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Acts 28:26 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Acts 28:26 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 28 verse 26 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:”
Acts 28:26 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 28:26
Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand (ἀκοῇ ἀκούσετε καὶ οὐ μὴ συνῆτε)—The Hebrew construction (infinitive absolute + finite verb) intensifies meaning: 'You will indeed hear but never understand.' This describes judicial hardening—God gives people over to their chosen blindness (Romans 1:24-28). Seeing ye shall see, and not perceive (βλέποντες βλέψετε καὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδητε)—Physical senses function but spiritual perception fails. Isaiah witnessed this after his temple vision (Isaiah 6:1-13); Israel would experience sensory exposure to God's word without heart-transformation.Jesus applied t...
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Cross-References for Acts 28:26
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“Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but don't understand; and you see indeed, but don't perceive.',And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not., וַיֹּאמֶר לֵךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ לָעָם הַזֶּה שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ וְאַל־תָּבִינוּ וּרְאוּ רָאוֹ וְאַל־תֵּדָעוּ׃ ,And He said: Go”
“you dwell in the midst of the rebellious house”
“but my servant? Or who is as deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is as blind as he who is at peace”
“which says”
“and not perceive; and hearing they may hear”
“that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ”
“that they might understand the Scriptures.”
“which he spoke”
“God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.{Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 29:10}”
“foolish people”