Berean Standard Bible

John 12:36-50

36WhileὡςhōsG5613you haveἔχετε,echeteG2192theτὸtoG3588LightφῶςphōsG5457,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100inεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588Lightφῶς,phōsG5457,so thatἵναinaG2443you may becomeγένησθε.genēstheG1096sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457.” AfterJesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424had spokenἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980these thingsταῦταtautaG3778καὶkaiG2532,He went awayἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andwas hiddenἐκρύβηekrubēG2928fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846.

37AlthoughδὲdeG1161JesusαὐτοῦautouG846had performedπεποιηκότοςpepoiēkotosG4160so manyΤοσαῦταTosautaG5118signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592in their presenceἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶνemprosthen autōnG1715 G846,they still did not believeοὐκ ἐπίστευονouk episteuonG3756 G4100inεἰςeisG1519Himαὐτόν,autonG846.

38This wasἵναinaG2443to fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056of IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396ὃνhonG3739εἶπεν·eipenG2036: “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whoτίςtisG5101has believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100ourG1473τῇtēaG3588messageἀκοῇakoēaG189?AndκαὶkaiG2532to whomτίνιtiniG5101has theὁhoG3588armβραχίωνbrachiōnG1023of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962been revealedἀπεκαλύφθη;apekaluphthēG601?”

39For this reasonδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778they were unableοὐκ ἠδύναντοouk ēdunantoG1410 G3756to believeπιστεύειν,pisteueinG4100.ForὅτιhotiG3754againπάλινpalinG3825,IsaiahἨσαΐας·ĒsaiasG2268saysεἶπενeipenG2036:

40“He has blindedτετύφλωκενtetuphlōkenG5186theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788andκαὶkaiG2532hardenedἐπώρωσενepōrōsenG4456theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὴνtēnG3588heartsκαρδίαν,kardianG2588,so thatἵναinaG2443they cannot seeμὴmēG3361 G3708withτοῖςtoisG3588theireyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788,andκαὶkaiG2532understandνοήσωσινnoēsōsinG3539withτῇtēaG3588theirheartsκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,andκαὶkaiG2532turnστραφῶσινstraphōsinG4762,andκαὶkaiG2532I would healἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.”

41IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268saidεἶπενeipenG2036these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778becauseὅτιhotiG3754he sawG3708JesusαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588’gloryδόξανdoxanG1391andκαὶkaiG2532spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980aboutπερὶperiG4012Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

42Neverthelessὅμως μέντοι καὶhomōs mentoi kaiG3676 G3305 G2532,manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588leadersἀρχόντωνarchontōnG758believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100inεἰςeisG1519Himαὐτόν,autonG846.ButἀλλὰallaG235because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτοὺςtousG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίουςPharisaiousG5330they did not confessοὐχ ὡμολόγουν,ouch hōmologounG3756 G3670Him,for fear thatἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361they would beγένωνται.genōntaiG1096put out of the synagogueἀποσυνάγωγοιaposunagōgoiG656.

43ForγὰρgarG1063they lovedἠγάπησανēgapēsanG25τὴνtēnG3588praiseδόξανdoxanG1391τῶνtōnG3588from menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἤπερēperG2260τὴνtēnG3588praiseδόξανdoxanG1391τοῦtouG3588from Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

44ThenδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cried outἔκραξεν καὶ εἶπεν·ekraxen kai eipenG2896 G2532 G2036, “WhoeverὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519MeG1473does notοὐouG3756believeπιστεύειpisteueiG4100inεἰςeisG1519MeG1473alone,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588One whosentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992MeG1473.

45AndκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὁhoG3588seesθεωρῶνtheōrōnG2334MeG1473seesθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334theτὸνtonG3588One whosentπέμψαντάpempsantaG3992MeG1473.

46IἐγὼegōG1473have comeἐλήλυθα,elēluthaG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889asa lightφῶςphōsG5457,so thatἵναinaG2443no oneπᾶς μὴpas mēG3956 G3361whoὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519MeἐμὲemeG1473should remainμείνῃ.meinēG3306inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588darknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653.

47καὶkaiG2532As forἐάνeanG1437anyone whoτίςtisG5100hearsἀκούσῃakousēG191MyG1473τῶνtōnG3588wordsῥημάτωνrhēmatōnG4487andκαὶkaiG2532does notμὴmēG3361keepφυλάξῃ,phulaxēG5442them,IG1473do notοὐouG3756judgeκρίνωkrinōG2919himαὐτόν·autonG846.ForγὰρgarG1063I have not comeοὐ ἦλθονou ēlthonG3756 G2064toἵναinaG2443judgeκρίνωkrinōG2919theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toἵναinaG2443saveσώσωsōsōG4982theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον.kosmonG2889.

48There isἔχειecheiG2192ὁhoG3588a judgeκρίνονταkrinontaG2919forαὐτόν·autonG846theτὰtaG3588one whorejectsἀθετῶνathetōnG114MeG1473andκαὶkaiG2532does not receiveμὴ λαμβάνωνmē lambanōnG3361 G2983MyG1473τὸνtonG3588wordsῥήματάrhēmataG4487:TheὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056thatὃνhonG3739I have spokenἐλάλησα,elalēsaG2980ἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565will judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919himαὐτὸνautonG846onἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588lastἐσχάτῃeschatēG2078dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.

49ὅτιhotiG3754IG1473have notοὐκoukG3756spokenἐλάλησα,elalēsaG2980onἐξexG1537My ownG1683,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theὁhoG3588Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962αὐτόςautosG846whosentπέμψαςpempsasG3992MeG1473has commanded Meἐντολὴν δέδωκενentolēn dedōkenG1325 G1473 G1785whatτίtiG5101to sayεἴπωeipōG2036andκαὶkaiG2532howτίtiG5101to say itλαλήσω.lalēsōG2980.

50AndκαὶkaiG2532I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754HisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588commandἐντολὴentolēG1785leads toἐστιν.estinG1510eternalαἰώνιόςaiōniosG166lifeζωὴzōēG2222.SoοὖνounG3767IG1473speakλαλῶ,lalōG2980exactlyκαθὼςkathōsG2531whatἃhaG3739theὁhoG3588Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962has toldεἴρηκένeirēkenG2046MeG1473οὕτωςhoutōsG3779to sayλαλῶ.¶lalōG2980.”

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