John 12:38

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

This happened so that what the prophet Isaiah had said would come true, “Lord, who has believed our message? And who has seen your mighty strength?”

Cross References

2 Chronicles 32:20

Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz asked the LORD for help,

Psalm 44:3

Their strength and weapons were not what won the land and gave them victory! You loved them and fought with your powerful arm and your shining glory.

Isaiah 51:5

Those who live across the sea are eagerly waiting for me to rescue them. I am strong and ready; soon I will come to save and to rule all nations.

Isaiah 51:9

Wake up! Do something, LORD. Be strong and ready. Wake up! Do what you did for our people long ago. Didn't you chop up Rahab the monster?

Isaiah 53:1

Has anyone believed us or seen the mighty power of the LORD in action?

Matthew 15:7

And you are nothing but show-offs! Isaiah the prophet was right when he wrote that God had said,

Matthew 16:17

Jesus told him: Simon, son of Jonah, you are blessed! You didn't discover this on your own. It was shown to you by my Father in heaven.

Matthew 27:35

The soldiers nailed Jesus to a cross and gambled to see who would get his clothes.

John 12:37

He had performed a lot of miracles among the people, but they were still not willing to have faith in him.

John 12:39

The people could not have faith in Jesus, because Isaiah had also said,

John 15:25

That is why the Scriptures are true when they say, “People hated me for no reason.”

John 17:12

While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power you have given me. I guarded them, and not one of them was lost, except the one who had to be lost. This happened so that what the Scriptures say would come true.

John 19:24

The soldiers said to each other, “Let's not rip it apart. We will gamble to see who gets it.” This happened so that the Scriptures would come true, which say, “They divided up my clothes and gambled for my garments.” The soldiers then did what they had decided.

Romans 10:16

Yet not everyone has believed the message. For example, the prophet Isaiah asked, “Lord, has anyone believed what we said?”

Romans 10:20

Isaiah was fearless enough to tell that the Lord had said, “I was found by people who were not looking for me. I appeared to the ones who were not asking about me.”

1 Corinthians 1:24

Our message is God's power and wisdom for the Jews and the Greeks that he has chosen.

Galatians 1:16

to show me his Son, so that I would announce his message to the Gentiles. I didn't talk this over with anyone.