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## But if it is by grace ##
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Paul is continuing to explain how God's mercy works. AT: "But since God's mercy works by grace"
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## What then? ##
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"What should we conclude?" AT: "This is what we need to remember." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## God gave them a spirit of dullness, eyes so that they should not see, and ears so that they should not hear ##
This is a metaphor about the fact that they are spiritually dull. They are not able to see or hear spiritual truth.
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## spirit of ##
Here this means “having the characteristics of,” such as the “spirit of wisdom.”
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## eyes so that they should not see ##
The concept of seeing with one's eyes was considered to be equivalent to gaining understanding.
## ears so that they should not hear ##
The concept of hearing with the ears was considered to be equivalent to obedience.