John 12:38
This 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?”
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ASV
that 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?
KJV
That 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?
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἵνα | ina | so that | G2443 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| λόγος | logos | word | G3056 → |
| Ἠσαΐου | Ēsaiou | of Isaiah | G2268 → |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → |
| προφήτου | prophētou | prophet | G4396 → |
| πληρωθῇ | plērōthēa | may be fulfilled | G4137 → |
| ὃν | hon | that | G3739 → |
| εἶπεν· | eipen | said: | G2036 → |
| κύριε, | kurie | Lord, | G2962 → |
| τίς | tis | who | G5101 → |
| ἐπίστευσεν | episteusen | has believed | G4100 → |
| τῇ | tēa | in the | G3588 → |
| ἀκοῇ | akoēa | report | G189 → |
| ἡμῶν; | hēmōn | of us? | G3165 → |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| βραχίων | brachiōn | arm | G1023 → |
| κυρίου | kuriou | of [the] Lord | G2962 → |
| τίνι | tini | to whom | G5101 → |
| ἀπεκαλύφθη; | apekaluphthē | has been revealed? | G601 → |
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