- We cannot tell:
- "Let²° them² alone:ª°¹ they beª° blindª leadersª of the blind.ª Andª ifª the blindª leadª° the blind,ª bothª shall fallª° intoª the ditch.ª" {Mtt 15:14} + "Andª in the morning,ª [It will be] foul weatherª to day:ª forª the¹ sky²¹ is redª° and¹ lowring.ª° O [ye] hypocrites,ª ye canª° discernª°² the¹¹ faceª of the¹ sky;ª butª can¹ ye²° notª [discern] the¹ signsª of the¹ times?ª" {Mtt 16:3} + "Woeª unto you,ª [ye] blindª guides,ª which² say,ª° Whosoeverªª shall swearª° byª the¹ temple,ª it isª° nothing;ª butª whosoeverªª shall swearª° byª the¹ goldª of the¹ temple,ª he is a debtor!ª° ... Even soª yeª alsoª² outwardlyª¹ appearª° righteousª unto men,ª butª withinª ye areª° fullª of hypocrisyª andª iniquity.ª" {Mtt 23:16-28} + "Make the heartª of this¹ peopleª fat,²°¹ and make their earsª heavy,ª° and shutª° their eyes;ª lest¹ they seeª° with their eyes,ª and hearª° with their ears,ª and understandª° with their heart,ª and convert,ª° and be healed.ª°" {Isa 6:10} + "¹ Whom¹ shall he teachª° knowledge?ª and whom¹ shall he make to understandª° doctrine?ª [them that are] weanedª° from the milk,ª¹ [and] drawnª from the breasts.ª¹" {Isa 28:9} + "For¹ the LORDª hath poured outª° upon¹ you the spiritª of deep sleep,ª and hath closedª°¹ your eyes:ª¹ the prophetsª and your rulers,ª the seersª hath he covered.ª° ... And the bookª is deliveredª° to¹ him that¹ is not learned,ªª°¹ saying,ª° Readª° this,¹ I pray thee:¹ and he saith,ª° I am not learned.ª°¹¹" {Isa 29:10-12} + "Who¹ [is] blind,ª but¹¹ my servant?ª or deaf,ª as my messengerª [that] I sent?ª° who¹ [is] blindª as [he that is] perfect,ª° and blindª as the LORD'Sª servant?ª ... Seeingª°°° many things,ª but thou observestª° not;¹ openingª° the ears,ª but he hearethª° not.¹" {Isa 42:19-20} + "His watchmenª° [are] blind:ª they are all¹ ignorant,ª°¹ they [are] all¹ dumbª dogs,ª they cannotª°¹ bark;ª° sleeping,ª° lying down,ª° lovingª° to slumber.ª° ... Yea, [they are] greedyªª dogsª [which] can²° never¹ haveª° enough,ª and they¹ [are] shepherdsª° [that] cannot¹¹ understand:ª° they all¹ lookª° to their own way,ª every oneª for his gain,ª from his quarter.ª¹" {Isa 56:10-11} + "Yea,¹ the storkª in the heavenª knowethª° her appointed times;ª and the turtleª and the craneª and the swallowª observeª°¹ the timeª of their coming;ª° but my peopleª knowª° not¹¹ the judgmentª of the LORD.ª ... The wiseª [men] are ashamed,²°¹ they are dismayedª° and taken:ª° lo,¹ they have rejectedª° the wordª of the LORD;ª and what¹ wisdomª [is] in them?" {Jer 8:7-9} + "The lawª of truthª was¹ in his mouth,ª and iniquityª was not¹ foundª° in his lips:ª he walkedª° with¹ me in peaceª and equity,ª and did turn²° many² awayª°¹ from iniquity.ª¹ ... Therefore have I¹ also¹ madeª° you contemptibleª° and baseª before all¹ the people,ª according² as¹¹ ye have not¹ keptª°¹ my ways,ª but have been partialªª° in the law.ª" {Mal 2:6-9} + "Andª they answered,ª° that they could²° notª tellª° whenceª [it was]. ... Andª Jesusª saidª° unto them,ª Neitherª tellª° Iª youª byª whatª authorityª I doª° these things.ª" {Lke 20:7-8} + "The¹ manª answeredª° andª saidª° unto them,ª Whyª hereinªª isª° a marvellous thing,ª thatª yeª knowª° notª from whenceª he is,ª° andª [yet] he hath openedª° mineª eyes.ª" {Jhn 9:30} + "Andª [some] ofª the¹ Phariseesª which² wereª° withª himª heardª° these words,ª andª saidª° unto him,ª Areª²° weª¹ blindª also?ª ... Jesusª saidª° unto them,ª Ifª ye wereª° blind,ª ye should² haveª°¹ noª sin:ª butª nowª ye say,ª°² We see;ª° thereforeª yourª sinª remaineth.ª°" {Jhn 9:40-41} + "Forª the wrathª of Godª is revealedª° fromª heavenª againstª allª ungodlinessª andª unrighteousnessª of men,ª who holdª° the¹ truthª inª unrighteousness;ª ... Professing¹ themselves²° to beª° wise,ª they became fools,ª°" {Rom 1:18-22} + "Andª even asª they did²° notª likeª° to retainª° Godª inª [their] knowledge,ª Godª gave²° them² overª°¹ toª a reprobateª mind,ª to doª° those things which are²° not² convenient;ª°¹" {Rom 1:28} + "Butª if²¹¹ ourª gospelª beª° hid,ª° it isª° hidª° toª them that are lost:ª°" {2Co 4:3} + "[Even him], whoseª comingª isª° afterª the workingª of Satanª withª allª powerª andª signsª andª lyingª wonders,ª ... Andª withª allª deceivablenessª of unrighteousnessª inª them that perish;ª° becauseªª they receivedª° notª the¹ loveª of the¹ truth,ª that² theyª might be saved.ª°" {2Th 2:9-10}
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