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Thematic Bible: Spiritual Blindness


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John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows Me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.” Verse ConceptsDawnDarkness, Deliverance FromFollowing Jesus ChristBeing A LightenlightenmentBeing A Soldierdiscipleship, benefits ofHow Disciples Are CalledClaimsLife, Of FaithLight, SpiritualMetaphorsNames And Titles For ChristTypes Of ChristDark DaysPromised LightLife Through ChristThe Light Of ChristFrom Darkness To LightComing Out Of DarknessInstructions About FollowingDarknessLightSpiritual DarknessThe WorldLight As A Symbol Of SalvationLife That Is Worth Living

Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light— Verse ConceptsSpiritual DeathDaylightDarkness, Deliverance FromAdoption, descriptions ofethics, incentives towardsChildren, Figurative SenseWalking In The SpiritLiving In The LightNightOrthodoxy, In NtDepravity Of ManChristian, The WalkNames And Titles For The ChristianSpiritual Blindness, Removal OfChristians, Names OfApplying The BibleNew Birth, Evidenced ByFrom Darkness To LightComing Out Of DarknessDarknessLightChild Of GodChristians Are Called Children

Colossians 1:13
He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves. Verse ConceptsDarkness, Deliverance FromAmbassadorsDeliverance, Types OfJesus As The Beloved SonNightRedemption, In NtRescueSatan, Defeat OfSatan, Kingdom OfSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfNames And Titles For SatanChrist, Names ForChurch, Titles OfThe Beloved SonAgape LoveGod Handing OverComing Out Of DarknessGod Saves From TroublePeople Of The KingdomKingdom Of GodDarknessThe power of ChristSpiritual Darknessdominion

1 Thessalonians 5:4-5
But you, brothers, are not in the dark, so that this day would overtake you like a thief. For you are all sons of light and sons of the day. We're not of the night or of darkness.

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, a people for His possession,
so that you may proclaim the praises
of the One who called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light.
 Verse ConceptsCherishingDarkness, Deliverance FromAccess To God, In Old TestamentPraiseenlightenmentThe Church As The ElectChoicesBeing ChosenGod, Will OfWhat Heaven Will Be LikeHoliness, As Set Apart For GodHoliness, Believers' Growth InLight, SpiritualHeaven,  Redeemed CommunityMission, Of IsraelPeople Of God, In NtPraise, Reasons ForPriesthood, In NtGod PossessingSpeech, Positive Aspects OfWitnessing, Importance OfWorship, Reasons ForThe Call Of GodHeaven, Worshiping GodNames And Titles For The ChristianSpiritual Blindness, Removal OfCalling, Of ChristiansOld Testament People As TypesFrom Darkness To LightComing Out Of DarknessFew PriestsA Holy NationA Kingdom Of PriestsRoyal PriesthoodShowing Forth His PraiseElectLightUnconditional LoveRaceExcellenceroyaltypriestsLight As A Symbol Of Salvation

Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is on Me,
because He has anointed Me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent Me
to proclaim freedom to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free the oppressed,
 Verse ConceptsAnointingAnointing, Of ChristBlindness, HealingsSpiritual Blindness, Removal OfdiscouragementHealingPoverty, Remedies ForPower, HumanRescueSuffering, Encouragements InSymbolsVisionJesus Christ, Mission OfAfflictions, Consolation DuringCaptivesCaptivity, MetaphoricallyPenitentThe Anointed OneBrokenheartedThe Spirit Of The LordGod's Help In DiscouragementHealing Of The BlindThose OppressedThose Helping The PoorAnointing OilFreedomHealing A Broken HeartRecoveryBroken Heartsoppressionheartbrokenliberation

John 9:39
Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.” Verse ConceptsCommunicationSpiritual Blindness, Removal OfJesus Christ, JudgeGod BlindingHealing Of The BlindChrist JudgingJudgmentsBlindnessJudgement

John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows Me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.” Verse ConceptsDawnDarkness, Deliverance FromFollowing Jesus ChristBeing A LightenlightenmentBeing A Soldierdiscipleship, benefits ofHow Disciples Are CalledClaimsLife, Of FaithLight, SpiritualMetaphorsNames And Titles For ChristTypes Of ChristDark DaysPromised LightLife Through ChristThe Light Of ChristFrom Darkness To LightComing Out Of DarknessInstructions About FollowingDarknessLightSpiritual DarknessThe WorldLight As A Symbol Of SalvationLife That Is Worth Living

Isaiah 42:7
in order to open blind eyes,
to bring out prisoners from the dungeon,
and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.
 Verse ConceptsClarityOvertaken By DarknessHealing Of The BlindGod Freeing CaptivesBlindnessRecoveryBreaking Chainsfreejail

