Acts 28:26
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Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
In other translations
Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
Greek words
λέγων·legōnhe is saying:G3004πορεύθητιporeuthētido goG4198πρὸςprostoG4314τὸνton<the>G3588λαὸνlaonpeopleG2992τοῦτονtoutonthisG3778καὶkaiandG2532εἰπόν·eipondo say;G2036ἀκοῇakoēaIn hearingG189ἀκούσετεakouseteyou will hearG191καὶkaiandG2532οὐoucertainlyG3756μὴmēnotG3361συνῆτε,sunētemay understand,G4920καὶkaiandG2532βλέποντεςblepontesin lookingG991βλέψετεblepseteyou will lookG991καὶkaiandG2532οὐoucertainlyG3756μὴmēnotG3361ἴδητε·idētemay perceive;G1492
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- Ezekiel 12:2Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
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- Matthew 13:14-1514 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15 For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.14 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. 15 For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
- Mark 4:12That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
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- John 12:38-4038 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? 39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, 40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” 39 For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: 40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
- Romans 11:8-108 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. 9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: 10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.8 as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” 9 And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. 10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”
- Luke 24:25Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
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