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This was to bring about what Isaiah the prophet had said: "Lord, who believed what we told them? Who saw the Lord's power in this?"
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This is why the people could not believe: Isaiah also had said,
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"He has blinded their eyes, and he has closed their minds. Otherwise they would see with their eyes and understand in their minds and come back to me and be healed."
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Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him.