24. Some believed what he said. Others did not.
25. They didn't agree with each other. They began to leave after Paul had made a final statement. He said, "The Holy Spirit was right when he spoke to your people long ago. Through Isaiah the prophet the Spirit said,
26. " 'Go to your people. Say to them, "You will hear but never understand. You will see but never know what you are seeing."
27. These people's hearts have become stubborn. They can barely hear with their ears. They have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes. They might hear with their ears. They might understand with their hearts. They might turn, and then I would heal them.' (Isaiah 6:9,10)
28-29. "Here is what I want you to know. God has sent his salvation to people who are not Jews. And they will listen!"
30. For two whole years Paul stayed there in a house he rented. He welcomed all who came to see him.