40 Bible Verses about ignorance
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darkened in understanding; alienated from the life of God through the ignorance which is in them; through the blindness of their hearts:
Awake as the righteous, and sin not; for some have an ignorance of God: I speak this to your shame.
For such is the will of God, that by well doing ye hold under restraint the ignorance of foolish men:
Attentively regarding then the noble confidence of Peter and John, and perceiving that they were men unlettered, and destitute of education, they were astonished; and they recollected them, that they had been with Jesus.
Jesus then answering, said unto them, Ye are in an error, from not knowing the Scriptures, and the power of God.
These times indeed of ignorance God then overlooked; but he now commands all men in every place to repent:
as obedient children, not conformed to the former passions of the days of your ignorance:
that no advantage be gained over us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his devices.
And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance ye did this deed, as did also your rulers.
But these men, as the naturally irrational brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil of the things of which they are ignorant, will perish by their own corruption;
Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are fallen asleep, that ye be not afflicted, as the rest [of mankind] who have no hope.
as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, of which some are difficult to be understood, which the uninstructed and the unstable torture, as indeed they do the rest of the scriptures unto their own destruction.
For as I walked about, and attentively viewed the objects of your worship, I found even an altar on which was this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore you in ignorance adore, him I preach unto you.
For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, of the tribulation which came to us in Asia, that above measure we have been burdened beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life:
For this they chuse to keep out of sight, that by the word of God the heavens were created of old, and the earth rising out of the water and subsisting amidst the water;
For I would not that you should be ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is come on Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
being able to feel tenderly for the ignorant and erroneous; forasmuch as he is himself encompassed with infirmity.
And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, from not knowing the scriptures, and the power of God?
who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and insolently violent, But I was admitted to mercy, for I did it ignorantly in unbelief;
For being ignorant of the righteousness which is of God, and seeking to establish a righteousness of their own, they have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
Nevertheless, when Israel shall turn unto the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.
I have not written to you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
BUT I would not that you should be ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
but into the second once in every year entered the high-priest alone, not without blood, which he offered for his own inadvertencies, and for those of the people:
an instructor of the uninformed, a teacher of babes, holding the form of knowledge and of truth in the law.
From Thematic Bible
Childhood » Marks of » Ignorance
For though ye ought for the time to be teachers of others, ye have again need that some one teach you the leading principles of the oracles of God; and are become as those who need milk, and not solid food.
Ignorance » Man's » Of God
But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
For as I walked about, and attentively viewed the objects of your worship, I found even an altar on which was this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore you in ignorance adore, him I preach unto you.
Ignorance » Spiritual » General references to
darkened in understanding; alienated from the life of God through the ignorance which is in them; through the blindness of their hearts:
as obedient children, not conformed to the former passions of the days of your ignorance:
Ignorance » Man's » Concerning Christ
John answered them, saying, I baptise with water: but in the midst of you hath stood a person, whom ye have not known;
Jesus saith to him, Am I all this while with you, and hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou, Shew us the Father?
Jesus answered and said to her, If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who he is that speaketh to thee, thou wouldest have requested him, and he would have given thee life-giving water.
Then said they to him, Where is thy father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also.
Ignorance » Of God's word » Of the word, perilous
For they who dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, being ignorant of him, and the words of the prophets that are read every sabbath-day, by condemning him have fulfilled them.
But he replying, said unto them, Have ye not read, that he who created them from the beginning, created them male and female?
And he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they who were with him?
Jesus then answering, said unto them, Ye are in an error, from not knowing the Scriptures, and the power of God.
Ignorance » Of God's word » Wilful
for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and with their ears they have heard heavily, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with the eves, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
And since they thought not fit to hold the Deity in acknowledgment, God abandoned them to a reprobate mind, to practise deeds unbecoming;
For this they chuse to keep out of sight, that by the word of God the heavens were created of old, and the earth rising out of the water and subsisting amidst the water;
Ignorance » Of God's word » Sins of
But he that knew it not, yet did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For of every one to whom much is given, much shall be required from him: and to whom men commit much, they will of him demand abundantly more.
who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and insolently violent, But I was admitted to mercy, for I did it ignorantly in unbelief;
And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance ye did this deed, as did also your rulers.
Ignorance » Of self » It manifests itself in self-confidence
And they said unto him, We are able. Then said Jesus unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup of which I drink; and be baptised with the baptism with which I am baptised:
Peter saith to him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee.
Ignorance » Of self » It retains sin in the heart
For I know that there dwelleth not in me (that is, in my flesh) any good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Jesus said to them, If ye were blind, ye should not have had sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin is permanent.
Ignorance » Man's » Brevity of life limits knowledge
Ignorance » Man's » Coming evils unforeseen
Ignorance » Man's » Life mysterious
Ignorance » Man's » The future hidden
Ignorance » Of self » It is associated with self-righteousness
because thou sayest, I am rich, and wallow in wealth, and have no want unsupplied; yet thou knowest not that thou art wretched, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
Ignorance » Of self » It alienates from God
darkened in understanding; alienated from the life of God through the ignorance which is in them; through the blindness of their hearts:
Ignorance » Of self » It misleads, fetters and deceives men
Ignorance » Instances of punishment of sins of » Pharaoh
Ignorance » Of self » It results in unconscious deterioration of men
Ignorance » Man's » Nature and grace full of mysteries
The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the sound of it, but knowest not from whence it cometh, nor whither it goeth: just so is every one who is born of the Spirit.
Ignorance » Instances of punishment of sins of » Abimelech
Man's » Ignorance » Brevity of life limits knowledge
Man's » Ignorance » Coming evils unforeseen
Man's » Ignorance » Life mysterious
Man's » Ignorance » The future hidden
Man's » Ignorance » Nature and grace full of mysteries
The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the sound of it, but knowest not from whence it cometh, nor whither it goeth: just so is every one who is born of the Spirit.
Marks » Of childhood » Ignorance
For though ye ought for the time to be teachers of others, ye have again need that some one teach you the leading principles of the oracles of God; and are become as those who need milk, and not solid food.
Sinners » Sin » Jews » Ignorance
And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. Then dividing his garments, they cast the lot.
Spiritual » Ignorance » General references to
darkened in understanding; alienated from the life of God through the ignorance which is in them; through the blindness of their hearts:
as obedient children, not conformed to the former passions of the days of your ignorance:
Topics on Ignorance
Ignorance Of Christ’s Return
Mark 13:35Watch ye therefore; for ye know not at what time the master of the house cometh, at evening, or midnight, or cock-crowing, or in the morning:
Ignorance Of Evil
Acts 3:17And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance ye did this deed, as did also your rulers.
Ignorance of God
Acts 17:30These times indeed of ignorance God then overlooked; but he now commands all men in every place to repent:
Ignorance Towards God, Examples Of
Luke 23:34And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. Then dividing his garments, they cast the lot.
Ignorance Towards God, Leads To
Matthew 22:29Jesus then answering, said unto them, Ye are in an error, from not knowing the Scriptures, and the power of God.
Ignorance Towards God, Shown By
John 8:19Then said they to him, Where is thy father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also.
Ignorance, Of Christ
John 1:10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Ignorance, Of God
Romans 1:18-20For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and unrighteousness of men, holding back the truth in unrighteousness.
Spiritual Ignorance
1 Corinthians 12:1NOW concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
Wilful Ignorance
2 Peter 3:5For this they chuse to keep out of sight, that by the word of God the heavens were created of old, and the earth rising out of the water and subsisting amidst the water;
