2Cor 3:14 Cross References

2 Corinthians 3:14

14: But the people's minds were hardened, and even to this day whenever the old covenant is being read, a veil covers their minds so they cannot understand the truth. And this veil can be removed only by believing in Christ.

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.

Acts 26:18

  1. to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in me.'

Romans 11:25

  1. I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers and sisters, so that you will not feel proud and start bragging. Some of the Jews have hard hearts, but this will last only until the complete number of Gentiles comes to Christ.

Ephesians 1:17

  1. asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.
  2. I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful future he has promised to those he called. I want you to realize what a rich and glorious inheritance he has given to his people.
  3. I pray that you will begin to understand the incredible greatness of his power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power
  4. that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God's right hand in the heavenly realms.

2 Corinthians 4:6

  1. For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made us understand that this light is the brightness of the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.

Acts 16:14

  1. One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying.

John 12:46

  1. I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the darkness.

Matthew 16:17

  1. Jesus replied, "You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.

Acts 13:15

  1. After the usual readings from the books of Moses and from the Prophets, those in charge of the service sent them this message: "Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for us, come and give it!"

Luke 24:25

  1. Then Jesus said to them, "You are such foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures.
  2. Wasn't it clearly predicted by the prophets that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his time of glory?"
  3. Then Jesus quoted passages from the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining what all the Scriptures said about himself.

Luke 24:44

  1. Then he said, "When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me by Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must all come true."
  2. Then he opened their minds to understand these many Scriptures.
  3. And he said, "Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah must suffer and die and rise again from the dead on the third day.

John 8:12

  1. Jesus said to the people, "I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't be stumbling through the darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life."

Luke 18:31

  1. Gathering the twelve disciples around him, Jesus told them, "As you know, we are going to Jerusalem. And when we get there, all the predictions of the ancient prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true.
  2. He will be handed over to the Romans to be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit upon.
  3. They will whip him and kill him, but on the third day he will rise again."
  4. But they didn't understand a thing he said. Its significance was hidden from them, and they failed to grasp what he was talking about.

Matthew 13:11

  1. Then he explained to them, "You have been permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others have not.

Romans 11:7

  1. So this is the situation: Most of the Jews have not found the favor of God they are looking for so earnestly. A few have--the ones God has chosen--but the rest were made unresponsive.
  2. As the Scriptures say, "God has put them into a deep sleep. To this very day he has shut their eyes so they do not see, and closed their ears so they do not hear."
  3. David spoke of this same thing when he said, "Let their bountiful table become a snare, a trap that makes them think all is well. Let their blessings cause them to stumble.
  4. Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and let their backs grow weaker and weaker."

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.

John 12:40

  1. "The Lord has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts--so their eyes cannot see, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them."

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."

Jeremiah 5:21

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

Isaiah 59:10

  1. No wonder we grope like blind people and stumble along. Even at brightest noontime, we fall down as though it were dark. No wonder we are like corpses when compared to vigorous young men!

Isaiah 44:18

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

Isaiah 25:7

  1. In that day he will remove the cloud of gloom, the shadow of death that hangs over the earth.

Matthew 13:13

  1. 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.
  2. This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah, which says: 'You will hear my words, but you will not understand; you will see what I do, but you will not perceive its meaning.
  3. For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes--so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.'

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.

Isaiah 26:10

  1. Your kindness to the wicked does not make them do good. They keep doing wrong and take no notice of the LORD's majesty.
  2. O LORD, they do not listen when you threaten. They do not see your upraised fist. Show them your eagerness to defend your people. Perhaps then they will be ashamed. Let your fire consume your enemies.
  3. LORD, you will grant us peace, for all we have accomplished is really from you.

Matthew 6:23

  1. But an evil eye shuts out the light and plunges you into darkness. If the light you think you have is really darkness, how deep that darkness will be!

Isaiah 56:10

  1. For the leaders of my people--the LORD's watchmen, his shepherds--are blind to every danger. They are like silent watchdogs that give no warning when danger comes. They love to lie around, sleeping and dreaming.

2 Corinthians 3:6

  1. He is the one who has enabled us to represent his new covenant. This is a covenant, not of written laws, but of the Spirit. The old way ends in death; in the new way, the Holy Spirit gives life.

Isaiah 6:10

  1. Harden the hearts of these people. Close their ears, and shut their eyes. That way, they will not see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn to me for healing."

Acts 28:26

  1. 'Go and say to my people, You will hear my words, but you will not understand; you will see what I do, but you will not perceive its meaning.
  2. For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes--so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.'

Psalms 69:23

  1. Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and let their bodies grow weaker and weaker.
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