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 Jehovah has not given you a heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, until today.

And He said, Go, and tell this people, You hear indeed, but do not understand; and seeing you see, but do not know.

They have not known nor understood; for He has shut their eyes so that they cannot see; and their hearts so that they cannot understand.

Now hear this, O foolish people and without heart; who have eyes and see not; who have ears and hear not;

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

And He said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God. But to others I speak in parables, so that seeing they might not see and hearing they might not understand.

But though He had done so many miracles before them, yet they did not believe on Him,

And disagreeing with one another, they were let go, Paul saying one word: Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,

even as it is written, "God gave to them a spirit of slumber, eyes not seeing, and ears not hearing" until this day.

Be converted

I have surely heard Ephraim mourning to himself, saying, You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bull not broken in; turn me, and I shall be turned. For You are Jehovah my God.

Again, when the wicked turns away from his wickedness that he has committed and does that which is lawful and righteous, he shall save his soul alive.

Therefore repent and convert so that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.

in meekness instructing those who oppose, if perhaps God will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth,

and who have fallen away; it is impossible, I say, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify the Son of God afresh to themselves and put Him to an open shame.

General references

Evil men do not understand judgment; but those who seek Jehovah understand all things.