for this people's heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and should turn again; and I would heal them.'

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.

"But as the time of the promise came close which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight. As he came close to see, a voice of the Lord came to him,

As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.

Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.

When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.

For this people's heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, and I would heal them.'

who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

Before the throne was something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. In the midst of the throne, and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.

I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who overcame the beast, his image, and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.

The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.

The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.