Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

General references

Bible References

That seeing

Deuteronomy 29:4
yet LORD has not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, to this day.
Isaiah 6:9
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but do not understand, and see ye indeed, but do not perceive.
Isaiah 44:18
They do not know, nor do they consider. For he has shut their eyes, that they cannot see, and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Jeremiah 5:21
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding, who have eyes, and see not, who have ears, and hear not:
Matthew 13:14
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says, By hearing ye will hear, and will, no, not understand, and seeing ye will see, and will, no, not perceive.
Luke 8:10
And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the others in parables, so that seeing they would not see, and hearing they would not understand.
John 12:37
But although having done so many signs before them, they did not believe in him,
Acts 28:25
And being discord among each other, they departed after Paul spoke one thing, saying, Well spoke the Holy Spirit through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,
Romans 11:8
just as it is written that God gave them a spirit of slumber: eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, until this very day.

Be converted

Jeremiah 31:18
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [saying], Thou have chastised me, and I was chastised as a calf unaccustomed [to the yoke]. Turn thou me back, and I shall be turned back, for thou are LORD my God.
Ezekiel 18:27
Again, when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
Acts 3:19
Repent ye therefore, and be converted in order to wipe away your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.
2 Timothy 2:25
in mildness correcting those who oppose. Perhaps God may grant them repentance for recognition of the truth,
Hebrews 6:6
and who fell away, to restore again to repentance, crucifying to themselves the Son of God, and disgracing him publicly.

General references

Proverbs 28:5
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek LORD understand all things.