Matthew 13:13 Cross References

Matthew 13:13

13: That is why I tell these stories, because people see what I do, but they don't really see. They hear what I say, but they don't really hear, and they don't understand.

Ezekiel 12:2

  1. "Son of man, you live among rebels who could see the truth if they wanted to, but they don't want to. They could hear me if they would listen, but they won't listen because they are rebellious.

Jeremiah 5:21

  1. Listen, you foolish and senseless people--who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.

2 Corinthians 4:3

  1. If the Good News we preach is veiled from anyone, it is a sign that they are perishing.
  2. Satan, the god of this evil world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe, so they are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News that is shining upon them. They don't understand the message we preach about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.

John 3:19

  1. Their judgment is based on this fact: The light from heaven came into the world, but they loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.
  2. They hate the light because they want to sin in the darkness. They stay away from the light for fear their sins will be exposed and they will be punished.

Isaiah 44:18

  1. Such stupidity and ignorance! Their eyes are closed, and they cannot see. Their minds are shut, and they cannot think.

John 9:39

  1. Then Jesus told him, "I have come to judge the world. I have come to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see that they are blind."
  2. The Pharisees who were standing there heard him and asked, "Are you saying we are blind?"
  3. "If you were blind, you wouldn't be guilty," Jesus replied. "But you remain guilty because you claim you can see.

Isaiah 42:18

  1. "Oh, how deaf and blind you are toward me! Why won't you listen? Why do you refuse to see?
  2. Who in all the world is as blind as my own people, my servant? Who is as deaf as my messengers? Who is as blind as my chosen people, the servant of the LORD?
  3. You see and understand what is right but refuse to act on it. You hear, but you don't really listen."

Deuteronomy 29:3

  1. all the great tests of strength, the miraculous signs, and the amazing wonders.
  2. But to this day the LORD has not given you minds that understand, nor eyes that see, nor ears that hear!

Matthew 13:16

  1. "But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.

Mark 8:17

  1. Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he said, "Why are you so worried about having no food? Won't you ever learn or understand? Are your hearts too hard to take it in?
  2. 'You have eyes--can't you see? You have ears--can't you hear?' Don't you remember anything at all?
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