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Acts 28:24-26
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24 Some were convinced[a] by what he said,[b] but others refused[c] to believe. 25 So they began to leave,[d] unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors[e] through the prophet Isaiah 26 when he said,

‘Go to this people and say,
“You will keep on hearing,[f] but will never understand,
and you will keep on looking,[g] but will never perceive.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 28:24 tn Or “persuaded.”
  2. Acts 28:24 tn Grk “by the things spoken.”
  3. Acts 28:24 sn Some were convinced…but others refused to believe. Once again the gospel caused division among Jews, as in earlier chapters of Acts (13:46; 18:6).
  4. Acts 28:25 tn The imperfect verb ἀπελύοντο (apeluonto) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.
  5. Acts 28:25 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
  6. Acts 28:26 tn Grk “you will hear with hearing” (an idiom).
  7. Acts 28:26 tn Or “seeing”; Grk “you will look by looking” (an idiom).
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