And He said, “Go, and tell this people:

‘Keep on (A)listening, but do not understand;
And keep on looking, but do not gain knowledge.’

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He said, “Go(A) and tell this people:

“‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding;
    be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’(B)

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12 so that (A)while seeing they may see, and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear, and not understand, otherwise they might return and it would be forgiven them.”

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12 so that,

“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
    and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’[a](A)

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  1. Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9,10

10 And He said, (A)To you it has been granted to know the [a]mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest they are told in parables, so that [b](B)while seeing they may not see, and [c]while hearing they may not understand.

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  1. Luke 8:10 I.e., secrets
  2. Luke 8:10 Or though seeing, they will not
  3. Luke 8:10 Or though hearing, they will not

10 He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you,(A) but to others I speak in parables, so that,

“‘though seeing, they may not see;
    though hearing, they may not understand.’[a](B)

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  1. Luke 8:10 Isaiah 6:9

40 (A)He has blinded their eyes and He (B)hardened their heart, so that they will not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and [a]be converted, and so I will not heal them.”

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  1. John 12:40 Lit be turned; i.e., turn about

40 “He has blinded their eyes
    and hardened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
    nor understand with their hearts,
    nor turn—and I would heal them.”[a](A)

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  1. John 12:40 Isaiah 6:10

26 saying,

(A)Go to this people and say,
[a](B)You will keep on hearing, and will not understand;
And [b]you will keep on seeing, and will not perceive;
27 (C)For the hearts of this people have become [c]insensitive,
And with their ears they [d]hardly hear,
And they have closed their eyes;
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart and return,
And I would heal them.”’

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  1. Acts 28:26 Lit with a hearing you will hear
  2. Acts 28:26 Lit seeing you will see
  3. Acts 28:27 Lit dull
  4. Acts 28:27 Or are hard of hearing

26 “‘Go to this people and say,
“You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
    you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
27 For this people’s heart has become calloused;(A)
    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.’[a](B)

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  1. Acts 28:27 Isaiah 6:9,10 (see Septuagint)

16 However, they (A)did not all heed the [a]good news; for Isaiah says, “(B)Lord, who has believed our report?”

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  1. Romans 10:16 Or gospel

16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news.(A) For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”[a](B)

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  1. Romans 10:16 Isaiah 53:1

just as it is written:

(A)God gave them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes to see not and ears to hear not,
Down to this very day.”

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as it is written:

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
    eyes that could not see
    and ears that could not hear,(A)
to this very day.”[a](B)

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  1. Romans 11:8 Deut. 29:4; Isaiah 29:10