John 12:40

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

'He has blinded their eyes, and blunted their mind, so that they should not see with their eyes, and perceive with their mind, and turn--And I should heal them.'

Cross References

Matthew 15:14

Let them be; they are but blind guides; and, if one blind man guides another, both of them will fall into a ditch."

Mark 4:12

'Though they have eyes, they may see without perceiving; And though they have ears, they may hear without understanding; Lest some day they should turn and be forgiven.'

Mark 6:52

For they had not understood about the loaves, their minds being slow to learn.

Luke 4:18

'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, For he has consecrated me to bring Good News to the poor, He has sent me to proclaim release to captives and restoration of sight to the blind, To set the oppressed at liberty,

Luke 8:10

"To you," he said, "the knowledge of the hidden truths of the Kingdom of God has been imparted, but to others in parables only, that 'though they have eyes they may not see, and though they have ears, they may not understand.'

John 12:39

The reason why they were unable to believe is given by Isaiah elsewhere, in these words--

John 9:39

And Jesus added: "It was to put men to the test that I came into this world, in order that those that cannot see should see, and that those that can see should become blind."

Acts 15:3

The Church, therefore, sent them on their journey, and they made their way through Phoenicia and Samaria, telling the story of the conversion of the Gentiles, to the great joy of all the Brethren.

Acts 28:26

'Go to this nation and say--"You will hear with your ears without ever understanding, and, though you have eyes, you will see without ever perceiving."

Acts 3:19

Therefore, repent and turn, that your sins may be wiped away; so that happier times may come from the Lord himself,

Romans 9:18

So, then, where God wills, he takes pity, and where he wills, he hardens the heart.