John Chapter 12 verse 37 Holy Bible
But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they believed not on him:
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But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him:
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But though he had done so many signs before them, they believed not on him,
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But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
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But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn't believe in him,
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yet he having done so many signs before them, they were not believing in him,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 37-43. - 6. The reflections of the evangelist. Verse 37. - Though he had done so many signs in their presence, yet they believed not on him, (Τοσαῦτα is discriminated from τοιαῦτα, Plat., 'Gorgias,' p. 456, c. The passages John 6:9; John 14:9; John 21:11, are generally held to establish the meaning of "so many," rather "so great;" the proof is not conclusive.) If "so many" be the correct reading, John is simply implying what he elsewhere expresses, that a widespread knowledge was possessed by him of groups of miraculous signs, of which he recorded only seven crucial symbolic specimens; (1) wine; (2) bread; . . .
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(37) But though he had done so many miracles before them.--The words "before them" mean "in their presence," "before their eyes." They refer to the multitude (John 12:34). St. John's narrative implies, therefore, that the "signs" of the earlier Gospels were well known. He has himself recorded but six miracles, and all these, with the exception of the feeding the five thousand, belong to the Judaean ministry. (Comp. Note on John 2:11.)Yet they believed not on him.--This is the writer's comment on the general result of Christ's work at the close of His public teaching. This too is said of the multitude, the people as a whole. There were, of course, not a few who were then walking according as they had light, but it was not so with the many. Rejection and not acceptance was the result of Christ's personal work on earth; yet rejection accompanied, as on this day, by signs which pointed to a world-wide acceptance. "He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name" (John 1:11-12).
