'Seeing' in the Bible

And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”

But Jesus turning and seeing her said, “Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well.” At once the woman was made well.

Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.

Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,‘You will keep on hearing, but will not understand;You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;

But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!”

So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He *said to it, “No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.

Seeing this, the disciples were amazed and asked, “How did the fig tree wither all at once?”

For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even feel remorse afterward so as to believe him.

And Jesus seeing their faith *said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

so that while seeing, they may see and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear and not understand, otherwise they might return and be forgiven.”

Seeing Jesus from a distance, he ran up and bowed down before Him;

One of the synagogue officials named Jairus *came up, and on seeing Him, *fell at His feet

Seeing them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the fourth watch of the night He *came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them.

And he looked up and said, “I see men, for I see them like trees, walking around.”

But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and *said, “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.”

Seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and *said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”

Seeing their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.”

And He said, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

Seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell before Him, and said in a loud voice, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me.”

And a servant-girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, “This man was with Him too.”

And all His acquaintances and the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance, seeing these things.

But they were startled and frightened and thought that they were seeing a spirit.

The Jews then said to Him, “What sign do You show us as your authority for doing these things?”

A large crowd followed Him, because they saw the signs which He was performing on those who were sick.

Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, *said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?”

and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing.

So Peter seeing him *said to Jesus, “Lord, and what about this man?”

And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say in reply.

The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.

And he went out and continued to follow, and he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

When the seven days were almost over, the Jews from Asia, upon seeing him in the temple, began to stir up all the crowd and laid hands on him,

saying,‘Go to this people and say,“You will keep on hearing, but will not understand;And you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;

But on the contrary, seeing that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised

By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen.

seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.