Matthew 13:15

The Passion Translation

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.

Cross References

Psalm 119:70

Their hearts are dull and void of feelings, but I find my true treasure in your truth.

Proverbs 16:30

It’s easy to tell when a wicked man is hatching some crooked scheme— it’s written all over his face. His looks betray him as he gives birth to his sin.

Isaiah 44:20

He feeds his spirit on ashes! His deluded heart leads him astray. He can’t even ask himself, “Is this thing I’m holding in my right hand a fraud?”

Isaiah 57:18

Even though I’ve seen their ways, I will heal them. I will guide them forward and repay them with comfort, giving mourners the language of praise.

Isaiah 6:10

Go and preach a message that will make their hearts dull, their ears plugged, and their eyes blind. Otherwise, their eyes will begin to see, their ears will begin to hear, their hearts will begin to understand, and they will return to me for healing and be healed.”

Jeremiah 17:14

Yahweh, you alone are my praise. Heal me, and I will be perfectly healed; save me, and I will be completely saved.

Jeremiah 17:9

There is nothing more deceitful than the heart of man; who can understand it? Man’s heart is sick, in need of healing.

Jeremiah 3:22

“Come back to me, you unfaithful ones! Let me heal your waywardness and restore your faithfulness.” “We’re here! We’re coming back to you, Yahweh, because you are our God.

Jeremiah 33:6

“Nevertheless, I will heal them, restore them, and give them prosperity and lasting peace.

Mark 4:12

“For even when they see what I do, they will not understand, and when they hear what I say, they will learn nothing, otherwise they would repent and be forgiven.”

Luke 19:42

saying, “If only you could recognize that this day peace is within your reach! But you cannot see it.

Acts 28:27

For your hearts are hard and insensitive to me—you must be hard of hearing! For you’ve closed your eyes so that you won’t be troubled by the truth, and you’ve covered your ears so that you won’t have to listen and be pierced by what I say. For then you would have to respond and repent, so that I could heal your hearts.” ’

Acts 3:19

And now you must repent and turn back to God so that your sins will be removed, and so that times of refreshing will stream from the Lord’s presence.

Acts 7:57

His accusers covered their ears with their hands and screamed at the top of their lungs to drown out his voice.

2 Timothy 4:4

They will close their ears to the truth and believe nothing but fables and myths.

Hebrews 5:11

We have much to say about this topic although it is difficult to explain, because you have become too dull and sluggish to understand.

Revelation 22:2

The river was flowing in the middle of the street of the city, and on either side of the river was the Tree of Life, with its twelve kinds of ripe fruit according to each month of the year. The leaves of the Tree of Life are for the healing of the nations.