Deeds (Act) of Apostles 28:20-27

²⁰Therefore for this cause I prayed to see you, and speak to you; for for the hope of Israel I am gird about with this chain.

²¹And they said to him, Neither we have received letters of thee from Judea, neither any of brethren coming showed, either spake, any evil thing of thee.

²²But we pray to hear of thee, what things thou feelest; for of this sect it is known to us, that everywhere men gainsaith it.

²³And when they had ordained a day to him, many men came to him into the inn. To which he expounded, witnessing the kingdom of God, and counselled them of Jesus, of the law of Moses, and of prophets, from the morrow till to the eventide.

²⁴And some believed to these things that were said of Paul, some believed not.

²⁵And when they were not consent-ing together, they departed. And Paul said one word, For the Holy Ghost spake well by Isaiah, the prophet, to our fathers,

²⁶and said, Go thou to this people, and say to them, With ear ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand; and ye seeing shall see, and ye shall not behold.

²⁷For the heart of this people is greatly fatted, and with ears they heard heavily, and they closed together their eyes, lest peradventure they see with eyes, and with ears hear, and by heart understand, and be converted, and I heal them.