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John 12:39

In John 12 of John.

Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,

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διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τοῦτοtoutoThereforeοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Therefore”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.Thereforeοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἠδύναντοēdunantobe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “be able”, an ongoing action in the pastG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.πιστεύεινpisteueinto believeπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active infinitive — “to believe”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.This verse uses “believe”.believeὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseπάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.againεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).ἨσαΐαςēsaiasIsaiahἨσαΐαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Isaiah”, the subject formG2268Isaiah, the prophet.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Therefore they could not believe, because Isaias said again:

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  • Isaiah 44:18Isaiah 44:18 · King James VersionThey have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.Isaiah 44:18 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

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