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27 For the heart of this people has become dull,[a]
and their ears are hard of hearing,[b]
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,[c] and I would heal them.”’[d]

28 “Therefore be advised[e] that this salvation from God[f] has been sent to the Gentiles;[g] they[h] will listen!”[i]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 28:27 tn Or “insensitive.”sn The heart of this people has become dull. The charge from Isaiah is like Stephen’s against the Jews of Jerusalem (Acts 7:51-53). They were a hard-hearted and disobedient people.
  2. Acts 28:27 tn Grk “they hear heavily with their ears” (an idiom for slow comprehension).
  3. Acts 28:27 sn Note how the failure to respond to the message of the gospel is seen as a failure to turn.
  4. Acts 28:27 sn A quotation from Isa 6:9-10.
  5. Acts 28:28 tn Grk “Therefore let it be known to you.”
  6. Acts 28:28 tn Or “of God.”
  7. Acts 28:28 sn The term Gentiles is in emphatic position in the Greek text of this clause. Once again there is the pattern: Jewish rejection of the gospel leads to an emphasis on Gentile inclusion (Acts 13:44-47).
  8. Acts 28:28 tn Grk “they also.”
  9. Acts 28:28 tc Some later mss include 28:29: “When he had said these things, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.” Verse 29 is lacking in P74vid א A B E Ψ 048 33 81 1175 1739 2464 and a number of versions. They are included (with a few minor variations) in M it and some versions. This verse is almost certainly not a part of the original text of Acts, as it lacks the best credentials. The present translation follows NA28 in omitting the verse number, a procedure also followed by a number of other modern translations.

27 For this people’s heart has become calloused;(A)
    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](B)

28 “Therefore I want you to know that God’s salvation(C) has been sent to the Gentiles,(D) and they will listen!” [29] [b]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 28:27 Isaiah 6:9,10 (see Septuagint)
  2. Acts 28:29 Some manuscripts include here After he said this, the Jews left, arguing vigorously among themselves.