hon eipen, Kurie, tis episteusen taʸ akoaʸ haʸmōn? kai ho braⱪiōn Kuriou tini apekalufthaʸ?)

SBL-GNTἵνα ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πληρωθῇ ὃν εἶπεν· Κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν; καὶ ὁ βραχίων κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη;
   (hina ho logos Aʸsaiou tou profaʸtou plaʸrōthaʸ hon eipen; Kurie, tis episteusen taʸ akoaʸ haʸmōn; kai ho braⱪiōn kuriou tini apekalufthaʸ;)

RP-GNTἵνα ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πληρωθῇ, ὃν εἶπεν, Κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν; Καὶ ὁ βραχίων κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη;
   (hina ho logos Aʸsaiou tou profaʸtou plaʸrōthaʸ, hon eipen, Kurie, tis episteusen taʸ akoaʸ haʸmōn; Kai ho braⱪiōn kuriou tini apekalufthaʸ;)

TC-GNTἵνα ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πληρωθῇ, ὃν εἶπε,
 ⇔ Κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσε τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν;
 ⇔ Καὶ ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη;
   (hina ho logos Aʸsaiou tou profaʸtou plaʸrōthaʸ, hon eipe,
    ⇔ Kurie, tis episteuse taʸ akoaʸ haʸmōn;
    ⇔ Kai ho braⱪiōn Kuriou tini apekalufthaʸ; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

12:1-50 Two stories build simultaneously. A growing number of people are praising Jesus (this climaxes in 12:12-13), and the authorities are increasingly determined to arrest him and put him to death.
• John records three events that occurred just days prior to Passover (12:1-11, 12-19, 20-36). Then he explains why most of the people refused to believe and details Jesus’ final public appeal (12:37-50).


SOTNSIL 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

12:38a

This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:

This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: In the Greek text this is a purpose clause: This happened in order to fulfill Isaiah’s prophecy. The word This refers back to the fact that the Jews in general did not believe in Jesus. Isaiah had predicted that people would not be willing to believe in Jesus, and this actually happened. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

so that the word of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled (NET)

for the prophet Isaiah’s words had to be fulfilled (REB)

This happened so that what the prophet Isaiah had said would come true (CEV)

to fulfill: The verb fulfill in this context means “complete a prophecy” so that what was prophesied happens. The things that Isaiah said did actually take place. For example:

would come true (CEV)

In this way the words of the prophet Isaiah came true (GW)

the word of Isaiah the prophet: This phrase here introduces a quotation from the book of Isaiah, Isaiah 53:1. This quotation consists of many individual words, so in some languages it may be natural to make that clear. For example:

the words of the prophet Isaiah (GW)

what Isaiah the prophet had said (NCV)

Isaiah: The prophet Isaiah lived seven hundred years before Jesus was born. He wrote the book of the Old Testament that is called by his name. He is also mentioned in 1:23d.

prophet: A prophet was a man who spoke to the people as God’s representative. He told people what God revealed to him. Here are some ways to translate prophet:

God’s representative

a man who speaks God’s words

God’s message-speaker

It is good to use a general term that does not refer only to predicting the future. Although prophets did predict the future, they also gave people other messages from God. They especially told them to stop sinning and to obey God.

Try to choose a term for prophet that is different from other words which are similar in meaning. Those words include “angel,” “apostle,” and “preacher.”

See how you translated this word in 1:21d and 1:23d, and see KBT prophet 1a.

12:38b

“Lord, who has believed our message?

12:38b consists of a quotation of Isaiah 53:1. This clause is also quoted in Romans 10:16. In both John and Romans, the word “Lord” introduces words spoken to God. The word “Lord” is not included in the original Hebrew text of the book of Isaiah. However, it is included in the Greek translation of Isaiah. John was quoting from the Greek translation of Isaiah, and you should translate his quotation as it is written. Do not try to make it match Isaiah 53:1 in your Bible.

