Isa 6:9-11, 2Cor 2:16, 10:8-10, 13:8-10 | ESV | STEP | And he said , Go , and say to this people : Keep on hearing , but do not understand ; keep on seeing , but do not perceive .

Isaiah 6:9-11

9 And he said, “Go, and say to this people:

^a“‘Keep on hearing, ^{▼▼Or Hear indeed} but do not understand;
keep on seeing, ^{▼▼Or see indeed} but do not perceive.’
10 ^dMake the heart of this people ^edull, ^{▼▼Hebrew fat}
and their ears heavy,
and blind their eyes;
^glest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”
11 Then I said, ^h“How long, O Lord?”
And he said:
“Until ⁱcities lie waste
without inhabitant,
and houses without people,
and the land is a desolate waste,

2 Corinthians 2:16

16 ^jto one a fragrance from death to death, ^kto the other a fragrance from life to life. ^lWho is sufficient for these things?

2 Corinthians 10:8-10

8 For even if I boast a little too much of ^mour authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed. 9 I do not want to appear to be frightening you with my letters. 10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but ⁿhis bodily presence is weak, and ^ohis speech of no account.”

2 Corinthians 13:8-10

8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. 9 For we are glad when ^pwe are weak and you are strong. Your ^qrestoration is what we pray for. 10 For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come ^rI may not have to be ^ssevere in my use of ^tthe authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.