John 12:40

Radiate New Testament

“The Lord has blinded their eyes, and he has closed their minds, so they can’t see with their eyes, and they can’t understand with their minds or turn to the Lord—if they could, he would heal them.”

Cross References

Luke 8:10

“You are being given the chance to understand the secrets of God’s kingdom. But to outsiders, I speak in stories. That way, “ ‘They’ll see, but they won’t know what they’re seeing; they’ll hear, but they won’t understand what they’re hearing.’

Mark 4:12

That way, “ ‘They’ll see but never know what they’re seeing, They’ll hear but never understand. Otherwise, they might turn and be forgiven!’ ”

Acts 3:19

So turn away from your sins and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped away. Then the time will come when the Lord makes everything new.

John 9:39

Jesus said, “I’ve come into this world to judge it, so that people who are blind will become able to see and that people who can see will become blind.”

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to announce the good news to the poor. He has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to make the blind see again, to set free those who are mistreated,

Romans 9:18

So God does what he wants to do. He shows mercy to one person and makes another person stubborn.

Acts 28:26

“ ‘Go to this people and say, “You will hear but never understand, you will see but not perceive.”

Matthew 15:14

Don’t worry about the Pharisees. They’re blind guides. If one blind person leads another, they’ll both fall into a pit.”

Acts 15:3

The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had turned to God. This news made all the believers very glad.

Mark 6:52

because they hadn’t realized the meaning of what had just happened with the loaves. Instead, their hearts were hardened.

John 12:39

For this reason, they could not believe. As Isaiah says in another place,