Verse List for ACTs 28:27

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OET (OET-RV) Because these people’s minds have become dull ⇔  and they can barely hear with their ears ⇔  and they shut their eyes, ⇔ just in case their eyes might actually see, ⇔  and their ears might actually hear, ⇔  and they might understand with their minds, ⇔ and turn back to me ⇔  and then I would heal them.

OET-LV For/Because the heart of_ the this _people was _become _dull, and they_ hardly _heard with _their ears and they _shut the eyes of _them, lest they _may _see with _their eyes, and they _may _hear with _their ears, and they _may _understand with _their heart, and they _may _turn _back, and I _will _be _healing them.

ULT For the heart of this people has been thickened, ⇔ and with, their ears they have hardly heard, ⇔ and they have shut their eyes, ⇔ lest they might see with, their eyes, ⇔ and they might hear with, their ears, ⇔ and they might understand with, their heart and turn back, ⇔ and I would heal them.’

UST These people do not understand because they have become stubborn. ⇔ It is as if they have become deaf. ⇔ It is as if they have closed their eyes. ⇔ It is as if they have done this because they do not want to see well, ⇔ and they do not want to hear well, ⇔ and they do not want to understand well. ⇔ If they did pay attention to me and understand what I am telling them, they would stop sinning and live in the right way again. ⇔ If they did that, I would restore them.’

BSB For this people’s heart has grown callous; ⇔  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.’[fn]

MSB For this people’s heart has grown callous; ⇔  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.’[fn]

BLB For the heart of this people has grown dull, and with the ears they barely hear, and they have closed their eyes, lest ever they should see with the eyes, and they should hear with the ears, and they should understand with the heart, and should turn, and I will heal them.'

AICNT For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears [and understand with their heart][fn] and turn, and I would heal them.” ’[fn]

OEB For the mind of this nation has grown dense,
⇔  and their ears are dull of hearing,
⇔  their eyes also have they closed; ⇔  otherwise some day they might see with their eyes, ⇔  and with their ears they might hear, ⇔  and in their mind they might understand, and might turn –
⇔  and I might heal them.

WEBBE & WMBB For this people’s heart has grown callous. ⇔  Their ears are dull of hearing. ⇔  Their eyes they have closed. ⇔ Lest they should see with their eyes, ⇔  hear with their ears, ⇔  understand with their heart, ⇔  and would turn again, ⇔  then I would heal them.’

NET For the heart of this people has become dull, ⇔  and their ears are hard of hearing, ⇔  and they have closed their eyes, ⇔  so that they would not see with their eyes ⇔  and hear with their ears ⇔  and understand with their heart ⇔  and turn, and I would heal them.” ’

LSV for the heart of this people was made obtuse, and with the ears they barely heard, and they closed their eyes, lest they may see with the eyes, and may understand with the heart, and should turn, and I may heal them.

FBV For the minds of these people have become calloused and hard, their ears cannot hear, their eyes are shut, in case they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and understand with their minds, and might come back to me and I would heal them.’[fn]

TCNT For the heart of this people has become calloused; ⇔ with their ears they have barely heard, ⇔ and their eyes they have closed, ⇔ lest they should see with their eyes, ⇔ hear with their ears, ⇔ and understand with their hearts and turn back, ⇔ and I would heal them.’

T4T God also said to the prophet, ⇔ These people do not understand, because they have become stubborn. ⇔ They have ears, but they do not understand what they hear, ⇔ and they have closed their eyes because they do not want to see. ⇔ If they wanted to obey what I say to them, they might understand what they see me doing and what they hear me saying. ⇔ Then they might turn from their sinful behavior and I would save them.’

LEB
  • For the heart of this people has become dull,
• and with their[fn] ears they hear with difficulty,
  • and they have shut their eyes,
• lest they see with their[fn] eyes,
  • and hear with their[fn] ears,
  • and understand with their[fn] heart,
• and turn, and I would heal them.” ’[fn]

BBE For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

Moff For the heart at this people is obtuse, ⇔  their ears are heavy at hearing, ⇔  their eyes they have closed, ⇔ lest they see with their eyes and hear with their ears, ⇔ lest they understand with their heart and turn again, and I cure them.

Wymth For this people's mind has grown callous, their hearing has become dull, and their eyes they have closed; to prevent their ever seeing with their eyes, or hearing with their ears, or understanding with their minds, and turning back, so that I might cure them.'

ASV For this people’s heart is waxed gross, ⇔ And their ears are dull of hearing, ⇔ And their eyes they have closed; ⇔ Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, ⇔ And hear with their ears, ⇔ And understand with their heart, ⇔ And should turn again, ⇔ And I should heal them.

