Luke 8:10
And he said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest [they are] in parables, so that 'Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'
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!'
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus answered [and] said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these [things] from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to young children.
Deuteronomy 29:4
But Yahweh has not given to you a heart to understand, or eyes to see, or ears to hear, [even] {to this day}.
Psalm 25:14
Intimate fellowship with Yahweh [is] for those who fear him, and [he] makes known his covenant to them.
Isaiah 29:14
therefore look, I am again doing something spectacular and a spectacle with this spectacular people. And the wisdom of its wise men shall perish, and the discernment of its discerning ones shall keep itself hidden."
Isaiah 44:18
They do not know, and they do not understand, for their eyes [are] besmeared {so that they cannot see}, their {minds} {so that they have no insight}.
Jeremiah 5:21
Hear this please, foolish and {senseless} people, {who have eyes} but do not see, {who have ears} but do not hear.'
Matthew 13:11-17
And he answered [and] said to them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to those [people] it has not been granted.
Matthew 16:17
And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal [this] to you, but my Father [who is] in heaven.
Mark 4:11
And he said to them, "To you has been granted the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside everything is in parables,
Luke 10:21-24
At [that] same time he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these [things] from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to young children. Yes, Father, for this was pleasing before you.
John 12:40
"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they see with [their] eyes and understand with [their] hearts and turn, and I heal them."
Acts 28:26-27
saying, 'Go to this people and say, "{You will keep on hearing} and will never understand, and {you will keep on seeing} and will never perceive.
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,
1 Corinthians 2:7-11
but we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a mystery, which God predestined before the ages for our glory,
1 Corinthians 12:11
But in all these [things] one and the same Spirit is at work, distributing to each one individually just as he wishes.
Ephesians 3:3-9
According to revelation the mystery was made known to me, just as I wrote beforehand in brief,
Colossians 1:26-28
the mystery [which] has been hidden from the ages and from the generations, but has now been revealed to his saints,
Colossians 2:2
so that their hearts may be encouraged, united in love and into all the wealth of the full assurance of insight into the knowledge of the mystery of God, Christ,
1 Timothy 3:16
And most certainly, great is the mystery of godliness: Who was revealed in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the Gentiles, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.
1 Peter 1:10-12
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace meant for you sought and made careful inquiry,