Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Hear ye
General references
Bible References
Hear ye
Isaiah 43:8
Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,
And the deaf, even though they have ears.
Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,
And the deaf, even though they have ears.
Isaiah 44:18
They do not know, nor do they understand, for God has muddied their eyes so that they cannot see, and their hearts (minds) as well so that they cannot understand.
Matthew 13:14 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,
‘You will hear and keep on hearing, but never understand;
And you will look and keep on looking, but never comprehend;
Mark 4:12 so that they will continually look but not see, and they will continually hear but not understand, otherwise they might turn [from their rejection of the truth] and be forgiven.”
Luke 8:10
And He said, “To you [who have been chosen] it has been granted to know and recognize the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that though seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
John 12:40
“He has blinded their eyes and He hardened their heart, to keep them from seeing with their eyes and understanding with their heart and being converted; otherwise, I [their God] would heal them.”
Acts 28:26
‘Go to this people and say,
“You will keep on hearing, but will not understand,
You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
Romans 11:8
just as it is written [in Scripture],
“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear,
[a spiritual apathy that has continued] to this very day.”
Eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear,
[a spiritual apathy that has continued] to this very day.”
General references
Exodus 10:20
But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart [so that it was even more resolved and obstinate], and he did not let the Israelites go.
Deuteronomy 28:28
The Lord will strike you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart and mind;
Deuteronomy 29:4
Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a heart and mind to understand, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.
Isaiah 43:8
Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,
And the deaf, even though they have ears.
Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,
And the deaf, even though they have ears.
John 8:27
They did not realize [or have the spiritual insight to understand] that He was speaking to them about the Father.