Matthew 13:15

New International Version

For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’

Cross References

Psalm 119:70

Their hearts are callous and unfeeling, but I delight in your law.

Proverbs 16:30

Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity; whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.

Isaiah 44:20

Such a person feeds on ashes; a deluded heart misleads him; he cannot save himself, or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”

Isaiah 57:18

I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners,

Isaiah 6:10

Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

Jeremiah 3:22

“Return, faithless people; I will cure you of backsliding.” “Yes, we will come to you, for you are the Lord our God.

Jeremiah 33:6

“ ‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.

Hosea 14:4

“I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.

Zechariah 7:11

“But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and covered their ears.

Malachi 4:2

But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.

Mark 4:12

so that, “ ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’ ”

Luke 19:42

and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.

Acts 28:27

For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’

Acts 3:19

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,

Acts 7:57

At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him,

2 Timothy 4:4

They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

Hebrews 5:11

We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand.

Revelation 22:2

down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.