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The reason they could not believe was -- as Yesha`yahu said elsewhere --
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"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they do not see with their eyes, understand with their hearts, and do t'shuvah, so that I could heal them."
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(Yesha`yahu said these things because he saw the Sh'khinah of Yeshua and spoke about him.)
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Nevertheless, many of the leaders did trust in him; but because of the P'rushim they did not say so openly, out of fear of being banned from the synagogue;
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for they loved praise from other people more than praise from God.
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Yeshua declared publicly, "Those who put their trust in me are trusting not merely in me, but in the One who sent me.
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Also those who see me see the One who sent me.
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I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who trusts in me might not remain in the dark.
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If anyone hears what I am saying and does not observe it, I don't judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
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Those who reject me and don't accept what I say have a judge -- the word which I have spoken will judge them on the Last Day.
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For I have not spoken on my own initiative, but the Father who sent me has given me a command, namely, what to say and how to say it.