Mark 11:33
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33 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
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2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
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10 and every kind of wicked deception for those who are perishing because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(A) 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion, leading them to believe what is false,(B) 12 so that all who have not believed the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness will be condemned.(C)
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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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2 Corinthians 3:15
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15 Indeed, to this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds,[a]
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- 3.15 Gk their heart
Romans 1:28
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28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to an unfit mind and to do things that should not be done.(A)
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Romans 1:18-22
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The Guilt of Humankind
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of those who by their injustice suppress the truth.(A) 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 Ever since the creation of the world God’s eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been seen and understood through the things God has made. So they are without excuse,(B) 21 for though they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless hearts were darkened.(C) 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
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John 9:27
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27 He answered them, “I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?”
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John 3:10
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10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?
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Luke 22:66-69
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Jesus before the Council
66 When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, gathered together, and they brought him to their council.(A) 67 They said, “If you are the Messiah,[a] tell us.” He replied, “If I tell you, you will not believe,(B) 68 and if I question you, you will not answer.[b] 69 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
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Luke 20:7-8
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7 So they answered that they did not know where it came from. 8 Then Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
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Luke 10:21-22
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Jesus Rejoices
21 At that very hour Jesus[a] rejoiced in the Holy Spirit[b] and said, “I thank[c] you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.[d](A) 22 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”(B)
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Matthew 23:16-26
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16 “Woe to you, blind guides who say, ‘Whoever swears by the sanctuary is bound by nothing, but whoever swears by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by the oath.’(A) 17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that has made the gold sacred?(B) 18 And you say, ‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing, but whoever swears by the gift that is on the altar is bound by the oath.’ 19 How blind you are! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?(C) 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it, 21 and whoever swears by the sanctuary swears by it and by the one who dwells in it, 22 and whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by the one who is seated upon it.(D)
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. It is these you ought to have practiced without neglecting the others.(E) 24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel!
25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and of the plate,[a] so that the outside also may become clean.
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- 23.26 Other ancient authorities lack and of the plate
Matthew 21:27
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27 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
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Matthew 16:4
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4 An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.(A)
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Matthew 15:14
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14 Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind.[a] And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.”(A)
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- 15.14 Other ancient authorities lack of the blind
Malachi 2:7-8
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7 For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.(A) 8 But you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to stumble by your instruction; you have corrupted the covenant of Levi, says the Lord of hosts,(B)
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Jeremiah 8:7-9
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7 Even the stork in the heavens
knows its times,
and the turtledove, swallow, and crane[a]
observe the time of their coming,
but my people do not know
the ordinance of the Lord.(A)
8 How can you say, “We are wise,
and the law of the Lord is with us,”
when, in fact, the false pen of the scribes
has made it into a lie?(B)
9 The wise shall be put to shame;
they shall be dismayed and taken;
since they have rejected the word of the Lord,
what wisdom is in them?(C)
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- 8.7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Isaiah 56:10
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10 Israel’s[a] sentinels are blind;
they are all without knowledge;
they are all silent dogs
that cannot bark,
dreaming, lying down,
loving to slumber.(A)
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Isaiah 42:19-20
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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
Isaiah 29:9-14
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9 Be astounded and stunned;
blind yourselves and be blind!
Be drunk but not from wine;
stagger but not from strong drink!(A)
10 For the Lord has poured out upon you
a spirit of deep sleep;
he has closed your eyes (the prophets)
and covered your heads (the seers).(B)
11 The vision of all this has become for you like the words of a sealed document. If it is given to those who can read with the command, “Read this,” they say, “We cannot, for it is sealed.”(C) 12 And if it is given to those who cannot read, saying, “Read this,” they say, “We cannot read.”
13 The Lord said:
Because these people draw near with their mouths
and honor me with their lips,
while their hearts are far from me
and their worship of me is a human commandment learned by rote,(D)
14 so I will again do
amazing things with this people,
shocking and amazing.
The wisdom of their wise shall perish,
and the discernment of the discerning shall be hidden.(E)
Isaiah 6:9-10
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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)
10 Make the mind of this people dull,
and stop their ears,
and shut their eyes,
so that they may not look with their eyes
and listen with their ears
and comprehend with their minds
and turn and be healed.”(B)
Isaiah 1:3
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3 The ox knows its owner
and the donkey its master’s crib,
but Israel does not know;
my people do not understand.(A)
Proverbs 26:4-5
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4 Do not answer fools according to their folly,
lest you be a fool yourself.(A)
5 Answer fools according to their folly,
lest they be wise in their own eyes.(B)
Job 5:13
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13 He takes the wise in their own craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
Hosea 4:6
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6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge!
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you from being a priest to me;
and since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.(A)
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