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Pleasant Words from the Gospel

The blinding of the eyes and
ears of deniers:

GOSPEL: This is why I speak to them in parables: Though see-
ing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or un-

derstand. In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: 'You will
be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever
seeing but never perceiving. For this people's heart has be-
come calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they
have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their
eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and
turn, and I would heal them. (Matthew, 13:13-15)

GOSPEL: Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail
to hear? (Mark, 8:18-19)

QURAN: We created many of the jinn and mankind for hell.
They have hearts they do not understand with. They have
eyes they do not see with. They have ears they do not hear
with. Such people are like cattle. No, they are even further
astray! They are the unaware. (Surat-al-A'raf, 179)

QURAN: Allah has sealed up their hearts and hearing and
over their eyes is a blindfold. They will have a terrible pun-
ishment. (Surat al-Baqara, 7)

Responding to evil with good:

GOSPEL: [Jesus:] "But I tell you who hear me: Love your ene-
mies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse
you, pray for those who mistreat you." (Luke, 6:27-28)

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