Romans 11:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

just as the Scriptures say, “God made them so stupid that their eyes are blind, and their ears are still deaf.”

Cross References

2 Kings 17:34

Everyone followed their old customs. None of them worshipped only the LORD, and they refused to obey the laws and commands that the LORD had given to the descendants of Jacob, the man he named Israel.

2 Kings 17:41

They did worship the LORD, but they also worshipped their own idols. Their descendants did the same thing.

Isaiah 29:10

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

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 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 20:26

and I let them offer me unacceptable sacrifices, including their firstborn sons. I did this to horrify them and to let them know that I, the LORD, was punishing them.

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.

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.

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.