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Mark 8:18
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Mark 8:18
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18 (A)Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember?
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Mark 8:18
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Mark 8:18
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18 Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember?
Acts 28:26-27
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Acts 28:26-27
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26 (A)“‘Go to this people, and say,
(B)“You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
27 (C)For this people's heart has grown dull,
and with their ears they can barely hear,
and their eyes they have closed;
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart
and (D)turn, and I would heal them.’
Acts 28:26-27
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Acts 28:26-27
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26 “‘Go to this people and say,
“You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
27 For this people’s heart has become calloused;(A)
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’[a](B)
Footnotes
- Acts 28:27 Isaiah 6:9,10 (see Septuagint)
Mark 4:12
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Mark 4:12
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12 (A)so that
“‘they (B)may indeed see but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand,
lest they (C)should turn and be forgiven.’”
Mark 4:12
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Mark 4:12
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Jeremiah 5:21
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Jeremiah 5:21
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21 “Hear this, (A)O foolish and senseless people,
(B)who have eyes, but see not,
who have ears, but hear not.
Jeremiah 5:21
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Jeremiah 5:21
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Matthew 13:14-15
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Matthew 13:14-15
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14 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:
(A)“‘“You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
15 For this people's heart has grown dull,
and with their ears (B)they can barely hear,
and (C)their eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and (D)understand with their heart
and (E)turn, and I would heal them.’
Matthew 13:14-15
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Matthew 13:14-15
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14 In them is fulfilled(A) the prophecy of Isaiah:
“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 For this people’s heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’[a](B)
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:15 Isaiah 6:9,10 (see Septuagint)
Ezekiel 12:2
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Ezekiel 12:2
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2 (A)“Son of man, you dwell in the midst of (B)a rebellious house, (C)who have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not, for they are (D)a rebellious house.
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Ezekiel 12:2
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Ezekiel 12:2
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2 “Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people.(A) They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people.(B)
John 12:40
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John 12:40
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40 (A)“He has blinded their eyes
and (B)hardened their heart,
lest they see with their eyes,
and understand with their heart, and turn,
and I would heal them.”
John 12:40
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John 12:40
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Romans 11:8
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Romans 11:8
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8 as it is written,
(A)“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
(B)eyes that would not see
and ears that would not hear,
down to this very day.”
Romans 11:8
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Romans 11:8
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Isaiah 6:9-10
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Isaiah 6:9-10
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9 And he said, “Go, and say to this people:
(A)“‘Keep on hearing,[a] but do not understand;
keep on seeing,[b] but do not perceive.’
10 (B)Make the heart of this people (C)dull,[c]
and their ears heavy,
and blind their eyes;
(D)lest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 6:9 Or Hear indeed
- Isaiah 6:9 Or see indeed
- Isaiah 6:10 Hebrew fat
Isaiah 6:9-10
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Isaiah 6:9-10
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9 He said, “Go(A) and tell this people:
“‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding;
be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’(B)
10 Make the heart of this people calloused;(C)
make their ears dull
and close their eyes.[a](D)
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,(E)
understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”(F)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 6:10 Hebrew; Septuagint ‘You will be ever hearing, but never understanding; / you will be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / 10 This people’s heart has become calloused; / they hardly hear with their ears, / and they have closed their eyes
Isaiah 44:18
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Isaiah 44:18
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18 They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand.
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Isaiah 44:18
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Isaiah 44:18
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Isaiah 42:18-20
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Isaiah 42:18-20
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Israel's Failure to Hear and See
18 Hear, you deaf,
and look, you blind, that you may see!
19 Who is blind but my servant,
or deaf as my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as my dedicated one,[a]
or blind as the servant of the Lord?
20 (A)He sees many things, but does not observe them;
(B)his ears are open, but he does not hear.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:19 Or as the one at peace with me
Isaiah 42:18-20
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Isaiah 42:18-20
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Israel Blind and Deaf
18 “Hear, you deaf;(A)
look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind(B) but my servant,(C)
and deaf like the messenger(D) I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant(E) with me,
blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
your ears are open, but you do not listen.”(F)
Psalm 115:5-8
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Psalm 115:5-8
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5 They have mouths, (A)but do not speak;
eyes, but do not see.
6 They have ears, but do not hear;
noses, but do not smell.
7 They have hands, but do not feel;
feet, but do not walk;
and they do not make a sound in their throat.
8 (B)Those who make them become like them;
so do all who trust in them.
Psalm 115:5-8
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Psalm 115:5-8
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5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,(A)
eyes, but cannot see.
6 They have ears, but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.
7 They have hands, but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk,
nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
8 Those who make them will be like them,
and so will all who trust in them.
Deuteronomy 29:4
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Deuteronomy 29:4
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4 But to this day (A)the Lord has not given you a heart to understand or eyes to see or ears to hear.
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Deuteronomy 29:4
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Deuteronomy 29:4
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4 But to this day the Lord has not given you a mind that understands or eyes that see or ears that hear.(A)
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