But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
Parallel translations
- WEB But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
- BSB And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.
- NKJV But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
- NASB But to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts;
- NLT Yes, even today when they read Moses’ writings, their hearts are covered with that veil, and they do not understand.
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Quick answer
Even now, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over the hearts of those who do not believe. The barrier is not in the text but in the unbelieving heart.
Overview
Paul repeats that the veil persists over the hearts of those who hear the law without turning to Christ. The problem is an inward spiritual blindness, not a deficiency in Scripture. This explains why some hear God's word yet fail to grasp its fulfillment in the Messiah, and it sets up the remedy in the verse that follows.
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- Acts 13:27–29For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
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