Paul's declaration to the Roman Jews - Acts 28:23-31 - N. T. -

So they arranged a day with him and a large number of them visited him at his lodgings. Paul put his case to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them about Jesus, arguing from the Law of Moses and the prophets. This went on from early morning until evening, and some were convinced by what he said, while the rest were sceptical. So they disagreed among themselves and, as they went away. Paul had one last thing to say to them. 'How aptly the Holy Spirit spoke when he told your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah:

Go to this nation and say: You will hear again but not understand, see and see again, but not perceive. For the heart of this nation has grown coarse, their ears are dull of hearing and they have shut their eyes, for fear they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and be converted and be healed by me.

'Understand, then, that this salvation of God has been sent to the pagans; they will listen to it.'

Epilogue

Paul spent the whole of the two years in his own lodging. He welcomed all who came to visit him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the truth about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete freedom and without hindrance from anyone.

Cf. - Acts 13:15-41; 1:3+; 2:23+; 13:46-47; 13:40 -

Cf. - Isaiah 6:9-10 - O. T. - I answered, 'Here I am, send me'. He said: 'Go, and say to this people, "Hear and hear again, but do not understand; see and see again, but do not perceive". Make the heart of this people gross, its ears dull; shut his eyes, so that it will not see with its eyes, hear with its ears, understand with its heart, and be converted and healed.'

Cf. - Matthew 13:15 - N. T. - The reason I talk to them in parables is that they look without seeing and listen without hearing or understanding. So in their case this prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled: You will listen and listen again, but not understand, see and see again, but not perceive. For the heart of this nation has grown coarse, their ears are dull of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, for fear they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and be converted and be healed by me.                    

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Why do you call Me, "Lord, Lord" and not do what I say?' "Everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words and acts on them - I will show you what he/she is like. He/She is like a man/woman who when he/she built his/her house dug, deep, and laid the foundations on rock; when the river was in flood it bore down on that house but could not shake it, it was so well built. But the one who listens and does nothing is like the man/woman who built his/her house on soil, with no foundations: as soon as the river bore down on it, it collapsed; and what a ruin that house became!" - Luke 6:46-49 - 

If we live by the truth and in love, we shall grow in all ways into Christ Jesus, who is the head by whom the whole body is fitted and joined together, every joint adding its own strength, for each separate part to work according to it function. So the body grows until it has built itself up, in love." - Ephesians 4:15-16 - 

I still have many things to say to you but they would be too much for you now. But when the spirit of truth comes, he will lead you to the complete truth, since he will not be speaking as from himself, but will say only what he has learnt; and he will tell you of the things to come. He/She will glorify me, since all he/she tells you will be taken from what is mine. Everything the Father has is mine; that is why I said: all he/she tells you will be taken from what is mine." - John 16:12-15 -

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