John 8:43

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You don’t understand the things I say, because you cannot accept my teaching.

Cross References

John 5:43

I have come from my Father and speak for him, but you don’t accept me. But when other people come speaking only for themselves, you accept them.

John 7:17

People who really want to do what God wants will know that my teaching comes from God. They will know that this teaching is not my own.

Acts 7:51

Then Stephen said, “You stubborn Jewish leaders! You refuse to give your hearts to God or even listen to him. You are always against what the Holy Spirit wants you to do. That’s how your ancestors were, and you are just like them!

John 6:60

When Jesus’ followers heard this, many of them said, “This teaching is hard. Who can accept it?”

John 8:27

They did not understand who he was talking about. He was telling them about the Father.

Jeremiah 6:10

Who can I speak to? Who can I warn? Who will listen to me? The people of Israel have closed their ears, so they cannot hear my warnings. They don’t like the Lord’s teachings. They don’t want to hear his message.

Proverbs 28:5

The wicked don’t understand justice, but those who love the Lord understand it completely.

Isaiah 44:18

People like that don’t know what they are doing! They don’t understand. It is as if they have mud in their eyes so they cannot see. Their minds cannot understand.

Isaiah 6:9

Then the Lord said, “Go and tell the people, ‘Listen closely, but don’t understand. Look closely, but don’t learn.’

Micah 4:12

They have their plans, but they don’t know what the Lord is planning. He brought them here for a special purpose. They will be crushed like grain on a threshing floor.

Hosea 14:9

A wise person understands these things, and a smart person should learn them. The Lord’s ways are right. Good people will live by them. Sinners will die by them.

Romans 3:11

There is no one who understands. There is no one who is trying to be with God.

Matthew 13:15

Yes, the minds of these people are now closed. They have ears, but they don’t listen. They have eyes, but they refuse to see. If their minds were not closed, they might see with their eyes; they might hear with their ears; they might understand with their minds. Then they might turn back to me and be healed.’ Isaiah 6:9-10

John 5:25

Believe me, an important time is coming. That time is already here. People who are dead will hear the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live.

John 8:33

They answered, “We are Abraham’s descendants. And we have never been slaves. So why do you say that we will be free?”

John 8:39

They said, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus said, “If you were really Abraham’s descendants, you would do what Abraham did.