Mark 8:18

Though you have eyes, do you not see? And though you have ears, do you not hear and listen [to what I have said]? And do you not remember,

Jeremiah 5:21


‘Now hear this, O foolish people without heart,
Who have eyes but do not see,
Who have ears but do not hear.

Psalm 115:5-8


They have mouths, but they cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;

Isaiah 6:9-10

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

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

Mark 4:12

so that they will continually look but not see, and they will continually hear but not understand, otherwise they might turn [from their rejection of the truth] and be forgiven.”

Deuteronomy 29:4

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

Psalm 69:23


May their eyes be dimmed so that they cannot see,
And make their loins shake continually [in terror and weakness].

Isaiah 42:18-20


Hear, you deaf!
And look, you blind, that you may see.

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.

Ezekiel 12:2

“Son of man, you live among a rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, who have ears to hear but do not hear; for they are a rebellious people.

Matthew 13:14-15

In them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,

You will hear and keep on hearing, but never understand;
And you will look and keep on looking, but never comprehend;

John 12:40

He has blinded their eyes and He hardened their heart, to keep them from seeing with their eyes and understanding with their heart and being converted; otherwise, I [their God] would heal them.”

Acts 28:26-27

Go to this people and say,

You will keep on hearing, but will not understand,
You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;

Romans 11:8

just as it is written [in Scripture],

God gave them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear,
[a spiritual apathy that has continued] to this very day.”

2 Peter 1:12

Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them and are established in the truth which is held firmly in your grasp.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

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Mark 4:12
so that they will continually look but not see, and they will continually hear but not understand, otherwise they might turn [from their rejection of the truth] and be forgiven.”
Deuteronomy 29:4
Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a heart and mind to understand, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.
Psalm 69:23

May their eyes be dimmed so that they cannot see,
And make their loins shake continually [in terror and weakness].
Psalm 115:5

They have mouths, but they cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
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 42:18

Hear, you deaf!
And look, you blind, that you may see.
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.
Jeremiah 5:21

‘Now hear this, O foolish people without heart,
Who have eyes but do not see,
Who have ears but do not hear.
Matthew 13:14
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,

You will hear and keep on hearing, but never understand;
And you will look and keep on looking, but never comprehend;
John 12:40
He has blinded their eyes and He hardened their heart, to keep them from seeing with their eyes and understanding with their heart and being converted; otherwise, I [their God] would heal them.”
Acts 28:26
Go to this people and say,

You will keep on hearing, but will not understand,
You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
Romans 11:8
just as it is written [in Scripture],

God gave them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear,
[a spiritual apathy that has continued] to this very day.”

Do

2 Peter 1:12
Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them and are established in the truth which is held firmly in your grasp.

General references

Matthew 13:13
This is the reason I speak to the crowds in parables: because while [having the power of] seeing they do not see, and while [having the power of] hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand and grasp [spiritual things].
Matthew 15:16
And He said, “Are you still so dull [and unable to put things together]?
Matthew 16:10
Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many large baskets you picked up?
Luke 9:45
However, they did not understand this statement. Its meaning was kept hidden from them so that they would not grasp it; and they were afraid to ask Him about it.