“Now we discover that the very reason assigned by this prophet [Isaiah], why they would not receive the Messiah, was, because they did not or would not understand; and seeing, they did not perceive; ‘for this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, their eyes have closed, lest at any time 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.’ [Matthew 13:15.]
Sekarang kita mendapati bahwa alasan pasti yang dinyatakan oleh nabi ini [Yesaya], mengapa mereka tidak mau menerima Mesias, adalah, karena mereka tidak atau tidak mau mengerti, dan melihat, mereka tidak memahami; ‘Sebab hati bangsa ini telah menebal, dan telinganya berat mendengar, dan matanya melekat tertutup; supaya jangan mereka melihat dengan matanya dan mendengar dengan telinganya dan mengerti dengan hatinya, lalu berbalik sehingga Aku menyembuhkan mereka’ [Matius 13:15].LDS LDS