John 8:43

The Passion Translation

Why don’t you understand what I say? You don’t understand because your hearts are closed to my message!

Cross References

Proverbs 28:5

Justice never makes sense to men devoted to darkness, but those tenderly devoted to the Lord can understand justice perfectly.

Isaiah 44:18

They have no clue what they’re doing and don’t comprehend how absurd it is! For they shut their eyes so they cannot see. They close their hearts so they cannot understand.

Isaiah 6:9

Then he said, “Go and tell the people: ‘You keep listening but understand nothing. You keep watching but learn nothing.’

Jeremiah 6:10

If I speak to warn the remnant of Israel, no one will listen. Their ears are blocked, and they are incapable of hearing. The word of Yahweh has become an object of scorn; it’s no longer a pleasure for them.

Matthew 13:15

Their minds are dull and slow to perceive, their ears are plugged and are hard of hearing, and they have deliberately shut their eyes to the truth. Otherwise they would open their eyes to see, and open their ears to hear, and open their minds to understand. Then they would turn to me and I would instantly heal them.

John 5:25

“I speak to you an eternal truth: Soon the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who listen will arise with life!

John 5:43

I have come to represent my Father, yet you refuse to embrace me in faith. If someone comes in their own name and with their own agenda, you readily accept him.

John 6:60

And when many of Jesus’ followers heard these things, it caused a stir. “That’s disgusting!” they said. “How could anybody accept it?”

John 7:17

If you want to test my teachings and discover where I received them, first be passionate to do God’s will, and then you will be able to discern if my teachings are from the heart of God or from my own opinions.

John 8:27

(Even after all of this, they still didn’t realize that he was speaking about his heavenly Father.)

John 8:33

Surprised by this, they said, “But we’re the descendants of Abraham and we’re already free. We’ve never been in bondage to anyone. How could you say that we will be released into more freedom?”

John 8:39

“What do you mean?” they replied. “Abraham is our father!” Jesus said, “If you are really Abraham’s sons, then you would follow in the steps of Abraham.

Acts 7:51

“Why would you be so stubborn as to close your hearts and your ears to me? You are always opposing the Holy Spirit, just like your forefathers!

Romans 3:11

There is no one with true spiritual insight, and there is no one who seeks after God alone.