John 8:43

New American Bible - revised edition

Why do you not understand what I am saying? Because you cannot bear to hear my word.

Cross References

Proverbs 28:5

The evil understand nothing of justice, but those who seek the Lord understand everything.

Isaiah 44:18

They do not know, do not understand; their eyes are too clouded to see, their minds, to perceive.

Isaiah 6:9

And he replied: Go and say to this people: Listen carefully, but do not understand! Look intently, but do not perceive!

Jeremiah 6:10

To whom shall I speak? whom shall I warn, and be heard? See! their ears are uncircumcised, they cannot pay attention; See, the word of the Lord has become for them an object of scorn, for which they have no taste.

Hosea 14:9

Ephraim! What more have I to do with idols? I have humbled him, but I will take note of him. I am like a verdant cypress tree. From me fruit will be found for you!

Micah 4:12

But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord, nor understand his plan: He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

Matthew 13:15

Gross is the heart of this people, they will hardly hear with their ears, they have closed their eyes, lest they see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and be converted, and I heal them.’ The Privilege of Discipleship.

John 5:25

Amen, amen, I say to you, the hour is coming and is now here when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

John 5:43

I came in the name of my Father, but you do not accept me; yet if another comes in his own name, you will accept him.

John 6:60

Then many of his disciples who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?”

John 7:17

Whoever chooses to do his will shall know whether my teaching is from God or whether I speak on my own.

John 8:27

They did not realize that he was speaking to them of the Father.

John 8:33

They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, ‘You will become free’?”

John 8:39

They answered and said to him, “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing the works of Abraham.

Acts 7:51

“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always oppose the holy Spirit; you are just like your ancestors.

Romans 3:11

there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God.