YHN 12:39 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, red:negative.
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).

ULT § Because of this they were not able to believe, for Isaiah had again said,

AICNT For this reason they could not believe, because again Isaiah said,

OEB The reason why they were unable to believe is given by Isaiah elsewhere, in these words –

WEBBE For this cause they couldn’t believe, for Isaiah said again:

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For this reason they could not believe, because again Isaiah said,

LSV Because of this they were not able to believe, that again Isaiah said,

FBV They were not able to trust him, and as a result they fulfilled what Isaiah also said:

TCNT § For this reason they could not believe, for again Isaiah said,

T4T That was the reason why they were unable to believe. It was like Isaiah wrote somewhere else that God said:

LEB For this reason they were not able to believe, because again Isaiah said,

BBE For this reason they were unable to have belief, because Isaiah said again,

Moff This was why they could not believe; for Isaiah again said,

Wymth For this reason they were unable to believe—because Isaiah said again,

ASV For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah said again,

DRA Therefore they could not believe, because Isaias said again:

YLT Because of this they were not able to believe, that again Isaiah said,

Drby On this account they could not believe, because Esaias said again,

RV For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah said again,

SLT Therefore they could not believe, for Esaias said again,

Wbstr Therefore they could not believe, because that Isaiah said again,

KJB-1769 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,

KJB-1611 Therefore they could not beleeue, because that Esaias said againe,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Therfore coulde they not beleue, because that Esaias sayth agayne:
(Therefore could they not believe, because that Esaias saith/says again:)

Gnva Therefore could they not beleeue, because that Esaias saith againe,
(Therefore could they not believe, because that Esaias saith/says again, )

Cvdl Therfore coulde they not beleue, for Esay saide agayne:
(Therefore could they not believe, for Esay said again:)

TNT Therfore coulde they not beleve because that Esaias sayth agayne:
(Therefore could they not believe because that Esaias saith/says again: )

Wycl Therfor thei myyten not bileue, for eft Ysaye seide,
(Therefore they might not believe, for after Ysaye said,)

Luth Darum konnten sie nicht glauben; denn Jesaja sagt abermal:
(Therefore could they/she/them not believe; because/than Yesaya says again:)

ClVg Propterea non poterant credere, quia iterum dixit Isaias:[fn]
(That's_why not/no they_could to_believe, because again he/she_said Isaiahs: )

12.39 Non poterant. AUG. Non quod non possunt homines mutari in melius, sed quandiu tales non possunt credere.

12.39 Not/No they_could. AUG. Not/No that not/no they_can people/men mutari in/into/on better, but as_long_as tales not/no they_can to_believe.

UGNT διὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἠδύναντο πιστεύειν, ὅτι πάλιν εἶπεν Ἠσαΐας,
(dia touto ouk aʸdunanto pisteuein, hoti palin eipen Aʸsaias,)

SBL-GNT διὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἠδύναντο πιστεύειν ὅτι πάλιν εἶπεν Ἠσαΐας·
(dia touto ouk aʸdunanto pisteuein hoti palin eipen Aʸsaias;)

RP-GNT Διὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἠδύναντο πιστεύειν, ὅτι πάλιν εἶπεν Ἠσαΐας,
(Dia touto ouk aʸdunanto pisteuein, hoti palin eipen Aʸsaias,)

TC-GNT § Διὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἠδύναντο πιστεύειν, ὅτι πάλιν εἶπεν Ἠσαΐας,
( § Dia touto ouk aʸdunanto pisteuein, hoti palin eipen Aʸsaias, )

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

SOTN 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

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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

UTN 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](../../isa/06/10.md)) 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]

Parallel YHN 12:39

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

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