Acts 28:18-28

18 "And when they had ¹examined me, they ²were willing to release me because there was ³no ground for putting me to death.

19 "But when the Jews objected, I was forced to ⁴appeal to Caesar, not that I had any accusation against my nation.

20 "For this reason, therefore, I requested to see you and to speak with you, for I am wearing ⁵this chain for ⁶the sake of the hope of Israel."

21 They said to him, "We have neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of ⁷the brethren come here and reported or spoken anything bad about you.

22 "But we desire to hear from you what your views are; for concerning this ⁸sect, it is known to us that ⁹it is spoken against everywhere."

23 When they had set a day for Paul, they came to him at ¹⁰his lodging in large numbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly ¹¹testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, ¹²from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening.

24 ¹³Some were being persuaded by the things spoken, but others would not believe.

25 And when they did not agree with one another, they began leaving after Paul had spoken one parting word, "The Holy Spirit rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers,

26 saying, '¹⁴GO TO THIS PEOPLE AND SAY, "¹⁵YOU WILL KEEP ON HEARING, BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND; AND YOU WILL KEEP ON SEEING, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE;

27 ¹⁶FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL, AND WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY 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."'

28 "Therefore let it be known to you that ¹⁷this salvation of God has been sent ¹⁸to the Gentiles; they will also listen."