Since you have closed their hearts to understanding,
    therefore you will not let them triumph.

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You have closed their minds to understanding;(A)
    therefore you will not let them triumph.

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Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest

25 (A)At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, (B)Lord of heaven and earth, that (C)you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and (D)revealed them to little children;

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The Father Revealed in the Son(A)

25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father,(B) Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.(C)

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11 And he answered them, (A)“To you it has been given to know (B)the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

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11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven(A) has been given to you,(B) but not to them.

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20 (A)Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? (B)Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

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20 Where is the wise person?(A) Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age?(B) Has not God made foolish(C) the wisdom of the world?

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14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” (A)For the Lord had ordained[a] to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring harm upon Absalom.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 17:14 Hebrew commanded

14 Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice(A) of Hushai the Arkite is better than that of Ahithophel.”(B) For the Lord had determined to frustrate(C) the good advice of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster(D) on Absalom.(E)

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as it is written,

(A)“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
    (B)eyes that would not see
    and ears that would not hear,
down to this very day.”

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as it is written:

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
    eyes that could not see
    and ears that could not hear,(A)
to this very day.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 11:8 Deut. 29:4; Isaiah 29:10

14 The Lord has mingled within her (A)a spirit of confusion,
and they will make Egypt stagger in all its deeds,
    (B)as a drunken man staggers in his vomit.

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14 The Lord has poured into them
    a spirit of dizziness;(A)
they make Egypt stagger in all that she does,
    as a drunkard staggers(B) around in his vomit.

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16 But as he was speaking, the king said to him, “Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but said, “I know that (A)God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”

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16 While he was still speaking, the king said to him, “Have we appointed you an adviser to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?”

So the prophet stopped but said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”

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31 And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, please (A)turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

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31 Now David had been told, “Ahithophel(A) is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.”

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