24 Some were being persuaded by the things said by Paul, but others would not believe. 25 And when they disagreed with one another, they began leaving after Paul said one parting statement: "The Holy Spirit rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers, 26 saying,
‘Go to this people and say,
"28:26 Lit with a hearing you will hearYou will keep on hearing, and will not understand;
And28:26 Lit seeing you will seeyou will keep on seeing, and will not perceive;
27 For the hearts of this people have become28:27 Lit dullinsensitive,
And with their ears they28:27 Or are hard of hearinghardly hear,
And they have closed their eyes;
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart and return,
And I would heal them." ’