Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah said again,
Because of this they were not able to believe, that again Isaiah said,
On this account they could not believe, because Esaias said again,
John — The Gospel of sevens and signs. Seven signs, seven 'I AM' sayings, a prologue and an epilogue — written 'that ye might believe' (20:31).
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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It was not however with intent to fulfil the prophecies that the Jews slew the Lord, for in that case they would not have been impious; but it was by reason of their own malignity. For although the prophets foretold the things which were certainly to be brought to pass by their determined evil counsel, they foretold it for this cause, that the sober might leap over the pitfalls of the devil: for surely they who heard might also have taken heed. On which, account also the prediction was needful. That it was not God Who blinded the Jews.
Cyril of Alexandria· Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 8 (Fragments), 444patristic
Therefore they could not believe,.... God had determined to leave them to the blindness and hardness of their hearts, and to deny them his grace, which only could cure them of it, and enable them to believe: he had foretold this in prophecy, and they were manifestly the persons spoken of; and therefore considering the decrees of God, the predictions of the prophet, and the hardness of their hearts, they were left unto, it was morally impossible they should believe, because that Esaias said again, in Isa 6:9.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
They could not believe - See Mar 6:5; He could there do no mighty works, etc. The works can and could are often used in the Bible to denote the existence of such obstacles as to make a result certain, or as affirming that while one thing exists another thing cannot follow. Thus, Joh 5:44; How can ye believe which receive honor one of another. That is, while this propensity to seek for honor exists, it will effectually prevent your believing.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical
Therefore now they could not believe - That is, by the just judgment of God, for their obstinacy and wilful resistance of the truth, they were at length so left to the hardness of their hearts, that neither the miracles nor doctrines of our Lord could make any impression upon them.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755evangelical
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They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.
And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.”
Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.
I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.
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The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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John 6:44“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
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Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
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John 5:44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
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For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come…
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John 10:38But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in…
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I and the Father are one.”
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