Mark 4:12

Good News Translation

so that, ‘They may look and look, yet not see; they may listen and listen, yet not understand. For if they did, they would turn to God, and he would forgive them.’”

Cross References

Isaiah 43:8

God says, “Summon my people to court. They have eyes, but they are blind; they have ears, but they are deaf!

Isaiah 44:18

Such people are too stupid to know what they are doing. They close their eyes and their minds to the truth.

Jeremiah 36:3

Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the destruction that I intend to bring on them, they will turn from their evil ways. Then I will forgive their wickedness and their sins.”

Jeremiah 5:21

Pay attention, you foolish and stupid people, who have eyes, but cannot see, and have ears, but cannot hear.

Ezekiel 12:2

“Mortal man,” he said, “you are living among rebellious people. They have eyes, but they see nothing; they have ears, but they hear nothing, because they are rebellious.

Mark 8:18

You have eyes—can't you see? You have ears—can't you hear? Don't you remember

Luke 8:10

and he answered, “The knowledge of the secrets of the Kingdom of God has been given to you, but to the rest it comes by means of parables, so that they may look but not see, and listen but not understand.

Acts 3:19

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins. If you do,

Deuteronomy 29:4

But to this very day he has not let you understand what you have experienced.

2 Timothy 2:25

who is gentle as you correct your opponents, for it may be that God will give them the opportunity to repent and come to know the truth.

Hebrews 6:6

And then they abandoned their faith! It is impossible to bring them back to repent again, because they are again crucifying the Son of God and exposing him to public shame.