John 12:36-47 (Gospel)
- 36
- While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.
- 37
- But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him,
- 38
- that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: “Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?”
- 39
- Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:
- 40
- “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they should see with their eyes, lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, so that I should heal them.”
- 41
- These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.
- 42
- Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;
- 43
- for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
- 44
- Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me.
- 45
- And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me.
- 46
- I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.
- 47
- And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.