John 8:43

Bible in Basic English 1965

Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.

Cross References

Proverbs 28:5

Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.

Isaiah 44:18

They have no knowledge or wisdom; for he has put a veil over their eyes, so that they may not see; and on their hearts, so that they may not give attention.

Isaiah 6:9

And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.

Jeremiah 6:10

To whom am I to give word, witnessing so that they may take note? see, their ears are stopped, and they are not able to give attention: see, the word of the Lord has been a cause of shame to them, they have no delight in it.

Hosea 14:9

He who is wise will see these things; he who has good sense will have knowledge of them. For the ways of the Lord are straight, and the upright will go in them, but sinners will be falling in them.

Micah 4:12

But they have no knowledge of the thoughts of the Lord, their minds are not able to see his purpose: for he has got them together like stems of grain to the crushing-floor.

Matthew 13:15

For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

John 5:25

For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself.

John 5:43

How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?

John 6:60

Then, hearing this, a number of his disciples said, This is a hard saying; who is able to take in such teaching?

John 7:17

If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes fromfrom God or from myself.

John 8:27

They did not see that his words were about the Father.

John 8:33

They said to him in answer, We are Abraham's seed and have never been any man's servant: why do you say, You will become free?

John 8:39

In answer they said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children you would do what Abraham did.

Acts 7:51

You whose hearts are hard and whose ears are shut to me; you are ever working against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.

Romans 3:11

Not one who has the knowledge of what is right, not one who is a searcher after God;