The Meaning of Acts 28:27 Explained

Acts 28:27

KJV: For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

YLT: for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they may see with the eyes, and with the heart may understand, and be turned back, and I may heal them.

Darby: For the heart of this people has become fat, and they hear heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

ASV: For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest, haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.

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What is the context of Acts 28:27?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

What does Acts 28:27 Mean?

Context Summary

Acts 28:21-31 - Preaching In The World's Capital

It was one of the earliest cares of Paul to summon the leading members of the Jewish community, that he might explain to them his position. He made clear that he had not opposed or injured his own people, and that he was suffering because of his devotion to the "Hope of Israel," by which he obviously referred to Christ. The Jews replied cautiously, declaring that they had not as yet received the formal charge against him. But as they professed a wish for further information, he begged them to fix their own day and come. This they did in considerable numbers. All day long he set before them arguments from Scripture and the story of his own experience. A few were convinced; the rest disagreed. Probably the debate toward its close became somewhat stormy, and the Apostle felt at liberty to quote Isaiah 6:9-10.

He, thereafter, turned to the Roman Christians, who had already been addressed in his memorable Epistle, in the last chapter of which is a list of names of those whom he loved in Christ. They were constantly coming in to cheer his loneliness and to hear his words, while Tychicus, Epaphras, Epaphroditus, and others brought news, greetings, and gifts from the churches he had founded.

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Chapter Summary: Acts 28

¹ Paul, after his shipwreck, is kindly entertained on Malta
⁵ The snake on his hand hurts him not
⁸ He heals many diseases in the island
¹¹ They depart toward Rome
¹⁷ He declares to the Jews the cause of his coming
²⁴ After his preaching some were persuaded, and some believed not
³⁰ Yet he preaches there two years

Greek Commentary for Acts 28:27

Waxed gross []
See on Matthew 13:15. [source]

Their ears are dull of hearing []
Lit., with their ears they heard heavily. [source]

Closed []
See on Matthew 13:15. [source]

What do the individual words in Acts 28:27 mean?

Has grown dull for the heart of the people this and with the ears barely they hear the eyes of them they have closed lest ever they should see with the eyes they should hear with the heart they should understand should turn I will heal them

ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν μή‿ ποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς ἀκούσωσιν τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν ἐπιστρέψωσιν ἰάσομαι αὐτούς

ἐπαχύνθη	Has grown dull
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: παχύνω Sense: to make thick, to make fat, fatten.
καρδία	heart
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular Root: καρδία Sense: the heart.
τοῦ	of the
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc.
λαοῦ	people
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: λαός Sense: a people, people group, tribe, nation, all those who are of the same stock and language.
τούτου	this
Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: οὗτος Sense: this.
τοῖς	with the
Parse: Article, Dative Neuter Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ὠσὶν	ears
Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Plural Root: οὖς Sense: the ear.
βαρέως	barely
Parse: Adverb Root: βαρέως Sense: heavily, with difficulty.
ἤκουσαν	they hear
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ἀκουστός Sense: to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf.
ὀφθαλμοὺς	eyes
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Plural Root: ὀφθαλμός Sense: the eye.
αὐτῶν	of them
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
ἐκάμμυσαν	they have closed
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: καμμύω Sense: to shut the eyes, close the eyes.
μή‿	lest
Parse: Adverb Root: μή Sense: no, not lest.
ποτε	ever
Parse: Conjunction Root: πότε Sense: when?, at what time?.
ἴδωσιν	they should see
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: εἶδον Sense: to see with the eyes.
τοῖς	with the
Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ὀφθαλμοῖς	eyes
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Plural Root: ὀφθαλμός Sense: the eye.
ἀκούσωσιν	they should hear
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ἀκουστός Sense: to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf.
τῇ	with the
Parse: Article, Dative Feminine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc.
καρδίᾳ	heart
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: καρδία Sense: the heart.
συνῶσιν	they should understand
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: συνίημι Sense: to set or bring together.
ἐπιστρέψωσιν	should turn
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ἐπιστρέφω Sense: transitively.
ἰάσομαι	I will heal
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Middle, 1st Person Singular Root: ἰάομαι Sense: to cure, heal.

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