Acts 28:26

Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Saying	λέγων· legōn	G3004	properly · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
Go	πορεύθητι poreuthēti	G4198	to traverse · verb — aorist passive deponent imperative, 2nd person singular
unto	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
this	τοῦτον toûton	G5126	this (person
people	λαὸν laon	G2992	a people (in general · noun — accusative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
say	εἰπόν· eipon	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
Hearing	ἀκοῇ akoēa	G189	hearing (the act · noun — dative singular feminine
hear	ἀκούσετε akousete	G191	to hear (in various senses) · verb — future active indicative, 2nd person plural
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
shall	συνῆτε, sunēte	G4920	to put together · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural
not	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
understand	συνίημι syníēmi	G4920	to put together
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
seeing	βλέποντες blepontes	G991	to look at (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
see	βλέψετε blepsete	G991	to look at (literally or figuratively) · verb — future active indicative, 2nd person plural
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
not	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
perceive	ἴδητε· idēte	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural

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Cross-references

Isaiah 6:9-10 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Ezekiel 12:2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for…
Isaiah 42:19-20 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD’s servant?
Matthew 13:14-15 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, a…
Mark 4:12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and th…
Luke 24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
2 Corinthians 4:4-6 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the…
John 12:38-40 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of th…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 28:23-29

We have here a short account of a long conference which Paul had with the Jews at Rome about the Christian religion. Though they were so far prejudiced against it, because it was every where spoken against, as to call it a sect, yet they were willing to give it a hearing, which was more than the Jews at Jerusalem would do. It is probable that these Jews at Rome, being men of larger acquaintance with the world and more general conversation, were more free in their enquiries than the bigoted Jews at Jerusalem were, and would not answer this matter before they heard it. I. We are here told how Paul managed this conference in defence of the Christian religion. The Jews appointed the time, a day…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 28:26

Hearing, ye shall hear, &c.--(See on Mat 13:13-15 and Joh 12:38-40). With what pain would this stern saying be wrung from him whose "heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel was that they might be saved," and who "had great heaviness and continual sorrow in his heart" on their account (Rom 10:1; Rom 9:2)!

Adam Clarke on Acts 28:26

Hearing ye shall hear, etc. - See the notes on Mat 13:14, and Joh 12:39, Joh 12:40.

John Gill on Acts 28:26

Saying, go unto this people, and say,.... A message sent in wrath and judgment to the people of Israel, rejected from being the people of God, a "lo ammi" being written upon them; and therefore God does not call them "his", but "this" people: and this message was sent by an evangelical prophet, who foretold, in the clearest manner, the Messiah's incarnation, and birth of a virgin, the work he was to do, the sufferings he should undergo, and the glory that should follow; and that after he had seen in a vision the glory of the King Messiah, the perfections of deity filling the temple of his human nature, him exalted on a throne, and attended and worshipped by angels; after he had had such a vi…

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The Church Fathers

You will discover the meaning of this, my attentive hearer, if you do but take up and examine what follows upon this narration: For hearing, he says, ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing, ye shall see, and not perceive.
— Methodius of Olympus, Methodius Oration Concerning Simeon and Anna

Through them, to wit, had "the heart of the People been made thick, lest they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with a heart" obstructed by the "fats" of which He had expressly forbidden the eating, teaching man not to be studious of the stomach.
— Tertullian, On Fasting

For turning the saying toward a future time, he indicates the reference of the prophecies to later times. Consider, however, the precision regarding the Spirit. He did not say, "And you will not look," but rather, "and seeing you will see and will not perceive." Nor, that you will not hear, but that you will hear and will not understand.
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts

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Dictionary and topics

Melita — (Acts 27:28), an island in the Mediterranean, the modern Malta. Here the ship in which Paul was being conveyed a prisoner to Rome was wrecked. The bay in which it was wrecked now bears the name of…
Ships — Early used in foreign commerce by the Phoenicians (Gen. 49:13). Moses (Deut. 28:68) and Job (9:26) make reference to them, and Balaam speaks of the “ships of Chittim” (Num. 24:24). Solomon…
Call Of God, The · Rejection of, leads to: Judicial blindness — Rejection of, leads to: Judicial blindness
Deafness · .Of moral insensibility — .Of moral insensibility
Heart, Character Of The Unrenewed · Often judicially stupefied — Often judicially stupefied
Witness Of The Holy Spirit · Borne against all unbelievers — Borne against all unbelievers

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 28:26

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 28:23-29

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 28:26

Adam Clarke on Acts 28:26

John Gill on Acts 28:26

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 28:26

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 28:23-29

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 28:26

Adam Clarke on Acts 28:26

John Gill on Acts 28:26

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 28:25–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 28:25-28