33 Bible Verses about Dullness
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A carnal man does not know, neither does a fool understand this:
He does not return to his right mind; he does not have knowledge nor intelligence to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; I have also baked bread upon the coals of it; I have roasted flesh and eaten it and shall I make the residue of it an abomination? Do I have to humble myself before the trunk of a tree?
Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see and do not see; they have ears to hear and do not hear; for they are a rebellious house.
Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
Of whom we have many things to say and difficult to declare, seeing ye are hard of hearing.
for this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and should understand with their heart and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Of whom we have many things to say and difficult to declare, seeing ye are hard of hearing. For you should now be teaching others, if we look at the time, yet you need to be taught again which are the first elements of the oracles of God and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong food. For any one that uses milk is not qualified in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe.read more.
But strong food belongs to those that are perfect, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and should be converted and I should heal them.
They do not know, neither do they understand; they walk in darkness; they move all the foundations of the earth.
But they did not know the thoughts of the LORD, neither did they understand his counsel by which he gathered them as sheaves onto the threshing floor.
Therefore, I speak to them in parables because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, without mercy.
For they are a Gentile void of counsel, neither is there any intelligence in them.
Our fathers did not understand thy wonders in Egypt; they did not remember the multitude of thy mercies but rebelled by the sea, even at the Red sea.
The ox knows his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel does not know, my people do not have understanding.
When its boughs are withered, they shall be broken off: women shall come and set them on fire: for this is not a people of understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will show them no favour.
And every vision is unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which if it were delivered to one that knows how to read, saying, Read this, I pray thee: he shall say, I cannot; for it is sealed:
For my people are foolish; the ignorant sons with no understanding have not known me; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
How is it that ye do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread that ye should keep yourselves from the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
But they did not understand this word, and it was hid from them that they should not understand, and they feared to ask him regarding this.
And they understood none of these things, and this word was hid from them, and they did not know what was said.
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken;
Jesus said unto him, Have I been such a long time with you, and yet thou hast not known me, Philip? He that has seen me has seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?
Then said the Jews, This temple was forty-six years in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days?
Nicodemus said unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb and be born?
The woman said unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; from where then hast thou that living water?
But he said unto them, I have a food to eat that ye know not of. Therefore said the disciples one to another, Has anyone brought him anything to eat?
Then his disciples said, Lord, if he sleeps, he shall be saved. But Jesus had spoken of his death, and they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
I AM the living bread which came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, they shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. The Jews therefore contended among themselves, saying, How is he able to give us his flesh to eat?
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Dullness » Condemned
He does not return to his right mind; he does not have knowledge nor intelligence to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; I have also baked bread upon the coals of it; I have roasted flesh and eaten it and shall I make the residue of it an abomination? Do I have to humble myself before the trunk of a tree?
Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see and do not see; they have ears to hear and do not hear; for they are a rebellious house.
A carnal man does not know, neither does a fool understand this:
Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
Dullness » Of israel
The ox knows his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel does not know, my people do not have understanding.
And every vision is unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which if it were delivered to one that knows how to read, saying, Read this, I pray thee: he shall say, I cannot; for it is sealed:
For they are a Gentile void of counsel, neither is there any intelligence in them.
Our fathers did not understand thy wonders in Egypt; they did not remember the multitude of thy mercies but rebelled by the sea, even at the Red sea.
When its boughs are withered, they shall be broken off: women shall come and set them on fire: for this is not a people of understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will show them no favour.
Dullness » General examples of
without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, without mercy.
They do not know, neither do they understand; they walk in darkness; they move all the foundations of the earth.
But they did not know the thoughts of the LORD, neither did they understand his counsel by which he gathered them as sheaves onto the threshing floor.
Therefore, I speak to them in parables because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and should be converted and I should heal them.
Dullness » Of the disciples
How is it that ye do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread that ye should keep yourselves from the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken;
Jesus said unto him, Have I been such a long time with you, and yet thou hast not known me, Philip? He that has seen me has seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?
But they did not understand this word, and it was hid from them that they should not understand, and they feared to ask him regarding this.