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| 38 it was that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "Lord, who has believed our report, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" | 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: "Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" |
| 39 Therefore they could not believe. For Isaiah again said, | 39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere: |
| 40 "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes and perceive with their heart, and turn for me to heal them." | 40 "He has blinded their eyes and deadened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn--and I would heal them." |
| 41 Isaiah said this because he saw his glory and spoke of him. | 41 Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him. |
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