Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
As it was said in the holy Writings, God gave them a spirit of sleep, eyes which might not see, and ears which have no hearing, to this day.
New American Standard Bible
just as it is written,
“
Eyes to see not and ears to hear not,
Down to this very day.”
King James Version
(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
Holman Bible
as it is written:
eyes that cannot see
and ears that cannot hear,
to this day.
International Standard Version
As it is written, "To this day God has put them into deep sleep. Their eyes do not see, and their ears do not hear."
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
according as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this very day.
Amplified
just as it is written [in Scripture],
Eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear,
[a spiritual apathy that has continued] to this very day.”
An Understandable Version
as it has been written [Isa. 19:10], "God gave them a spirit of numbness [i.e., they developed a spiritual insensitivity to God and His word]. [He gave them] eyes to see with [but they would not look], and ears to hear with [but they did not listen]. And they still have this spirit."
Anderson New Testament
as it is written: God has given them a spirit of stupor, eyes with which they can not see, and ears with which they can not hear.
Common New Testament
as it is written: "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear, down to this very day."
Daniel Mace New Testament
as it is written, "God hath given them up to a state of insensibility, so that their eyes could not see, and their ears could not hear."
Darby Translation
according as it is written, God has given to them a spirit of slumber, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, unto this day.
Godbey New Testament
as has been written, God has given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this day.
Goodspeed New Testament
The rest became callous; as the Scripture says, "God has thrown them into a state of spiritual insensibility, with eyes that cannot see and cars that cannot hear, that has lasted down to this day."
John Wesley New Testament
According as it is written, God hath given them a spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this day.
Julia Smith Translation
(As has been written, God gave them the spirit of mortal pain, eyes not to see, and earn not to hear;) even to this day.
King James 2000
(According as it is written, God has given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
just as it is written, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear, until this very day."
Modern King James verseion
even as it is written, "God gave to them a spirit of slumber, eyes not seeing, and ears not hearing" until this day.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
according as it is written, "God hath given them the spirit of unquietness: eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, even unto this day."
Montgomery New Testament
According as it is written, God has given them a spirit of slumber, Eyes that they should not see, Ears that they should not hear, unto this day.
NET Bible
as it is written, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, to this very day."
New Heart English Bible
According as it is written, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day."
Noyes New Testament
as it is written: "God gave them a spirit of slumber, eyes that were not to see, and ears that were not to hear, unto this day."
The Emphasized Bible
Even as it is written - God hath given unto them a spirit of stupor, - eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, - until this very day;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
as it is written, "God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear; unto this present day."
Twentieth Century New Testament
The rest grew callous; as Scripture says--'God has given them a deadness of mind--eyes that are not to see and ears that are not to hear--and it is so to this very day.'
Webster
(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) to this day.
Weymouth New Testament
And so Scripture says, "God has given them a spirit of drowsiness--eyes to see nothing with and ears to hear nothing with--even until now."
Williams New Testament
as the Scripture Says, "God has given them over to an attitude of insensibility, so that their eyes cannot see and their ears cannot hear, down to this very day."
World English Bible
According as it is written, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day."
Worrell New Testament
as it has been written, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this day."
Worsley New Testament
(according as it is written, God hath given them a spirit of slumber, that their eyes could not see and their ears could not hear,) even unto this day.
Youngs Literal Translation
according as it hath been written, 'God gave to them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear,' -- unto this very day,
Themes
spiritual Blindness » Unbelief, the effect of
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Judicial blindness
Gentiles/heathen » Salvation coming to the gentiles
Israel/jews » Why jews stumbled
Israel/jews » The salvation of israel
Partaking » Who partakes with the lord
Salvation » Salvation coming to the gentiles
Salvation » The salvation of israel
Sleep » Spiritual » Warnings against
Topics
Interlinear
Pneuma
Blepo
ἀκούω
Akouo
Usage: 313
References
Smith
Word Count of 35 Translations in Romans 11:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Remnant Of Israel Remains
7 What then? That which Israel was searching for he did not get, but those of the selection got it and the rest were made hard. 8 As it was said in the holy Writings, God gave them a spirit of sleep, eyes which might not see, and ears which have no hearing, to this day. 9 And David says, Let their table be made a net for taking them, and a stone in their way, and a punishment:
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:4
But even to this day the Lord has not given you a mind open to knowledge, or seeing eyes or hearing ears.
Isaiah 29:10
For the Lord has sent on you a spirit of deep sleep; and by him your eyes, the prophets, are shut, and your heads, the seers, are covered.
Jeremiah 5:21
Give ear now to this, O foolish people without sense; who have eyes but see nothing, and ears without the power of hearing:
Ezekiel 12:2
Son of man, you are living among an uncontrolled people, who have eyes to see but see not, and ears for hearing but they do not give ear; for they are an uncontrolled people.
2 Kings 17:34
So to this day they go on in their old ways, not worshipping the Lord or keeping his orders or his ways or the law and the rule which the Lord gave to the children of Jacob, to whom he gave the name Israel;
2 Kings 17:41
So these nations, worshipping the Lord, still were servants to the images they had made; their children and their children's children did the same; as their fathers did, so do they, to this day.
Isaiah 6:9
And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.
Matthew 13:13-14
For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.
Mark 4:11-12
And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;
Luke 8:10
And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.
Acts 28:26
Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:
2 Corinthians 3:14-15
But their minds were made hard: for to this very day at the reading of the old agreement the same veil is still unlifted; though it is taken away in Christ.