John 5:24

5:24 “I tell you the solemn truth, 1  the one who hears 2  my message 3  and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, 4  but has crossed over from death to life.

John 12:38

12:38 so that the word 5  of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled. He said, 6  “Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord 7  been revealed?” 8 

1 tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

2 tn Or “obeys.”

3 tn Or “word.”

4 tn Grk “and does not come into judgment.”

5 tn Or “message.”

6 tn Grk “who said.”

7 tn “The arm of the Lord” is an idiom for “God’s great power” (as exemplified through Jesus’ miraculous signs). This response of unbelief is interpreted by the author as a fulfillment of the prophetic words of Isaiah (Isa 53:1). The phrase ὁ βραχίων κυρίου (Jo braciwn kuriou) is a figurative reference to God’s activity and power which has been revealed in the sign-miracles which Jesus has performed (compare the previous verse).

8 sn A quotation from Isa 53:1.