Matthew 13:15 · WEB
“for this people's heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and should turn again; and I would heal them.'”
— Matthew 13:15
Era
Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
Emotion
grieving
Type
narrative
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
Promise of Godhardened heartsrejected healing
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