39 But the people couldn’t believe, for as Isaiah also said,
40 "The Lord has blinded their eyes
and hardened their hearts—
so that their eyes cannot see,
and their hearts cannot understand,
and they cannot turn to me
and have me heal them."12:40 Isa 6:10.
41 Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he said this, because he saw the future and spoke of the Messiah’s glory.