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So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
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Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
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They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
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‘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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For this people’s heart has grown callous; 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.’ [a]
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Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!” [b]