Mark 4:12

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.

That seeing

Be converted

Hebrews 6:6

General references

Proverbs 28:5

Bible References

That seeing

Yet the LORD has not given you a heart to perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear until today.

Then he said, Go and tell this people, Hear indeed, but do not understand; and see indeed, but do not perceive.

They did not know nor understand; for he has anointed their eyes that they not see and their hearts that they not understand.

Hear now this, O foolish people and without heart, who have eyes and do not see; who have ears, and do not hear:

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says, By hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see and shall not perceive;

And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the others in parables that seeing they might not see and hearing they might not understand.

But although he had done so many signs before them, yet they did not believe in him,

And when they did not agree among themselves, they departed, after Paul had spoken this word, Well spoke the Holy Spirit by Isaiah the prophet unto our fathers,

(according as it is written, God has given them the spirit of anguish, eyes with which they do not see and ears with which they do not hear) unto this day.

Be converted

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou hast afflicted me, and I was chastised as an indomitable bullock: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.

Again, when the wicked man leaves his wickedness that he has committed and lives according to judgment and righteousness, he shall cause his soul to live.

Repent ye therefore and be converted that your sins may be blotted out, for the times of refreshing of the presence of the Lord are come;

that with meekness they might teach those that resist, if God peradventure will grant unto them that they might repent and know the truth,

and have backslidden, be renewed again by repentance, crucifying again for themselves the Son of God and putting him to an open shame.

General references

Evil men do not understand judgment, but those that seek the LORD understand all things.