25. Without reaching any agreement among themselves they began to leave; then Paul made one final statement. “Well did the holy Spirit speak to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah, saying:
26. ‘Go to this people and say:You shall indeed hear but not understand.You shall indeed look but never see.
27. Gross is the heart of this people;they will not hear with their ears;they have closed their eyes,so they may not see with their eyesand hear with their earsand understand with their heart and be converted,and I heal them.’