Acts 28:26

saying—Go thy way unto this people, and say—Ye shall, surely hear, and yet will in nowise understand. And, surely see, and yet will in nowise perceive;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:

In Context

25and, not being, agreed, among themselves, they began to leave,—Paul having said one thing—Well, did, the Holy Spirit, speak through Isaiah the prophet, unto your fathers,

27For the heart of this people, hath become dense, and, with their ears, heavily, have they heard, and, their eyes, have they closed,—lest once they should see with their eyes, and, with their ears, should hear, and, with their hearts, should understand, and return,—when I would certainly heal them.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:4yet hath Yahweh not given onto you a heart to know, or eyes to see or ears to hear,—until this day.

Isaiah 6:9Then said he—Go and say unto this people,—Hear on but do not discern, See on but do not perceive:

Isaiah 29:14Therefore, behold me! again dealing wonderfully with this people, doing wonderfully a wonderful thing,—So shall perish, the wisdom of their wise men, And the intelligence of their intelligent men, shall vanish!

Isaiah 66:4I, also, will choose the things that vex them. And the things they dread, will I bring upon them, Because—I called and there was none to answer, I spake, and they hearkened not,—But did that which was wicked in mine eyes, And of that wherein I delighted not, made choice.

Ezekiel 3:6not unto many peoples deep of lip and heavy of tongue, whose words thou couldst not understand,—surely if unto them I had sent thee, they would have hearkened unto thee.

Matthew 13:14And, again is being fulfilled in them, the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith,—They shall, surely hear, and yet will not understand, and, surely see, and yet not perceive;

Matthew Henry on Acts 28:24-30

Paul at Rome. 23 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. 24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. 25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, 26 Saying, Go… Read the whole commentary →

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