22 Bible Verses about Dullness

Hypocrites, you can judge of the phoenomena of the earth, and of the sky, but why can't you discern the present times?

why do not you understand my language? unless because ye cannot bear my doctrine?

there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

On this head we have many things to say, not easily to be comprehended, because of your prejudices.

for the heart of this people 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 understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them."

On this head we have many things to say, not easily to be comprehended, because of your prejudices. for though by this time you ought to be capable of teaching others, you want to be instructed anew in the first principles of the divine oracles; and are in such a state as to stand in need of milk, rather than of solid nourishment. now he that is disciplined like a child, is not prepared for the doctrine of justification:read more.
such solid nourishment is only fit for such as are arriv'd at their full growth and strength, whose senses have been exercis'd in distinguishing what is good, and what is prejudicial.

for the heart of this people is become gross, 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 be converted and I should heal them."

therefore speak I to them in parables: because they over-look what they see: and are inattentive to what they hear, neither will they comprehend.

fidelity, and natural affection; implacable, and unmerciful:

and by lending an assiduous ear to such lessons, render it impossible they should ever be acquainted with the truth.

and Jesus said, are ye also yet without understanding?

why, can't you perceive, that in cautioning you to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees, I did not speak of bread?

but they did not comprehend that expression: it was as a riddle, which they could not understand, and they were afraid to desire him to explain the meaning of that expression.

but they comprehended nothing of all this: his discourse was a riddle to them, and they could not find out the meaning.

then Jesus said to them, how stupidly incredulous are you not to believe things that have been all predicted by the prophets!

Jesus said to him, have I been with you so long, and don't you know me yet? Philip, he that hath seen me, hath seen the father; why then do you say, shew us the father?

to this said the Jews, forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

Nicodemus replied, how can a man be born when he is old? can he enter into his mother, and be born a second time?

sir, said the woman, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then can you get that living water?

but he answered them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of: upon which the disciples said one to another, hath any man brought him any thing to eat?

then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he will recover; though Jesus meant it of Lazarus's death: but they understood it of the natural rest in sleep.

I am the living bread, that is come down from heaven: whosoever shall eat of this bread, shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. Upon this the Jews disputed among themselves, saying, how can this man give us his flesh to eat?