John 12:40

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

“The Lord has blinded the eyes of the people, and he has made the people stubborn. He did this so that they could not see or understand, and so that they would not turn to the Lord and be healed.”

Cross References

1 Kings 22:20

The LORD asked, “Who can trick Ahab and make him go to Ramoth where he will be killed?” They talked about it for a while,

Psalm 147:3

He renews our hopes and heals our bodies.

Psalm 41:4

I prayed, “Have pity, LORD! Heal me, though I have sinned against you.”

Psalm 6:2

Have pity on me and heal my feeble body. My bones tremble with fear,

Exodus 10:1

The LORD said to Moses: Go back to the king. I have made him and his officials stubborn, so that I could work these miracles.

Exodus 11:10

So the king of Egypt saw Moses and Aaron work miracles, but the LORD made him stubbornly refuse to let the Israelites leave his country.

Exodus 14:17

I will make the Egyptians so stubborn that they will go after you. Then I will be praised because of what happens to the king and his chariots and cavalry.

Exodus 14:4

I will make the king stubborn again, and he will try to catch you. Then I will destroy him and his army. People everywhere will praise me for my victory, and the Egyptians will know that I really am the LORD. The Israelites obeyed the LORD and camped where he told them.

Exodus 14:8

The LORD made the king so stubborn that he went after them, even though the Israelites proudly went on their way.

Exodus 4:21

On the way the LORD said to Moses: When you get to Egypt, go to the king and work the miracles I have shown you. But I will make him so stubborn that he will refuse to let my people go.

Exodus 7:13

The king behaved just as the LORD had said and stubbornly refused to listen.

Exodus 7:3

But I will make the king so stubborn that he won't listen to you. He won't listen even when I do many terrible things to him and his nation. Then I will bring a final punishment on Egypt, and the king will let Israel's families and tribes go.

Exodus 9:12

Everything happened just as the LORD had told Moses—he made the king too stubborn to listen to Moses and Aaron.

Isaiah 26:11

Your hand is raised and ready to punish them, but they don't see it. Put them to shame! Show how much you care for us and throw them into the fire intended for your enemies.

Isaiah 29:10

The LORD has made you drowsy; he put you into a deep sleep and covered your head.

Isaiah 53:5

He was wounded and crushed because of our sins; by taking our punishment, he made us completely well.

Isaiah 6:10

“Make these people stubborn! Make them stop up their ears, cover their eyes, and fail to understand. Don't let them turn to me and be healed.”

Isaiah 6:9

Then the LORD told me to go and speak this message to the people: “You will listen and listen, but never understand. You will look and look, but never see.” The LORD also said,

Jeremiah 3:22

I will tell them, “Come back, and I will cure you of your unfaithfulness.” They will answer, “We will come back, because you are the LORD our God.

Jeremiah 5:21

You fools! Why don't you listen when I speak? Why can't you understand

Ezekiel 12:2

Ezekiel, son of man, you are living among rebellious people. They have eyes, but refuse to see; they have ears, but refuse to listen.

Ezekiel 14:9

If a prophet gives a false message, I am the one who caused that prophet to lie. But I will still reject him and cut him off from my people,

Hosea 14:4

Israel, you have rejected me, but my anger is gone; I will heal you and love you without limit.

Hosea 6:1

Let's return to the LORD. He has torn us to shreds, but he will bandage our wounds and make us well.

Matthew 15:14

Stay away from those Pharisees! They are like blind people leading other blind people, and all of them will fall into a ditch.”

Mark 4:12

The reason is, “These people will look and look, but never see. They will listen and listen, but never understand. If they did, they would turn to God, and he would forgive them.”

Mark 6:52

Their minds were closed, and they could not understand the true meaning of the loaves of bread.

Luke 4:18

“The Lord's Spirit has come to me, because he has chosen me to tell the good news to the poor. The Lord has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to give sight to the blind, to free everyone who suffers,

Luke 8:10

So he answered: I have explained the secrets about God's kingdom to you, but for others I can only use stories. These people look, but they don't see, and they hear, but they don't understand.

John 12:39

The people could not have faith in Jesus, because Isaiah had also said,

John 9:39

Jesus told him, “I came to judge the people of this world. I am here to give sight to the blind and to make blind everyone who can see.”

Acts 15:3

The men who were sent by the church went through Phoenicia and Samaria, telling how the Gentiles had turned to God. This news made the Lord's followers very happy.

Acts 28:26

to tell our ancestors, ‘Go to these people and tell them: You will listen and listen, but never understand. You will look and look, but never see.

Acts 3:19

So turn to God! Give up your sins, and you will be forgiven.

Romans 9:18

Everything depends on what God decides to do, and he can either have pity on people or make them stubborn.

Deuteronomy 29:4

He has even told you, “For forty years I, the LORD, led you through the desert, but your clothes and your sandals didn't wear out, and I gave you special food. I did these things so you would realize that I am your God.” But the LORD must give you a change of heart before you truly understand what you have seen and heard.