John 12:40

English Majority Text Version

"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they should see with their eyes, lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them."

Cross References

Matthew 15:14

Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guides the blind, both will fall into a ditch."

Mark 4:12

so that 'Seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand; Lest they should turn, and their sins be forgiven them.' "

Mark 6:52

For they had not understood concerning the loaves, because their heart was hardened.

Luke 4:18

"The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed;

Luke 8:10

And He said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest they are in parables, that 'Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'

John 12:39

Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:

John 9:39

And Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see might become blind."

Acts 15:3

Therefore, being sent forth by the church, they were passing through Phoenicia and Samaria, telling in detail about the conversion of the Gentiles; and they were causing great joy to all the brothers.

Acts 28:26

saying, 'Go to this people and say: "Hearing you will hear, and by no means understand; and seeing you shall see, and by no means perceive;

Acts 3:19

Repent therefore and turn back, that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Romans 9:18

So then He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens.