Mark 8:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Mark 4:12 : 12 that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.
Jer 5:21 : 21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:
Acts 28:26-27 : 26 saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive: 27 For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest, haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
Rom 11:8 : 8 according as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this very day.
Ezek 12:2 : 2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of the rebellious house, that have eyes to see, and see not, that have ears to hear, and hear not; for they are a rebellious house.
Matt 13:14-15 : 14 And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive: 15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
Isa 6:9-9 : 9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.
John 12:40 : 40 He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their heart; {G2443} Lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, And should turn, And I should heal them.
Ps 115:5-8 : 5 They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not; 6 They have ears, but they hear not; Noses have they, but they smell not; 7 They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they through their throat. 8 They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.
Isa 42:18-20 : 18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. 19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I send? who is blind as he that is at peace [with me], and blind as Jehovah's servant? 20 Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.
Isa 44:18 : 18 They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Deut 29:4 : 4 but Jehovah hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
2 Pet 1:12 : 12 Wherefore I shall be {G3756} ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with [you].
Ps 69:23 : 23 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; And make their loins continually to shake.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Mark 8:16-17
2 verses
86%
16And they reasoned one with another, saying, We have no bread.
17And Jesus perceiving it saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? do ye not yet perceive, neither understand? have ye your heart hardened?
Mark 8:21
84%
21And he said unto them, Do ye not yet understand?
Matt 16:7-11
5 verses
82%
7And they reasoned among themselves, saying, We took no bread.
8And Jesus perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no bread?
9Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
10Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
11How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Matt 13:13-16
4 verses
78%
13Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
15For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
16But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
Mark 4:12-13
2 verses
78%
12that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.
13And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?
Matt 15:16
78%
16And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?
Acts 28:26-27
2 verses
78%
26saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
27For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest, haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
Mark 8:19
77%
19When I brake the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
Isa 6:9-10
2 verses
76%
9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.
Matt 13:9
75%
9He that hath ears, let him hear.
Matt 11:15
75%
15He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 6:52
74%
52for they understood not concerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened.
Mark 4:9
74%
9And he said, {G846} Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Jer 5:21
74%
21Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:
Isa 44:18
74%
18They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
John 12:40
74%
40He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their heart; {G2443} Lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, And should turn, And I should heal them.
Deut 29:4
74%
4but Jehovah hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
Isa 42:20
74%
20Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.
Luke 8:9-10
2 verses
73%
9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
10And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
Mark 6:38
73%
38And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go [and] see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
Matt 20:33
73%
33They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
Mark 8:4-5
2 verses
73%
4And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place?
5And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
Isa 42:18
72%
18Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
Ps 115:6
72%
6They have ears, but they hear not; Noses have they, but they smell not;
Mark 4:23
72%
23If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Luke 8:18
72%
18Take heed therefore how ye hear: for {G3739} whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and {G3739} whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he thinketh he hath.
Rom 11:8
72%
8according as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this very day.
Luke 24:16
72%
16But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
Luke 9:45
72%
45But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
John 9:27
72%
27He answered them, I told you even now, and ye did not hear; wherefore would ye hear it again? would ye also become his disciples?
Matt 15:33
72%
33And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?
Mark 2:8
71%
8And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
John 21:5
71%
5Jesus therefore saith unto them, Children, have ye {G3361} aught to eat? They answered him, No.
Mark 8:23-24
2 verses
71%
23And he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, {G1487} Seest thou aught?
24And he looked up, and said, I see men; for I behold [them] as trees, walking.
Mark 8:14
71%
14And they forgot to take bread; and they had not in the boat with them more than one loaf.