Mark 4:12

New Living Translation

so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: ‘When they see what I do, they will learn nothing. When they hear what I say, they will not understand. Otherwise, they will turn to me and be forgiven.’ ”

Cross References

Isaiah 43:8

Bring out the people who have eyes but are blind, who have ears but are deaf.

Isaiah 44:18

Such stupidity and ignorance! Their eyes are closed, and they cannot see. Their minds are shut, and they cannot think.

Jeremiah 36:3

Perhaps the people of Judah will repent when they hear again all the terrible things I have planned for them. Then I will be able to forgive their sins and wrongdoings.”

Jeremiah 5:21

Listen, you foolish and senseless people, with eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear.

Ezekiel 12:2

“Son of man, you live among rebels who have eyes but refuse to see. They have ears but refuse to hear. For they are a rebellious people.

Mark 8:18

‘You have eyes—can’t you see? You have ears—can’t you hear?’ Don’t you remember anything at all?

Luke 8:10

He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables to teach the others so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: ‘When they look, they won’t really see. When they hear, they won’t understand.’

Acts 3:19

Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.

Deuteronomy 29:4

But to this day the Lord has not given you minds that understand, nor eyes that see, nor ears that hear!

2 Timothy 2:25

Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth.

Hebrews 6:6

and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people back to repentance; by rejecting the Son of God, they themselves are nailing him to the cross once again and holding him up to public shame.