Mark 4:12

Amplified Bible

so that they will continually look but not see, and they will continually hear but not understand, otherwise they might turn [from their rejection of the truth]and be forgiven.” [Is 6:9, 10; Matt 13:11-15]

Cross References

Isaiah 43:8

¶Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, And the deaf, even though they have ears.

Isaiah 44:18

They do not know, nor do they understand, for God has muddied their eyes so that they cannot see, and their hearts (minds) as well so that they cannot understand.

Jeremiah 36:3

It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the disaster which I plan to bring on them, so that each one will turn from his evil way, that I may forgive their wickedness and their sin.” [Jer 18:7-10; 26:3]

Jeremiah 5:21

‘Now hear this, O foolish people without heart, Who have eyes but do not see, Who have ears but do not hear. [Is 6:9, 10; Matt 13:10-15; Mark 8:17, 18]

Ezekiel 12:2

“Son of man, you live among a rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, who have ears to hear but do not hear; for they are a rebellious people. [Mark 8:18]

Mark 8:18

Though you have eyes, do you not see? And though you have ears, do you not hear and listen [to what I have said]? And do you not remember, [Jer 5:21]

Luke 8:10

And He said, “To you [who have been chosen] it has been granted to know and recognize the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that though seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. [Is 6:9, 10; Jer 5:21; Ezek 12:2]

Acts 3:19

So repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins] and return [to God—seek His purpose for your life], so that your sins may be wiped away [blotted out, completely erased], so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord [restoring you like a cool wind on a hot day];

Deuteronomy 29:4

Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a heart and mind to understand, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.

2 Timothy 2:25

He must correct those who are in opposition with courtesy and gentleness in the hope that God may grant that they will repent and be led to the knowledge of the truth [accurately understanding and welcoming it],

Hebrews 6:6

and then have fallen away—it is impossible to bring them back again to repentance, since they again nail the Son of God on the cross [for as far as they are concerned, they are treating the death of Christ as if they were not saved by it], and are holding Him up again to public disgrace.