Acts 28:26
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Saying, Go to this people, and say, Hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and not perceive:
American King James Version (AKJV)
Saying, Go to this people, and say, Hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and not perceive:
American Standard Version (ASV)
saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:
Webster's Revision
Saying, Go to this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive.
World English Bible
saying, 'Go to this people, and say, in hearing, you will hear, but will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, but will in no way perceive.
English Revised Version (ERV)
saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
Clarke's Acts 28:26 Bible Commentary
Hearing ye shall hear, etc. - See the notes on Matthew 13:14, and John 12:39, John 12:40.
Barnes's Acts 28:26 Bible Commentary
Saying ... - See this passage explained in the Matthew 13:14 note, and John 12:39-40 notes.
Wesley's Acts 28:26 Bible Commentary
28:26 Hearing ye shall hear - That is, ye shall most surely hear, and shall not understand - The words manifestly denote a judicial blindness, consequent upon a wilful and obstinate resistance of the truth. First they would not, afterward they could not, believe. Isaiah 6:9, and c; Matt 13:14; John 12:40.
