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1FOR THE HEART OF THISPEOPLE HAS BECOMEDULL,WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELYHEAR,AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES,OTHERWISE THEY WOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES,HEAR WITH THEIR EARS,AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART AND RETURN,AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.'
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"2But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.
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"For truly I say to you that 3manyprophets and righteousmendesired to seewhat you see, and did not see it, and to hearwhat you hear, and did not hear it.
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"When anyonehears5the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, 6the evil one comes and snatchesawaywhat has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sownbeside the road.