DRA For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears have they heard heavily, and their eyes they have shut; lest perhaps they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

YLT for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they may see with the eyes, and with the heart may understand, and be turned back, and I may heal them.

Drby For the heart of this people has become fat, and they hear heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

RV For this people’s heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
(For this people’s heart is waxed/grew gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest happily they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.)

SLT For the heart of this people was thickened, and with ears heard they heavily, and their eyes they closed; lest they should see with the eyes, and with ears should hear, and with the heart they should understand, and turn back, and I should heal them.

Wbstr For the heart of this people is become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

KJB-1769 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
(For the heart of this people is waxed/grew gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.)

KJB-1611 For the heart of this people is waxed grosse, and their eares are dull of hearing, and their eyes haue they closed, lest they should with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstand with their heart, and should bee conuerted, and I should heale them.
(For the heart of this people is waxed/grew grosse, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.)

Bshps For the heart of this people is waxed grosse, & their eares are dull of hearing, and their eyes haue they closed: lest they shoulde see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstande with their heartes, and shoulde be conuerted, and I shoulde heale them.
(For the heart of this people is waxed/grew grosse, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed: lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and should be converted, and I should heal them.)

Gnva For the heart of this people is waxed fatte, and their eares are dull of hearing, and with their eyes haue they winked, least they shoulde see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstand with their heartes, and should returne that I might heale them.
(For the heart of this people is waxed/grew fat, and their ears are dull of hearing, and with their eyes have they winked, least they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and should return that I might heal them.)

Cvdl For ye hert of this people is waxed grosse, & they heare hardly wt their eares: & their eyes haue they closed, yt they shulde not once se wt their eyes, & heare wt their eares, & vnderstode i their hertes, and be couerted, yt I mighte heale the.
(For ye/you_all heart of this people is waxed/grew grosse, and they hear hardly with their ears: and their eyes have they closed, it they should not once see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understood 1 their hearts, and be coverted, it I might heal them.)

TNT For the hert of this people is wexed grosse and their eares were thycke of hearynge and their eyes have they closed: lest they shuld se with their eyes and heare with their eares and vnderstonde with their hertes and shuld be converted and I shulde heale them.
(For the heart of this people is waxed/grew grosse and their ears were thick of hearing and their eyes have they closed: lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and should be converted and I should heal them.)

Wycl For the herte of this puple is greetli fattid, and with eeris thei herden heuyli, and thei closiden togider her iyen, lest perauenture thei se with iyen, and with eeris here, and bi herte vndurstonde, and be conuertid, and Y hele hem.
(For the heart of this people is greatly fattid, and with ears they heard heavily, and they closedn together her eyes, lest peradventure/perhaps they see with eyes, and with ears here, and by heart understood, and be converted, and I heel hem.)

Luth Denn das Herz dieses Volks ist verstockt, und sie hören schwerlich mit Ohren und schlummern mit ihren Augen, auf daß sie nicht dermaleinst sehen mit den Augen und hören mit den Ohren und verständig werden im Herzen und sich bekehren, daß ich ihnen hülfe.
(Because the heart this peoples is stubborn, and they/she/them hear/listen hardly with ears and slumber with your(pl) eyes, on/in/to that they/she/them not eventually see with the eyes and hear/listen with the ears and sensible/understanding become in_the heart(s) and itself/yourself/themselves convert(v), that I to_them help.)

ClVg Incrassatum est enim cor populi hujus, et auribus graviter audierunt, et oculos suos compresserunt: ne forte videant oculis, et auribus audiant, et corde intelligant, et convertantur, et sanem eos.]
(Incrassatum it_is because heart of_the_people of_this, and in_the_ears seriously they_heard, and the_eyes his_own compresserunt: not perhaps let_them_see eyes, and in_the_ears let_them_hear, and heart understand, and they_are_converted, and sanem them.])

SR-GNT Ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν, μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν, καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν, καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσομαι αὐτούς.” ’ ‡

UGNT ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν, μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν, καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν, καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσομαι αὐτούς.

SBL-GNT ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν· μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσομαι αὐτούς.

RP-GNT Ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν· μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν, καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν, καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσομαι αὐτούς.

TC-GNT ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, ⇔ καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶ βαρέως ἤκουσαν, ⇔ καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν· ⇔ μήποτε ἴδωσι τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς ⇔ καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσι ⇔ καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσι καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσι, ⇔ καὶ [fn]ἰάσομαι αὐτούς.