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25 So, as they disagreed among themselves, they departed, after Paul had made one statement: "The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
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25 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: "The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your forefathers when he said through Isaiah the prophet:
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26 'Go to this people, and say, You shall indeed hear but never understand, and you shall indeed see but never perceive.
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26 " 'Go to this people and say, "You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving."
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27 For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are heavy of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should perceive with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn for me to heal them.'
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27 For this people's heart has become calloused; 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.'
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28 Let it be known to you then that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen."
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28 "Therefore I want you to know that God's salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!"
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