John 12:41
New International Version
Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.

New Living Translation
Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he said this, because he saw the future and spoke of the Messiah’s glory.

English Standard Version
Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him.

Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.

Berean Literal Bible
Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke concerning Him.

King James Bible
These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

New King James Version
These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.

New American Standard Bible
These things Isaiah said because he saw His glory, and he spoke about Him.

NASB 1995
These things Isaiah said because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him.

NASB 1977
These things Isaiah said, because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
These things Isaiah said because he saw His glory, and he spoke about Him.

Amplified Bible
Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke about Him.

Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke about him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke about Him.

American Standard Version
These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Isaiah said these things when he saw his glory and spoke about him.

Contemporary English Version
Isaiah said this, because he saw the glory of Jesus and spoke about him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
These things said Isaias, when he saw his glory, and spoke of him.

English Revised Version
These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Isaiah said this because he had seen Jesus' glory and had spoken about him.

Good News Translation
Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him.

International Standard Version
Isaiah said this when he saw his glory and spoke about him.

Literal Standard Version
Isaiah said these things when he saw His glory, and spoke of Him.

Majority Standard Bible
Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.

New American Bible
Isaiah said this because he saw his glory and spoke about him.

NET Bible
Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ's glory, and spoke about him.

New Revised Standard Version
Isaiah said this because he saw his glory and spoke about him.

New Heart English Bible
Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory, and spoke of him.

Webster's Bible Translation
These things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spoke of him.

Weymouth New Testament
Isaiah uttered these words because he saw His glory; and he spoke of Him.

World English Bible
Isaiah said these things when he saw his glory, and spoke of him.

Young's Literal Translation
these things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

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Context
Belief and Unbelief
40“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.” 41Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him. 42Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.…

Cross References
Isaiah 6:1
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.

Luke 24:27
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.


Treasury of Scripture

These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spoke of him.

when.

Isaiah 6:1-5,9,10
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple…

saw.

John 1:14,18
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth…

John 14:9
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

Exodus 33:18-23
And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory…

spake.

John 5:39
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

Acts 10:43
To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

1 Peter 1:11
Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

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John 12
1. Jesus excuses Mary anointing his feet.
9. The people flock to see Lazarus.
10. The chief priests consult to kill him.
12. Jesus rides into Jerusalem.
20. Greeks desire to see Jesus.
23. He foretells his death.
37. The people are generally blinded;
42. yet many chief rulers believe, but do not confess him;
44. therefore Jesus calls earnestly for confession of faith.














(41) These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory.--The better text is, . . . because he saw His glory. (Comp. Note on the reading in John 12:17.) The result of seeing His glory was that he spake of Him. This is St. John's interpretation of the prophecy. Isaiah himself tells us, "I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple" (John 6:1). But no man hath seen God at any time. The Word is the express image of His Person. This glory was of the pre-incarnate Word, who was in the beginning with God, and was God.

Verse 41. - These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory, and he spake of him. By this reference to the theophany of Isaiah 6:1, 2 the evangelist here identifies Christ with the Adonai whom the prophet saw in his vision, and thus expresses his conception of the Christ (comp. 1 Corinthians 10:4; Philippians 2:6). Because the prophet saw the glory of Christ, the unutterable majesty of the "Word of God," he delivered, as we know, this tremendous burden. Few utterances of the New Testament convey in more startling form the conviction of the apostles touching the pre-existence of the Lord, and the identification of the Divine Personality of the Christ, with the highest conception that the Hebrew prophet entertained of the Almighty One, of the eternal Godhead.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Isaiah
Ἠσαΐας (Ēsaias)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2268: Isaiah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Hesaias, an Israelite.

said
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

these things
Ταῦτα (Tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

because
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

he saw
εἶδεν (eiden)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

[Jesus’]
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

glory
δόξαν (doxan)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1391: From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

spoke
ἐλάλησεν (elalēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

about
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

Him.
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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