John 8:27
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27 They did not understand that he was speaking to them about the Father.
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Isaiah 6:9
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9 And he said, “Go and say to this people:
‘Keep listening, but do not comprehend;
keep looking, but do not understand.’(A)
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
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3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.(A) 4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing clearly the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.(B)
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Romans 11:7-10
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7 What then? Israel has not achieved what it was pursuing. The elect have achieved it, but the rest were hardened,(A) 8 as it is written,
“God gave them a sluggish spirit,
eyes that would not see
and ears that would not hear,
down to this very day.”(B)
9 And David says,
“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
a stumbling block and a retribution for them;(C)
10 let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,
and keep their backs forever bent.”
John 8:47
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47 Whoever is from God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear them is that you are not from God.”(A)
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John 8:43
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43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot accept my word.
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Isaiah 59:10
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10 We grope like the blind along a wall,
groping like those who have no eyes;
we stumble at noon as in the twilight,
among the vigorous[a] as though we were dead.(A)
Footnotes
- 59.10 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Isaiah 42:18-20
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18 Listen, you who are deaf,
and you who are blind, look up and see!
19 Who is blind but my servant
or deaf like my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind like my dedicated one
or blind like the servant of the Lord?(A)
20 He sees many things, but he does[a] not observe them;
his ears are open, but he does not hear.(B)
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- 42.20 Heb mss: MT You see many things but do
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