John 12:38
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?
Cross-references
John 3:11 states people do not accept Jesus' testimony, directly paralleling the unbelief described here.
John 14:11 calls for belief based on works, contrasting with the unbelief despite signs in this passage.
Isaiah 53:1 is the exact source quoted here — the lament over unbelief despite God's revealed power.
Acts 8:28-30 shows the Ethiopian eunuch reading this same Isaiah passage, directly linking to the quote here.
Romans 10:16 also quotes Isaiah 53:1, applying it to Israel's unbelief — a direct parallel in how the same text is used.
In 1 Corinthians 1:24, Christ is called 'the power of God'—the very 'arm of the Lord' revealed to believers in this verse.
In 2 Corinthians 3:14-18, a veil blinds minds from seeing Christ—the same spiritual blindness that keeps people from believing the report here.
In 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, the gospel is veiled to the perishing, but God shines light to reveal Christ's glory—the arm of the Lord unveiled.
In Deuteronomy 29:4, God withholds spiritual perception from Israel—the same cause of unbelief that leaves the arm of the Lord unrecognized here.
Acts 28:26 quotes Isaiah 6:9-10 about hardened hearts, directly paralleling the Isaiah quote here for unbelief.
Luke 17:25 foretells the Son of Man's rejection, connecting to the rejected message in the Isaiah quotation.
Matthew 11:25 shows God hides revelation from the wise, paralleling the unbelief theme in the Isaiah quote.
Luke 19:42 says peace is hidden from Jerusalem, mirroring the hidden arm of the Lord in the Isaiah quote.