2 Corinthians 4:6
For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ. Verse ConceptsGod, Glory OfDarkness, Deliverance Fromdarkness, naturalenlightenmentSpiritual Blindness, Removal OfBeginningHeart, Fallen And RedeemedLight, NaturalLight, SpiritualGlory Of GodClarityGod's Glory RevealedShiningGod's Shekinah GloryThe SunHeavenly FacesThe Light Of ChristFrom Darkness To LightGod Likened To The SunDarknessGlory of ChristKnowing GodLight As A Symbol Of GodReflecting God's Heart

Isaiah 29:10
For the Lord has poured out on you
an overwhelming urge to sleep;
He has shut your eyes—the prophets,
and covered your heads—the seers. Verse ConceptsHearingSeersSleep, SpiritualSleep, PhysicalSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfEyes HarmedProphecy AbolishedHead As Chiefprophets

Psalm 69:23
Let their eyes grow too dim to see,
and let their loins continually shake.
 Verse ConceptsBackGroups TremblingGod Blinding

Isaiah 44:18
Such people do not comprehend
and cannot understand,
for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see,
and their minds so they cannot understand.
 Verse ConceptsSpiritual Blindness, In UnbelieversResponseVeilsGod BlindingBeing Without UnderstandingThose Who Were IgnorantEyesDiscernment

Matthew 13:13-14
For this reason I speak to them in parables, because looking they do not see, and hearing they do not listen or understand. Isaiah's prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: You will listen and listen, yet never understand; and you will look and look, yet never perceive.

Matthew 6:23
But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light within you is darkness—how deep is that darkness! Verse ConceptsDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinBlindness, SymbolicSpiritual Blindness, Consequences OfTemptation, Sources OfWorldly WisdomDamage To The BodyDarkness Of EvilEvil EyesDarknessEyesSpiritual Darkness

Isaiah 29:10
For the Lord has poured out on you
an overwhelming urge to sleep;
He has shut your eyes—the prophets,
and covered your heads—the seers. Verse ConceptsHearingSeersSleep, SpiritualSleep, PhysicalSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfEyes HarmedProphecy AbolishedHead As Chiefprophets

John 3:19-20
"This, then, is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil. For everyone who practices wicked things hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.

2 Corinthians 4:3-4
But if, in fact, our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. Regarding them: the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Romans 11:8
as it is written:

God gave them a spirit of insensitivity,
eyes that cannot see
and ears that cannot hear,
to this day. Verse ConceptsDrowsinessGospel, Responses ToHearingSleep, SpiritualSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfInsensibilitySleep, Warnings AgainstAnaestheticRefusing To HearGod BlindingFalse Religion To This DayGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of God

Romans 11:25
So that you will not be conceited, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery: A partial hardening has come to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. Verse ConceptsFulnessConceit, Description OfMysteryFullness Of The KingdomFalse WisdomGod Hardening PeopleSubdivisionsIsrael HardenedGentilesBlindnessIgnorance of GodTrust In RelationshipsPatience In RelationshipsBuilding RelationshipsWaiting Till Marriageignorance

2 Corinthians 3:15
Even to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts, Verse ConceptsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedReading The ScripturesStudying The Lawthe Law of mosesReading The Bible

John 9:7
“Go,” He told him, “wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he left, washed, and came back seeing. Verse ConceptsMedicineVisionPoolsChrist SendingBlindnessRelationships And Dating

John 9:11
He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So when I went and washed I received my sight.” Verse ConceptsEyes Cared For

John 9:25
He answered, “Whether or not He’s a sinner, I don’t know. One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I can see!” Verse ConceptsExperience, of GodWitnessing, Importance OfExperimental KnowledgeSelf KnowledgeNot Knowing About ChristBlindness

Matthew 23:24
Blind guides! You strain out a gnat, yet gulp down a camel! Verse ConceptsInsectsFliesLack Of DiscriminationSievingflyingbugsknots

Matthew 23:16
“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the sanctuary, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by his oath.’ Verse ConceptsKnowing Right And WrongStatus Of The TempleUnimportant ThingsSwearing

Isaiah 26:11
Lord, Your hand is lifted up to take action,
but they do not see it.
They will see Your zeal for Your people,
and they will be put to shame.
The fire for Your adversaries will consume them!
 Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal OfJealousyHand Of GodShameStoringZealGod's HandBurning PeopleNot Seeing Spiritual ThingsShame Will Come

Romans 1:19-21
since what can be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them. From the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what He has made. As a result, people are without excuse. For though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became nonsense, and their senseless minds were darkened.

