Act 28:26 | RWP | e4.org | Say ( ειπον ). Second aorist active imperative instead of the old form ειπε . The quotation is from , . This very passage is quoted by Jesus ( , ; ; ) in explanation of his use of parables and in the very point made by Paul here, "the disbelief of the Jews in Jesus" (Page). See on Matthew for discussion of the language used. Here the first time ("go to this people and say") does not occur in Matthew. It is a solemn dirge of the doom of the Jews for their rejection of the Messiah foreseen so long ago by Isaiah.

‏ Acts 28:26

Say ( ειπον ). Second aorist active imperative instead of the old form ειπε. The quotation is from Isa 6:9, 10. This very passage is quoted by Jesus (Mt 13:14, 15; Mr 4:12; Lu 8:10) in explanation of his use of parables and in Joh 12:40 the very point made by Paul here, "the disbelief of the Jews in Jesus" (Page). See on Matthew for discussion of the language used. Here the first time ("go to this people and say") does not occur in Matthew. It is a solemn dirge of the doom of the Jews for their rejection of the Messiah foreseen so long ago by Isaiah.