John 12:37

Plain English Version

A lot of people saw Jesus do lots of powerful things, but they still did not believe in him.

Cross References

Luke 16:31

But Abraham said, ‘Look, if they take no notice of Moses, and if they take no notice of the things that God’s men wrote in his book, they will not take any notice of anyone, not even a dead person that comes alive again.’ ”

John 1:11

He came to his own countrymen, but most of them didn’t want him.

John 11:42

I know that you always listen to me, but I say these words out loud, so that these people will believe that you sent me here.”

John 12:36

You have to listen to my message while I am still here, and you have to believe it, so that you will be my followers. Then it will be like you are living in the light that I’m shining for you.” After Jesus said those things, he left that place and stayed away from those people, so they didn’t know where he was.

John 12:38

So it happened the way God told Isaiah to write it, a long time ago. And it is in God’s book. He wrote these words, “Only a few believed your message, God, and only a few people took notice of the powerful things you do.”

John 15:24

And that mob saw me do powerful things, but they took no notice of me, so they are guilty of going against God. I did those powerful things that nobody else ever did, and they saw what I did, but they still hate me, and they hate my father too. So they are really guilty.

John 2:11

This was the first powerful thing Jesus did. He did it in Cana, in Galilee country. He did it to show that his power came from God, and his followers believed in him. They believed that he came from God.

John 6:2

(It was nearly time for the big Jewish ceremony called Passover.) Jesus and his special workers got to the other side of the lake, then Jesus climbed up a hill and his special workers went with him, and they sat down. Before that time, a lot of people saw Jesus make sick people better, so they followed him up that hill.