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38 This was to fulfill the word of the prophet Isaiah: Lord, who has believed through our message? To whom is the arm of the Lord fully revealed?
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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 Isaiah explains why they couldn't believe:
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For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:
40 He made their eyes blind and closed their minds so that they might not see with their eyes, understand with their minds, and turn their lives around— and I would heal them.
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“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.”
41 Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus' glory; he spoke about Jesus.
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Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.
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