1 Corinthians 2:8
None of the rulers of this age understood it; for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Acts 7:2
And he said: "Hear me, brethren and fathers! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
James 2:1
My brethren, show no favoritism as you hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 13:27
For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning him.
1 Corinthians 2:6
Yet we do speak a wisdom among the mature, a wisdom, however, not of this age nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away.
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to babes.
Luke 23:34
And the people stood watching; but even the rulers sneered at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One."
John 3:19-21
And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
John 7:48
Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him?
John 8:19
Then they said to him, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither me nor my Father; if you knew me, you would know my Father also."
John 9:39-41
Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind."
John 12:40-43
"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts and turn, so that I should heal them."
John 15:22-25
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
John 16:3
And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me.
Acts 3:16-17
And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Jesus has given him perfect health in the presence of you all.
1 Corinthians 1:26-28
For consider your call, brethren; not many of you were wise according to fleshly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.
2 Corinthians 3:14
But their minds were hardened; for to this day, when they read the old covenant, the same veil remains unlifted, because only in Christ is it removed.
1 Timothy 1:13
Even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor, I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief;