Acts 28:26

Acts 28:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"'Go to this people, and say, "You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive."
• New King James Version (NKJV)saying, ‘Go to this people and say: “Hearing you will hear, and shall not understand; And seeing you will see, and not perceive;

Context of Acts 28:26

24Some were convinced by what he said, while others refused to believe. 25So when they disagreed among themselves, they began leaving after Paul had said one last statement: “The Ruach ha-Kodesh rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers, saying, ‘Go to this people and say, “You will keep on hearing but will never understand; you will keep looking, but will never see. 27For the heart of this people has become dull, their ears can barely hear, and they have shut their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts. Then they would turn back, and I would heal them.”’ 28Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”

Acts 28:26 word by word

λέγων· πορεύθητι πρὸς τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον καὶ εἰπόν· ἀκοῇ ἀκούσετε καὶ οὐ μὴ συνῆτε, καὶ βλέποντες βλέψετε καὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδητε·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Hearingἀκοήakoē · hearingG189
• ye shall hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• shallσυνίημιsuniēmi · to understandG4920
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• seeingβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• perceiveὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708

Cross-references for Acts 28:26

• Isaiah 6:9Then He said: “Go! Tell this people: ‘Hear without understanding, and see without perceiving.’
• Ezekiel 12:2“Son of man, you live in the midst of the rebellious house. They have eyes to see, but do not see, ears to hear, but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
• Matthew 13:14”And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, ‘You will keep on hearing but will never understand; you will keep looking, but will never see.
• Mark 4:12‘Seeing, they may see and not perceive, and hearing, they may hear and not understand, so they may not turn back and be forgiven.’”
• Luke 8:10Then Yeshua said to them, “To you has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others it is given in parables, in order that ‘Seeing, they may not see, and hearing, they may not understand.’
• John 12:38This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet, who said, “Adonai, who has believed our report? To whom has the arm of Adonai been revealed?”
• Romans 11:8just as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes not to see and ears not to hear, until this very day.”
• Deuteronomy 29:4I led you 40 years in the wilderness—your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet.
• Psalms 81:11I am Adonai your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.
• Isaiah 29:10For Adonai has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep, and has shut your eyes—the prophets, and covered your heads—the seers.
• Isaiah 42:19Who is blind, but My Servant? Or deaf as My Messenger that I send? Who is so blind as the one in covenant with Me, blind as Adonai’s Servant?
• Isaiah 66:4So I will choose their punishments and bring on them what they dread. For when I called, no one answered; when I spoke, they did not listen. But they did what was evil in My eyes, and chose what I did not delight in.
• Jeremiah 5:21‘Hear this you foolish people who have no understanding, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
• Ezekiel 3:6nor to many peoples of unintelligible speech or difficult tongue, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I sent you to such, they would listen to you.
• Mark 8:17And Yeshua, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you discuss that you have no bread? You still don’t get it? Don’t you understand? Are your hearts hardened?
• Luke 24:25Yeshua said to them, “Oh foolish ones, so slow of heart to put your trust in all that the prophets spoke!

Commentaries on Acts 28:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Hearing ye shall hear, etc. - See the notes on Matthew 13:14, and John 12:39, John 12:40.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Saying … - See this passage explained in the Matthew 13:14 note, and John 12:39-40 notes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-31Verses 23-31 Paul persuaded the Jews concerning Jesus. Some were wrought upon by the word, and others hardened; some received the light, and others shut their eyes against it. And the same has always been the effect of the gospel. Paul parted with them, observing that the Holy Ghost had well described their state. Let all that hear the gospel, and do not heed it, tremble at their doom; for who shall heal them, if God does not? The Jews had afterwards much…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-28As Paul left, he gave a warning from Scripture. These words are often used in the New Testament to explain why many Jews did not accept the good news about Jesus (compare Matthew 13:14–15; Mark 4:12; Luke 8:10; John 12:38–40; see Romans 11:1–12, 25–32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2925-29. when they--the Jews. agreed not among themselves--the discussion having passed into one between the two parties into which the visitors were now divided, respecting the arguments and conclusions of the apostle. they departed--the material of discussion being felt by both parties to be exhausted. after Paul had spoken one word--one solemn parting testimony, from those Scriptures regarded by both alike as "the Holy Ghost speaking" to Israel.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 28:26

• Deafness
• Heart
• Paul
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on Acts 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings