Those who hear God’s teaching and do nothing are like people who look at themselves in a mirror.
“We will not listen to the message from the Lord that you spoke to us.
I will show you what everyone is like who comes to me and hears my words and obeys.
The teachers of the law and the Pharisees were watching closely to see if Jesus would heal on the Sabbath day so they could accuse him.
It is the same with us. Now we see a dim reflection, as if we were looking into a mirror, but then we shall see clearly. Now I know only a part, but then I will know fully, as God has known me.
They see their faces and then go away and quickly forget what they looked like.