Thematic Bible: Spiritual Blindness


Thematic Bible






But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all children of the light and children of the day: we are not children of the night, nor of darkness.



And he worshiped him. Jesus said, For judgment am I come into the world, that they who see not, may see, and that they who see, may become blind. Verse ConceptsCommunicationSpiritual Blindness, Removal OfJesus Christ, JudgeGod BlindingHealing Of The BlindChrist JudgingJudgmentsBlindnessJudgement







Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah who saith, Hearing ye will hear, but in no wise understand, and seeing ye will see, but in no wise perceive.

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness: if therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness? Verse ConceptsDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinBlindness, SymbolicSpiritual Blindness, Consequences OfTemptation, Sources OfWorldly WisdomDamage To The BodyDarkness Of EvilEvil EyesDarknessEyesSpiritual Darkness


And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doth evil, hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

But if our gospel also is veiled, it is veiled to them that perish; Whose unbelieving minds the god of this world hath blinded, lest the illumination of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine upon them.

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. Verse ConceptsDrowsinessGospel, Responses ToHearingSleep, SpiritualSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfInsensibilitySleep, Warnings AgainstAnaestheticRefusing To HearGod BlindingFalse Religion To This DayGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of God

Brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, (lest ye should be wise in your own conceits) that hardness is in part happened to Israel, till the fulness of the Gentiles be come in: Verse ConceptsFulnessConceit, Description OfMysteryFullness Of The KingdomFalse WisdomGod Hardening PeopleSubdivisionsIsrael HardenedGentilesBlindnessIgnorance of GodTrust In RelationshipsPatience In RelationshipsBuilding RelationshipsWaiting Till Marriageignorance


And said to him, Go wash at the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went therefore, and washed, and came seeing. Verse ConceptsMedicineVisionPoolsChrist SendingBlindnessRelationships And Dating

He answered and said, A man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam and wash. Verse ConceptsEyes Cared For

He answered and said, That he is a sinner I know not: one thing I know, that I was blind, and now see. Verse ConceptsExperience, of GodWitnessing, Importance OfExperimental KnowledgeSelf KnowledgeNot Knowing About ChristBlindness

Ye blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel. Verse ConceptsInsectsFliesLack Of DiscriminationSievingflyingbugsknots

Wo to you, ye blind guides; who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is bound. Verse ConceptsKnowing Right And WrongStatus Of The TempleUnimportant ThingsSwearing


For what is to be known of God, is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it to them. For those things of him which are invisible, both his eternal power and Godhead, are clearly seen from the creation of the world, being understood by the things which are made, so that they are without excuse: Because knowing God, they did not glorify him as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their reasonings, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Ye fools and blind; for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? Verse ConceptsGreat ThingsOffering SacrificesHolier Than ThouSanctificationimportance

Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first, the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also. Verse ConceptsMiracles Of ChristCleaningFirst ActionsInside And OutThe Inward BeingCleanlinessPurityFocusInner Beautycleansingmathpharisees






and the Gentiles, to whom I now send thee, To open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; that they may receive through faith which is in me, forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among them that 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



But he that hateth his brother, is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because darkness hath blinded his eyes. Verse ConceptsDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinBigotryRacismDarkness Of EvilNot Knowing WhereBlindingOther BlindingSibling Love



This therefore I say and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles, in the vanity of your mind: Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, by the ignorance that is in them, through the hardness of their hearts: Who being past feeling, have given themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.



If we say we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not the truth. But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.