““He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.””
John 12:40
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John quotes Isaiah's call: 'He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts.' Even unbelief was part of the larger story God was writing.
“Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.””
He has blinded their eyes — John quotes Isaiah on unbelief
“And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’”
He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts
“Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.””
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