Matthew 13:15
New Living Translation
15 For the hearts of these people are hardened,
and their ears cannot hear,
and they have closed their eyes—
so their eyes cannot see,
and their ears cannot hear,
and their hearts cannot understand,
and they cannot turn to me
and let me heal them.’[a]
Footnotes
- 13:14-15 Isa 6:9-10 (Greek version).
Matthew 13:15
New International Version
Isaiah 6:10
New Living Translation
10 Harden the hearts of these people.
Plug their ears and shut their eyes.
That way, they will not see with their eyes,
nor hear with their ears,
nor understand with their hearts
and turn to me for healing.”[a]
Footnotes
- 6:9-10 Greek version reads And he said, “Go and say to this people, / ‘When you hear what I say, you will not understand. / When you see what I do, you will not comprehend.’ / For the hearts of these people are hardened, / and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— / so their eyes cannot see, / and their ears cannot hear, / and their hearts cannot understand, / and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.” Compare Matt 13:14-15; Mark 4:12; Luke 8:10; Acts 28:26-27.
Isaiah 6:10
New International Version
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
Mark 4:12
New Living Translation
12 so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled:
‘When they see what I do,
they will learn nothing.
When they hear what I say,
they will not understand.
Otherwise, they will turn to me
and be forgiven.’[a]”
Footnotes
- 4:12 Isa 6:9-10 (Greek version).
Mark 4:12
New International Version
Zechariah 7:11
New Living Translation
11 “Your ancestors refused to listen to this message. They stubbornly turned away and put their fingers in their ears to keep from hearing.
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Zechariah 7:11
New International Version
11 “But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly(A) they turned their backs(B) and covered their ears.(C)
John 8:43-44
New Living Translation
43 Why can’t you understand what I am saying? It’s because you can’t even hear me! 44 For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.
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John 8:43-44
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43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil,(A) and you want to carry out your father’s desires.(B) He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.(C)
2 Timothy 2:25-26
New Living Translation
25 Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth. 26 Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil’s trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants.
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2 Timothy 2:25-26
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25 Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,(A) 26 and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil,(B) who has taken them captive to do his will.
Isaiah 29:10-12
New Living Translation
10 For the Lord has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep.
He has closed the eyes of your prophets and visionaries.
11 All the future events in this vision are like a sealed book to them. When you give it to those who can read, they will say, “We can’t read it because it is sealed.” 12 When you give it to those who cannot read, they will say, “We don’t know how to read.”
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Isaiah 29:10-12
New International Version
10 The Lord has brought over you a deep sleep:(A)
He has sealed your eyes(B) (the prophets);(C)
he has covered your heads (the seers).(D)
11 For you this whole vision(E) is nothing but words sealed(F) in a scroll. And if you give the scroll to someone who can read, and say, “Read this, please,” they will answer, “I can’t; it is sealed.” 12 Or if you give the scroll to someone who cannot read, and say, “Read this, please,” they will answer, “I don’t know how to read.”
Hebrews 5:11
New Living Translation
A Call to Spiritual Growth
11 There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and don’t seem to listen.
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Hebrews 5:11
New International Version
Warning Against Falling Away(A)
11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand.
2 Timothy 4:4
New Living Translation
4 They will reject the truth and chase after myths.
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2 Timothy 4:4
New International Version
4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.(A)
Malachi 4:2
New Living Translation
2 “But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings.[a] And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.
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- 4:2 Or the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings.
Malachi 4:2
New International Version
2 But for you who revere my name,(A) the sun of righteousness(B) will rise with healing(C) in its rays. And you will go out and frolic(D) like well-fed calves.
Psalm 119:70
New Living Translation
70 Their hearts are dull and stupid,
but I delight in your instructions.
Psalm 119:70
New International Version
70 Their hearts are callous(A) and unfeeling,
but I delight in your law.
Hebrews 6:4-6
New Living Translation
4 For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened—those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the power of the age to come— 6 and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people back to repentance; by rejecting the Son of God, they themselves are nailing him to the cross once again and holding him up to public shame.
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Hebrews 6:4-6
New International Version
4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened,(A) who have tasted the heavenly gift,(B) who have shared in the Holy Spirit,(C) 5 who have tasted the goodness(D) of the word of God(E) and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[a] away, to be brought back to repentance.(F) To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God(G) all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 6:6 Or age, 6 if they fall
Acts 7:57
New Living Translation
57 Then they put their hands over their ears and began shouting. They rushed at him
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Acts 7:57
New International Version
57 At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him,
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