Matthew 13:13
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13 This is why I speak to them in parables:
“Though seeing, they do not see;
though hearing, they do not hear or understand.(A)
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)
Jeremiah 5:21
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2 Corinthians 4:3-4
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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)
John 3:19-20
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19 This is the verdict: Light(A) has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.(B) 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(C)
Matthew 13:16
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16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.(A)
Deuteronomy 29:3-4
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3 With your own eyes you saw those great trials, those signs and great wonders.(A) 4 But to this day the Lord has not given you a mind that understands or eyes that see or ears that hear.(B)
John 9:39-41
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39 Jesus said,[a] “For judgment(A) I have come into this world,(B) so that the blind will see(C) and those who see will become blind.”(D)
40 Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?”(E)
41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.(F)
Footnotes
- John 9:39 Some early manuscripts do not have Then the man said … 39 Jesus said.
Isaiah 44:18
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Mark 8:17-18
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17 Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?(A) 18 Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don’t you remember?
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