John 12:34-50

New International Version

³⁴The crowd spoke up, “We have heard from the Law^(A) that the Messiah will remain forever,^(B) so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man^(C) must be lifted up’?^(D) Who is this ‘Son of Man’?”

³⁵Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light^(E) just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light,^(F) before darkness overtakes you.^(G) Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. ³⁶Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.”^(H) When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.^(I)

Belief and Unbelief Among the Jews

³⁷Even after Jesus had performed so many signs^(J) in their presence, they still would not believe in him. ³⁸This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:

“Lord, who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”^[a]^(K)

³⁹For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:

⁴⁰“He has blinded their eyes
    and hardened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
    nor understand with their hearts,
    nor turn—and I would heal them.”^[b]^(L)

⁴¹Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory^(M) and spoke about him.^(N)

⁴²Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him.^(O) But because of the Pharisees^(P) they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue;^(Q) ⁴³for they loved human praise^(R) more than praise from God.^(S)

⁴⁴Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me.^(T) ⁴⁵The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.^(U) ⁴⁶I have come into the world as a light,^(V) so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

⁴⁷“If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.^(W) ⁴⁸There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them^(X) at the last day. ⁴⁹For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me^(Y) to say all that I have spoken. ⁵⁰I know that his command leads to eternal life.^(Z) So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”^(AA)