But they covered their ears, shouting out with a loud voice, and rushed at him with one intent.

“You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did!

A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

For the heart of this people has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have closed their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.”’