8 Bible Verses about Refusing To Hear

With a loud outcry they stopped their ears, and rushed upon Stephen in a body,

Concerning him I have much to say, and much that is hard to make clear to you, because you have grown dull of hearing.

For this people's heart is grown obtuse, Their ears are heavy of hearing, Their eyes have they closed, Lest they should see with their eyes And hear with their ears, Lest they understand with their heart, And turn again, and heal them.

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.

They will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to myths.

For a time will come when they will not listen to wholesome teaching, but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will heap up for themselves teachers upon teachers to satisfy their own fancies.

For the heart of his people is made fat, Their ears are dull of hearing; Their eyes, too, have they closed, Lest some day their eyes should perceive, And their ears should hear, And their heart should understand and turn, And I should heal them.

So many of his disciples, when they heard it, said: "This teaching is unbelievable! Who can listen to him?"