37. Although they had seen Jesus perform so many miracles, they wouldn’t believe in him.
38. In this way the words of the prophet Isaiah came true:“Lord, who has believed our message?To whom has the Lord’s power been revealed?”
39. So the people couldn’t believe because, as Isaiah also said,
40. “God blinded themand made them close-mindedso that their eyes don’t seeand their minds don’t understand.And they never turn to me for healing!”
41. Isaiah said this because he had seen Jesus’ glory and had spoken about him.
42. Many rulers believed in Jesus. However, they wouldn’t admit it publicly because the Pharisees would have thrown them out of the synagogue.
43. They were more concerned about what people thought of them than about what God thought of them.
44. Then Jesus said loudly, “Whoever believes in me believes not only in me but also in the one who sent me.
45. Whoever sees me sees the one who sent me.