49 Bible Verses about ignorance

For indeed because of the time, you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again what are the first principles of the oracles of God. And you have become in need of milk, and not of solid food.

But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.

For as I passed by and saw the things you worship, I also found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Not knowing then whom you worship, I make Him known to you.

Yea, the stork in the heavens knows her seasons; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow watch the time of their coming; but my people do not know the judgment of Jehovah.

And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies. But they are not mighty for the truth on the earth; for they go from evil to evil, and they do not know Me, says Jehovah.

And they will do these things to you because they have not known the Father nor Me.

The ox knows his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.

having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart.

as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance,

For they do not know to do right, says Jehovah, those who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

But they do not know the plans of Jehovah, nor do they understand His counsel. For He has gathered them like the sheaf to the floor.

John answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but One stands among you whom you do not know.

Jesus said to him, Have I been with you such a long time and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father. And how do you say, Show us the Father?

He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him, and the world did not know Him.

Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that says to you, Give Me to drink, you would have asked of Him, and He would have given you living water.

Then they said to Him, Where is your father? Jesus said to them, You neither know Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.

But until this day, when Moses is read, the veil is on their heart.

For those living in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known this One, and the voices of the Prophets being read throughout every sabbath, condemning Him, they fulfilled the Scriptures.

And He answered and said to them, Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning "made them male and female",

But He said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him,

Jesus answered and said to them, You err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.

for this people's heart has become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes, lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them."

And even as they did not think fit to have God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do the things not right,

And they say to God, Depart from us; for we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways;

But they refused to listen, and gave a stubborn shoulder, and made heavy their ears from hearing. And they made their hearts adamant from hearing the Law and the Words which Jehovah of Hosts has sent through His Spirit, by the former prophets. And great wrath came from Jehovah of Hosts.

For this is hidden from them by their willing it, that the heavens were of old, and the earth out of the water, and through water, being held together by the Word of God,

But he not knowing, and doing things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomever much is given, of him much shall be required. And to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

the one who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and insolent. But I obtained mercy, because being ignorant, I did it in unbelief.

Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of Jehovah concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do any one of them,

And if a soul sins, and he has done that which ought not to be done, any one from all the commands of Jehovah, and does not know, and he is guilty and bears his iniquity;

And now, brothers, I know that you did it through ignorance, as also your rulers did.

And they said to Him, We can. And Jesus said to them, You shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of, and with the baptism that I am baptized with you shall be baptized.

Peter said to Him, Lord, why cannot I follow You now? I will lay down my life for Your sake.

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwells no good thing. For to will is present with me, but how to perform that which is good I do not find.

Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin. But now you say, We see. Therefore your sin remains.

So foolish was I, and I did not know; I was like a beast before You.

for we are but of yesterday and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow.

For man also does not know his time; as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them.

As you do not know what is the way of the spirit, as how the bones grow in the pregnant woman's womb; even so you do not know the works of God who makes all.

For he does not know what shall be; for who can tell him when it shall be?

Because you say, I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing, and do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,

having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart.

Who has formed a god, or melted a graven image that is good for nothing?

And it happened, when he had come near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look upon. And it will be when the Egyptians see you, they shall say, This is his wife. And they will kill me, but they will save you alive. I pray you, say that you are my sister, so that it may be well with me for your sake. And my soul shall live because of you. read more.
And it happened when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her before Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. And he treated Abram well for her sake. And he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and male servants, and maidservants, and she-asses, and camels. And Jehovah plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

Strangers have eaten up his strength, and he does not know. Yea, gray hairs are here and there on him, yet he knows it not.

The Spirit breathes where He desires, and you hear His voice, but you do not know from where He comes, and where He goes; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.

So foolish was I, and I did not know; I was like a beast before You.

for we are but of yesterday and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow.

For man also does not know his time; as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them.

As you do not know what is the way of the spirit, as how the bones grow in the pregnant woman's womb; even so you do not know the works of God who makes all.

For he does not know what shall be; for who can tell him when it shall be?

The Spirit breathes where He desires, and you hear His voice, but you do not know from where He comes, and where He goes; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.

For indeed because of the time, you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again what are the first principles of the oracles of God. And you have become in need of milk, and not of solid food.

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do. And parting His clothing, they cast lots.

The ox knows his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.

having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart.

as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance,

For they do not know to do right, says Jehovah, those who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

But they do not know the plans of Jehovah, nor do they understand His counsel. For He has gathered them like the sheaf to the floor.