- lest:
- "Seeing thou¹ hatestª° instruction,ª and castestª° my wordsª behindª thee." {Psa 50:17} + "And testifiedstª° against them, that thou mightest bring them againª° unto¹ thy law:ª yet they¹ dealt proudly,ª° and hearkenedª° not¹ unto thy commandments,ª but sinnedª° against thy judgments,ª (which¹ if a manª do,ª° he shall liveª° in them;) and withdrewªª°° the shoulder,ª and hardenedª° their neck,ª and would not¹ hear.ª° ... Yet manyª yearsª didst thou forbearª°¹ them, and testifiedstª° against them by thy spiritª inª thy prophets:ª yet would they not¹ give ear:ª° therefore gavestª° thou them into the handª of the peopleª of the lands.ª" {Neh 9:29-30} + "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} + "Forª thisª people'sª heart²¹ is waxed gross,ª° andª [their] earsª are dull² of hearing,ª°¹ andª their²¹ eyesª they have closed;ª° lest at any timeª they should seeª° with [their] eyes,²¹ andª hearª° with [their] ears,ª andª should understandª° with [their] heart,ª andª should be converted,ª° andª I should healª° them.ª" {Mtt 13:15} + "Thatª seeingª° they may see,ª° andª notª perceive;ª° andª hearingª° they may hear,ª° andª notª understand;ª° lest at any timeª they should be converted,ª° andª [their] sinsª should be forgivenª° them.ª" {Mrk 4:12} + "¹ Those²¹ byª the¹ way sideª areª° they that hear;ª° thenª comethª° the¹ devil,ª andª taketh awayª° the¹ wordª out ofª theirª hearts,ª lestª they should believeª° and be saved.ª°" {Lke 8:12} + "Andª thisª isª° the¹ condemnation,ª thatª lightª is comeª° intoª the¹ world,ª andª menª lovedª° darknessª ratherª thanª light,ª becauseª theirª deedsª wereª° evil.ª" {Jhn 3:19} + "Forª every oneª that doethª° evilª hatethª° the¹ light,ª neitherªª comethª° toª the¹ light,ª lestª hisª deedsª should be reproved.ª°" {Jhn 3:20} + "Forª the¹ heartª of thisª peopleª is waxed gross,ª° andª their earsª are dull² of hearing,ª°¹ andª their²¹ eyesª have they closed;ª° lestª they should seeª° with [their] eyes,ª andª hearª° with [their] ears,ª andª understandª° with [their] heart,ª andª should be converted,ª° andª I should healª° them.ª" {Act 28:27} + "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° ... Thatª they allª might be damnedª° who² believedª° notª the¹ truth,ª butª had pleasureª° inª unrighteousness.ª¹" {2Th 2:10-12}
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