Lord: The word that the BSB translates as Lord introduces words spoken to God. This Greek word is a form of address showing respect, meaning “master.” Translate this the same way as you translate other uses of Lord when used to address God (e.g., Acts 10:14, Psalm 115:1). For example:

All-Powerful God

Ruler

In some languages people may not naturally use a word that means “master” to refer to God. If speakers of your language do not understand that Lord here refers to God, here are other ways to translate it:

If you include the word for God in your translation of Lord, you may want to include a footnote to give the literal Greek meaning. For example:

Here the Greek text is more literally “Lord.”

who has believed our message: This question is a quotation from Isaiah 53:1. It is a rhetorical question. It is used to emphasize a negative statement: people in general had not believed God’s message. Isaiah was emphasizing how few people had accepted the message. Most people had rejected it.

There are at least two ways to translate this statement:

Translate this emphasis in a way that is most natural in your language.

our message: This phrase refers to the message the prophets told. The pronoun our is probably inclusive, because Isaiah was speaking to God, who had given him the message. Here is another way to translate this phrase:

the message we told (GNT)

12:38c

And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed: This is a second rhetorical question. It continues the quotation from Isaiah 53:1. It is used to emphasize a negative statement that people in general had not seen the arm of the Lord. This is a figure of speech indicating that not many people believed that they were seeing God’s power at work.

There are two ways to translate this negative statement:

Translate this emphasis in a way that is natural in your language.

has the arm of the Lord been revealed: The verb has…been revealed is passive. It means that God has revealed his arm, meaning his power. There are at least two ways to translate this:

Translate this verb using the verb form most natural in your language here. God did reveal his power, but only some could understand that Jesus’ miracles were evidence of God’s power. For example:

and who has seen in it a revelation of the Lord’s arm? (NJB)

Who saw the Lord’s power in this? (NCV)

the arm of the Lord: This phrase is a figurative way of saying “God’s power/strength.” In this context it refers to the miracles that Jesus did by God’s power. It is a figure of speech that emphasizes that God acts in strength and power. In some languages a literal translation may indicate that God has physical arms and that people can see them. In those languages it is necessary to speak explicitly of God’s power. For example:

the power of the Lord (REB)

Because Isaiah was addressing the Lord himself, in some languages it may be natural to use a second-person pronoun, “your.” For example:

your mighty strength (CEV)


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἵνα ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πληρωθῇ

in_order_that the word ˱of˲_Isaiah the prophet ˓may_be˒_fulfilled

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [in order to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου

the word ˱of˲_Isaiah the prophet

Here, word refers to the specific prophecy written down by Isaiah that is quoted in the second half of this verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [this prophecy of Isaiah the prophet]

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

ὃν εἶπεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἵνα ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πληρωθῇ ὅν εἶπεν Κύριε τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν Καί ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη)

This phrase introduces a quotation that occurs in the rest of this verse. The quotation is from the Old Testament book written by Isaiah the prophet ([Isaiah 53:1](../../isa/53/01.md)). 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: [which Isaiah said in the Old Testament]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

Κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν? καὶ ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη?

Lord who believed ˱in˲_the report ˱of˲_us (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἵνα ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πληρωθῇ ὅν εἶπεν Κύριε τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν Καί ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη)

This sentence is a quotation from [Isaiah 53:1](../../isa/53/01.md). It may be helpful to your readers to indicate this by setting off all of this material with quotation marks or with whatever other punctuation or convention your language uses to indicate a quotation.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

Κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν? καὶ ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη?

Lord who believed ˱in˲_the report ˱of˲_us (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἵνα ὁ λόγος Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πληρωθῇ ὅν εἶπεν Κύριε τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν Καί ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη)

This quotation from [Isaiah 53:1](../../isa/53/01.md) contains two rhetorical questions to express the prophet’s dismay that the people do not believe his report. If you would not use rhetorical questions for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as two statements or exclamations and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [Lord, no one has believed our message! It seems like the arm of the Lord has been revealed to no one!]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη

the the arm ˱of˲_˓the˒_Lord ˱to˲_whom ˓was˒_revealed

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [to whom has the Lord revealed his arm]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὁ βραχίων Κυρίου

the the arm ˱of˲_˓the˒_Lord

John quotes Isaiah using arm to refer to the Lord’s power. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the Lord’s power]

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