Mark 4:12 Cross References

Mark 4:12

12: so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: 'They see what I do, but they don't perceive its meaning. They hear my words, but they don't understand. So they will not turn from their sins and be forgiven.'

Isaiah 6:9

  1. And he said, "Yes, go. But tell my people this: `You will hear my words, but you will not understand. You will see what I do, but you will not perceive its meaning.'
  2. 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."

Isaiah 44:18

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

Jeremiah 5:21

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

Deuteronomy 29:4

  1. But to this day the LORD has not given you minds that understand, nor eyes that see, nor ears that hear!

Matthew 13:14

  1. 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.
  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.'

John 12:37

  1. But despite all the miraculous signs he had done, most of the people did not believe in him.
  2. This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: "Lord, who has believed our message? To whom will the Lord reveal his saving power?"
  3. But the people couldn't believe, for as Isaiah also said,
  4. "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."
  5. Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he made this prediction, because he was given a vision of the Messiah's glory.

Luke 8:10

  1. He replied, "You have been permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of God. But I am using these stories to conceal everything about it from outsiders, so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: 'They see what I do, but they don't really see; they hear what I say, but they don't understand.'

2 Timothy 2:25

  1. They should gently teach those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people's hearts, and they will believe the truth.

Hebrews 6:6

  1. and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people to repentance again because they are nailing the Son of God to the cross again by rejecting him, holding him up to public shame.

Romans 11:8

  1. 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."
  2. 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.
  3. Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and let their backs grow weaker and weaker."

Jeremiah 31:18

  1. I have heard Israel saying, `You disciplined me severely, but I deserved it. I was like a calf that needed to be trained for the yoke and plow. Turn me again to you and restore me, for you alone are the LORD my God.
  2. I turned away from God, but then I was sorry. I kicked myself for my stupidity! I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.'
  3. "Is not Israel still my son, my darling child?" asks the LORD. "I had to punish him, but I still love him. I long for him and surely will have mercy on him.

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.

Ezekiel 18:27

  1. And if wicked people turn away from their wickedness, obey the law, and do what is just and right, they will save their lives.
  2. They will live, because after thinking it over, they decided to turn from their sins. Such people will not die.
  3. And yet the people of Israel keep saying, `The Lord is unjust!' O people of Israel, it is you who are unjust, not I.
  4. "Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your actions, says the Sovereign LORD. Turn from your sins! Don't let them destroy you!
  5. Put all your rebellion behind you, and get for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel?

Acts 3:19

  1. Now turn from your sins and turn to God, so you can be cleansed of your sins.

Acts 28:25

  1. But after they had argued back and forth among themselves, they left with this final word from Paul: "The Holy Spirit was right when he said to our ancestors through Isaiah the prophet,
  2. '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.
  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.'
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