John 8:27
(They did not know that he was speaking to them about the Father.)
Isaiah 6:9
And he said, "Go and say to this people, 'Keep on listening and do not comprehend! And keep on looking and do not understand!'
Isaiah 42:18-20
Deaf people, listen! And blind people, look to see!
Isaiah 59:10
We grope like the blind [along] a wall, and we grope {as without} eyes. We stumble at noon as [in] the twilight; among the strong [we are] like the dead.
John 8:43
{Why} do you not understand my way of speaking? Because you are not able to listen to my message.
John 8:47
The one who is from God listens to the words of God. Because of this you do not listen--because you are not of God."
Romans 11:7-10
What then? What Israel was searching for, this it did not obtain. But the elect obtained [it], and the rest were hardened,
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
But if indeed our gospel is veiled, it is veiled among those who are perishing,