Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
"He has made their eyes blind and their minds dull, To keep them from seeing with their eyes, and understanding with their minds, And turning to me to be cured."
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
Holman Bible
and hardened their hearts,
so that they would not see with their eyes
or understand with their hearts,
and be converted,
and I would heal them.
International Standard Version
"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they might not perceive with their eyes, and understand with their mind and turn, and I would heal them."
A Conservative Version
He has blinded their eyes, and has hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and be turned, and I would heal them.
American Standard Version
He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their heart; Lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, And should turn, And I should heal them.
Amplified
“He has blinded their eyes and He hardened their heart, to keep them from seeing with their eyes and understanding with their heart and being converted; otherwise, I [their God] would heal them.”
An Understandable Version
"God has blinded their eyes [of understanding] and closed their minds. If He had not done so, they would [be able to] see with their eyes and understand with their minds and turn [to God] so He could heal them [spiritually]."
Anderson New Testament
He has blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and should turn, and I should give them health.
Bible in Basic English
He has made their eyes blind, and their hearts hard; for fear that they might see with their eyes and get knowledge with their hearts, and be changed, and I might make them well.
Common New Testament
"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts and turn, so that I should heal them."
Daniel Mace New Testament
and hardned their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them."
Darby Translation
He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, that they may not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart and be converted, and I should heal them.
Godbey New Testament
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; in order that they may not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and turn, and I shall heal them.
John Wesley New Testament
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their hearts, that they might not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and be converted, that I might heal them.
Julia Smith Translation
He has blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart: lest they see with the eyes, and understand with the heart, and should turn back, and I should heal them.
King James 2000
He has blinded their eyes, and hardened their hearts; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, and be converted, and I should heal them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they see with [their] eyes and understand with [their] hearts and turn, and I heal them."
Modern King James verseion
"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they should not see with their eyes nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their hearts: that they should not see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and should be converted and I should heal them."
Moffatt New Testament
He has blinded their eyes and made their hearts insensible, to prevent them seeing with their eyes and understanding with their hearts and turning for me to cure them.
Montgomery New Testament
He hath blinded their eyes and make their hearts hard, Lest they should see with their eyes, perceive with their minds, And should turn, and I should heal them.
NET Bible
"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and turn to me, and I would heal them."
New Heart English Bible
"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and would turn, and I would heal them."
Noyes New Testament
"He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn from their ways, and I should heal them."
Sawyer New Testament
He has blinded their eyes, and hardened their hearts, that they should not see with their eyes and understand with their hearts, and be converted, and I should cure them.
The Emphasized Bible
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; lest they should see with their eyes, and should understand with their heart, and should turn, - and I should heal them.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
"He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their hearts; lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with the heart, and be converted, and I should heal them."
Twentieth Century New Testament
'He has blinded their eyes, and blunted their mind, so that they should not see with their eyes, and perceive with their mind, and turn--And I should heal them.'
Webster
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
Weymouth New Testament
"He has blinded their eyes and made their minds callous, lest they should see with their eyes and perceive with their minds, and should turn, and I should heal them."
Williams New Testament
"He has blinded their eyes and benumbed their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes and understand with their hearts, and turn to me to cure them."
World English Bible
"He has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and would turn, and I would heal them."
Worrell New Testament
"He hath blinded their eyes, and He hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I should heal them."
Worsley New Testament
He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they might not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
Youngs Literal Translation
'He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they might not see with the eyes, and understand with the heart, and turn back, and I might heal them;'
Themes
Blindness » Spiritual, inflicted (judicial)
Deafness » Figurative » Of moral insensibility
Heart » The unregenerate » Is hard
Jesus Christ » History of » Verifies the prophecy of isaiah concerning the unbelieving jews
Praise » Who loves the praise of men more than the praise of God
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 12:40
Verse Info
Context Readings
The People Still Refuse To Believe
39 So they could not believe; for Isaiah says again, 40 "He has made their eyes blind and their minds dull, To keep them from seeing with their eyes, and understanding with their minds, And turning to me to be cured." 41 Isaiah said this because he saw his glory; it was of him that he spoke.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 13:13-15
This is why I speak to them in figures, because though they look they do not see, and though they listen they do not hear or understand.
Mark 4:12
so that " 'They may look and look and yet not see, And listen and listen and yet not understand, Lest possibly they should turn and be forgiven.' ",
Luke 8:10
And he said, "You are permitted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God, but they are given to others in the form of figures, so that they may look and yet not see, and hear and yet not understand.
Matthew 15:14
Leave them alone. They are blind guides! But if one blind man leads another, they will both fall into the ditch!"
Mark 6:52
for they had not understood about the loaves, but their minds were blinded.
Mark 8:17-18
And he noticed it and said to them, "Why do you discuss your being without bread? Do you not yet see nor understand? Are your minds so dull?
Luke 4:18
"The spirit of the Lord is upon me, For he has consecrated me to preach the good news to the poor, He has sent me to announce to the prisoners their release and to the blind the recovery of their sight, To set the down-trodden at liberty,
John 9:39
And Jesus said, "I have come into this world to judge men, that those who cannot see may see, and that those who can see may become blind."
Acts 3:19
So repent and turn to God, to have your sins wiped out, and happier times will come from the presence of the Lord,
Acts 15:3
The church saw them off upon their journey, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria they told of the conversion of the heathen, and caused great rejoicing among all the brothers.
Acts 28:26
" 'Go to this Nation and say to them, "You will listen, and listen, and never understand, And you will look, and look, and never see!
Romans 9:18
So he has mercy on anyone he pleases, and hardens the heart of anyone he pleases.
Romans 11:7-11
What follows? Israel failed to get what it sought, but those whom God selected got it.
James 5:19-20
My brothers, if any one of you is led astray from the truth, and someone brings him back,