Mark 4:12

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in order that ‘they may indeed look, but not perceive, and may indeed listen, but not understand; so that they may not turn again and be forgiven.’ ”

Cross References

Isaiah 43:8

Bring forth the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears!

Isaiah 44:18

They do not know, nor do they comprehend; for their eyes are shut, so that they cannot see, and their minds as well, so that they cannot understand.

Jeremiah 36:3

It may be that when the house of Judah hears of all the disasters that I intend to do to them, all of them may turn from their evil ways, so that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.

Jeremiah 5:21

Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes, but do not see, who have ears, but do not hear.

Ezekiel 12:2

Mortal, you are living in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see but do not see, who have ears to hear but do not hear;

Mark 8:18

Do you have eyes, and fail to see? Do you have ears, and fail to hear? And do you not remember?

Luke 8:10

He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to others I speak in parables, so that ‘looking they may not perceive, and listening they may not understand.’

Acts 3:19

Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out,

Deuteronomy 29:4

But to this day the Lord has not given you a mind to understand, or eyes to see, or ears to hear.

2 Timothy 2:25

correcting opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know the truth,

Hebrews 6:6

and then have fallen away, since on their own they are crucifying again the Son of God and are holding him up to contempt.