Act 28:26-27 | NETfull | STEP | when he said, ‘ Go to this people and say, “ You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive.

Acts 28:26-27

26 when he said,

‘ Go to this people and say,
“ You will keep on hearing, ^{▼▼ Grk “you will hear with hearing” (an idiom).} but will never understand,
and you will keep on looking, ^{▼▼ Or “seeing”; Grk “you will look by looking” (an idiom).} but will never perceive.
27 For the heart of this people has become dull, ^{▼▼ Or “insensitive.”} ^{▼▼ The heart of this people has become dull. The charge from Isaiah is like Stephen’s against the Jews of Jerusalem (Acts 7:51–53). They were a hard-hearted and disobedient people.}
and their ears are hard of hearing, ^{▼▼ Grk “they hear heavily with their ears” (an idiom for slow comprehension).}
and they have closed their eyes,
so that they would not see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart
and turn, ^{▼▼ Note how the failure to respond to the message of the gospel is seen as a failure to turn.} and I would heal them. ”’ ^{▼▼ A quotation from Isa 6:9–10.}