Johannes 12:37

37 En hoewel Hij zovele tekenen voor hen gedaan had, nochtans geloofden zij in Hem niet;

Johannes 12:37 Meaning and Commentary

John 12:37

But though he had done so many miracles before them
Openly, and in the presence of them; meaning those miracles which were done at Jerusalem, as those which brought Nicodemus to him, and to an acknowledgment of him as a teacher sent from God; and particularly the cure of the lame man at Bethesda's pool, the giving sight to the man that was born blind, by anointing his eyes with clay, and sending him to wash in the Pool of Siloam, and the raising Lazarus from the dead at Bethany, which was within two miles of Jerusalem, in the presence of many of them who were come there to comfort Martha and Mary. Yet

they believed not on him;
the miracles done by Christ before their eyes, which they could not deny, nor disprove, and were so many, and so great, were aggravations of their unbelief; and such indeed is the nature of that sin, and so deeply rooted is it, that the most powerful means, and mighty works, will not bring a person to believe in Christ, without the powerful and efficacious grace of God.

Johannes 12:37 In-Context

35 Jezus dan zeide tot hen: Nog een kleinen tijd is het Licht bij ulieden; wandelt, terwijl gij het Licht hebt, opdat de duisternis u niet bevange. En die in de duisternis wandelt, weet niet, waar hij heengaat.
36 Terwijl gij het Licht hebt, gelooft in het Licht, opdat gij kinderen des Lichts moogt zijn. Deze dingen sprak Jezus; en weggaande verborg Hij Zich van hen.
37 En hoewel Hij zovele tekenen voor hen gedaan had, nochtans geloofden zij in Hem niet;
38 Opdat het woord van Jesaja, den profeet, vervuld werd, dat hij gesproken heeft: Heere, wie heeft onze prediking geloofd, en wien is de arm des Heeren geopenbaard?
39 Daarom konden zij niet geloven, dewijl Jesaja wederom gezegd heeft:
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.