John 8:43

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John 8:43

Why do you misunderstand what I am saying? It is because [your spiritual ears are deaf and] you are unable to hear [the truth of] My word.

Jeremiah 6:10

To whom shall I (Jeremiah) speak and give warning
That they may hear?
Behold, their ears are closed [absolutely deaf to God]
And they cannot listen.
Behold, the word of the Lord has become a reprimand and an object of scorn to them;
They have no delight in it.

John 7:17

If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know whether the teaching is of God or whether I speak on My own accord and by My own authority.

Proverbs 28:5

Evil men do not understand justice,
But they who long for and seek the Lord understand it fully.

Isaiah 6:9

And He said, “Go, and tell this people:

‘Keep on listening, but do not understand;
Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.’

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.

Hosea 14:9

Whoever is [spiritually] wise, let him understand these things;
Whoever is [spiritually] discerning and understanding, let him know them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
And the righteous will walk in them,
But transgressors will stumble and fall in them.

Micah 4:12

“But they (Gentile nations) do not know the thoughts of the Lord,
Nor do they understand His purpose and plan;
For He has gathered them (Gentiles) like sheaves to the threshing floor [for destruction].

John 5:43

I have come in My Father’s name and with His power, and you do not receive Me [because your minds are closed]; but if another comes in his own name and with no authority or power except his own, you will receive him and give your approval to an imposter.

John 6:60

When many of His disciples heard this, they said, “This is a difficult and harsh and offensive statement. Who can [be expected to] listen to it?”

John 8:27

They did not realize [or have the spiritual insight to understand] that He was speaking to them about the Father.

John 12:39-40

Therefore they could not believe, for Isaiah said again,

Acts 7:51

“You stiff-necked and stubborn people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you are always actively resisting the Holy Spirit. You are doing just as your fathers did.

Romans 3:11

“There is none who understands,
There is none who seeks for God.

Romans 8:7-8

the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot,

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John 8:43

Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

Do

Ye cannot

Romans 8:7

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Bible References

Do

They did not realize [or have the spiritual insight to understand] that He was speaking to them about the Father.

If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know whether the teaching is of God or whether I speak on My own accord and by My own authority.

Therefore they could not believe, for Isaiah said again,

Evil men do not understand justice,
But they who long for and seek the Lord understand it fully.

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.

“There is none who understands,
There is none who seeks for God.

Ye cannot

When many of His disciples heard this, they said, “This is a difficult and harsh and offensive statement. Who can [be expected to] listen to it?”

And He said, “Go, and tell this people:

‘Keep on listening, but do not understand;
Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.’

“You stiff-necked and stubborn people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you are always actively resisting the Holy Spirit. You are doing just as your fathers did.

the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot,

General references

Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a heart and mind to understand, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.

How is it that you fail to understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;

If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know whether the teaching is of God or whether I speak on My own accord and by My own authority.

They did not realize [or have the spiritual insight to understand] that He was speaking to them about the Father.

about sin [and the true nature of it], because they do not believe in Me [and My message];