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Matthew 13, 14 through 17.

In Thumbna's fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah, you will be ever hearing but never understanding.

You will be ever seen but never perceiving.

For those people's heart has become calist.

They hardly hear with their ears and they have close their eyes.

Otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears.

Other understand with their hearts and turn.

And I would heal them.

But blessed are you, your eyes because they see and your ears because they hear.

For truly I tell you many prophets and righteous people long to see what you see but did not see

it.

And to hear what you hear but did not hear it, this is the word of the Lord.

Praise be to God.

Love comes close enough to know.

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