Isaiah 29:13

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¹³The Lord says:

“These people^(A) come near to me with their mouth
    and honor me with their lips,^(B)
    but their hearts are far from me.^(C)
Their worship of me
    is based on merely human rules they have been taught.^[a]^(D)

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Isaiah 29:13 Hebrew; Septuagint They worship me in vain; / their teachings are merely human rules

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Isaiah 29:14

New International Version

¹⁴Therefore once more I will astound these people
with wonder upon wonder;^(A)
the wisdom of the wise^(B) will perish,
the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.^(C)”

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John 9:39

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³⁹Jesus said,^[a] “For judgment^(A) I have come into this world,^(B) so that the blind will see^(C) and those who see will become blind.”^(D)

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John 9:39 Some early manuscripts do not have Then the man said … ³⁹Jesus said.

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Acts 28:23-27

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²³They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. He witnessed to them from morning till evening, explaining about the kingdom of God,^(A) and from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets^(B) he tried to persuade them about Jesus.^(C) ²⁴Some were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe.^(D) ²⁵They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your ancestors when he said^(E) through Isaiah the prophet:

²⁶“‘Go to this people and say,
“You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
    you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
²⁷For this people’s heart has become calloused;^(F)
    they hardly hear with their ears,
    and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
    hear with their ears,
    understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’^[a]^(G)

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Acts 28:27 Isaiah 6:9,10 (see Septuagint)

Romans 1:28

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²⁸Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over^(A) to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.

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