Matthew 23:19
Blind people! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift? Verse ConceptsGreat ThingsOffering SacrificesHolier Than ThouSanctificationimportance

Matthew 23:26
Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so the outside of it may also become clean. Verse ConceptsMiracles Of ChristCleaningFirst ActionsInside And OutThe Inward BeingCleanlinessPurityFocusInner Beautycleansingmathpharisees

John 1:5
That light shines in the darkness,
yet the darkness did not overcome it. Verse ConceptsSpiritual Blindness, In UnbelieversLight, SpiritualRevelation, Necessity OfSatan, Resistance ToProtection, From GodShiningAn Overpowering PresenceFrom Darkness To LightComing Out Of DarknessChrist OvercomingNot Understanding God's ThingsDarknessOvercomingSpiritual Darkness

1 Corinthians 2:14
But the unbeliever does not welcome what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated spiritually. Verse ConceptsConfusionBeing Born AgainSpiritual Blindness, In UnbelieversInsightThe Sin NatureReceptivenessRevelation, Necessity OfRevelation, Responses ToSpiritualityUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfUnderstandingVeilsWasteWisdom, Source Of HumanAcceptance, Of The GospelThe Spirit Of ManResisting Holy SpiritAppraisalThat Which Is SpiritualDiscerning God's ThingsFoolishness Of GodLife In A Material WorldNot Understanding God's ThingsAtheism, Description OfSpiritualDiscernmentThe MindSpiritual Gifts

Psalm 82:5
They do not know or understand;
they wander in darkness.
All the foundations of the earth are shaken. Verse ConceptsDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinFoundationsSpiritual Blindness, Consequences OfLack Of DiscernmentWalkingDullnessWalking In DarknessBewildermentEarth's FoundationGod ShakingDarkness Of EvilThose Who Were Ignorant

Jeremiah 5:21
Hear this,
you foolish and senseless people.
They have eyes, but they don’t see.
They have ears, but they don’t hear.
 Verse ConceptsIndifferenceNot Seeing Spiritual ThingsGod's Attitude To FoolsUnhearing

Matthew 5:14
“You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden. Verse ConceptsBeing A LightHillsNames And Titles For The ChristianCitiesCandlesLight Of God's PeopleDisclosuresThe Gospel To The NationsLightThe Worldmathhiding

Acts 26:18
to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that by faith in Me they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified.’ Verse ConceptsenlightenmentReceiving An InheritanceRepentance, Nature OfSatan, Kingdom OfSpiritual Blindness, Removal OfSatan, Power OfClarityFrom Darkness To LightReceiving SightHealing Of The BlindBenefits Of Faith In ChristMan's Authority Over The DevilGod Will ForgiveDarknessForgiving YourselfSanctificationdominion

Psalm 13:3
Consider me and answer, Lord my God.
Restore brightness to my eyes;
otherwise, I will sleep in death.
 Verse ConceptsSleep, And DeathDimness Of VisionFear, Of DeathGod Giving LightFear Of DeathOvercoming Adversity

Psalm 119:18
Open my eyes so that I may contemplate
wonderful things from Your instruction.
 Verse ConceptsRevelation, Responses ToClarityDimness Of VisionUnderstanding God's WordEyes

1 John 2:11
But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he’s going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. Verse ConceptsDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinBigotryRacismDarkness Of EvilNot Knowing WhereBlindingOther BlindingSibling Love

1 John 2:9
The one who says he is in the light but hates his brother is in the darkness until now. Verse ConceptsDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinBullyingLove To Others, Evidence OfLight And DarknessDarkness Of EvilMere TalkDarknessSibling Love

2 Corinthians 4:4
In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. Verse ConceptsSatanticDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinSpiritual Blindness, Results Of SinPresent Evil AgeFalse ReligionCommitment, to the worldevil, origins ofevangelism, nature ofSpiritual Blindness, Consequences OfSatan, Titles ForHeart, Fallen And RedeemedImagination, Evil SchemingImage Of GodLikenessPerfection, DivineRevelation, In NtRevelation, Necessity OfRevelation, Responses ToSatan, As DeceiverSatan, Kingdom OfSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfUnbelieversCultsCharacter Of WickedNames And Titles For SatanUnbelief, Sourced InChrist, Names ForControlling Your ThoughtsSatan, Power OfShiningPrincehood Of SatanThe Light Of ChristBlindingChrist's Own GloryOther BlindingGlory of ChristSpiritual DarknessAgeSatan As The Prince Of This World

Ephesians 4:17-19
Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their thoughts. They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts. They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more.

Revelation 3:17
Because you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t know that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked, Verse ConceptsAffluenceExaggerationsInferiorityMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinNakednessOutward AppearancePoverty, SpiritualPride, Examples OfRich, TheSecuritySelf DeceptionTreasureTrust, Lack OfSelf DelusionOverconfidenceSpiritual DestitutionRich ApparelMoral BankruptcyBeing UnclothedNaked In ShameBlessings Of The PoorPoor Or RichSatisfied With RichesIgnorant Of FactsMore Than EnoughgaysBeauty And Self WorthWealth And Prosperitylukewarm

Matthew 15:14
Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.” Verse ConceptsFools, In Teaching Of Jesus ChristGuidance, Need For God'sPitsWicked Described AsWalking In DarknessReprobatesPeople Falling From A HeightLeave Them AloneHoles In The GroundLeadersBlindnessguidancePets

1 John 1:6-7
If we say, "We have fellowship with Him," and walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

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