Romans 11:8

Authorized King James Version (1611)

(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 29:4 : 4 Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
  • Isa 29:10 : 10 For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
  • Jer 5:21 : 21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
  • Ezek 12:2 : 2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they [are] a rebellious house.
  • Matt 13:13-14 : 13 ‹Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.› 14 ‹And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:›
  • 2 Cor 3:14-15 : 14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which [vail] is done away in Christ. 15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
  • Mark 4:11-12 : 11 And he said unto them, ‹Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all› [these] ‹things are done in parables:› 12 ‹That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and› [their] ‹sins should be forgiven them.›
  • Luke 8:10 : 10 And he said, ‹Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.›
  • Acts 28:26 : 26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
  • 2 Kgs 17:41 : 41 So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.
  • Isa 6:9 : 9 ¶ And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
  • 2 Kgs 17:34 : 34 Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Rom 11:7
    82%

    7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

  • Rom 11:9-11
    3 verses
    81%

    9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

    10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

    11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but [rather] through their fall salvation [is come] unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

  • John 12:39-40
    2 verses
    78%

    39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,

    40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with [their] eyes, nor understand with [their] heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

  • Isa 44:18
    77%

    18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; [and] their hearts, that they cannot understand.

  • Acts 28:26-27
    2 verses
    76%

    26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:

    27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

  • Matt 13:13-16
    4 verses
    76%

    13 ‹Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.›

    14 ‹And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:›

    15 ‹For this people's heart is waxed gross, and› [their] ‹ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with› [their] ‹eyes, and hear with› [their] ‹ears, and should understand with› [their] ‹heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.›

    16 ‹But blessed› [are] ‹your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.›

  • Isa 6:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    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 convert, and be healed.

  • Mark 4:12
    75%

    12 ‹That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and› [their] ‹sins should be forgiven them.›

  • Isa 29:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10 For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.

    11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which [men] deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it [is] sealed:

  • 2 Cor 3:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which [vail] is done away in Christ.

    15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.

  • Deut 29:4
    74%

    4 Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.

  • Rom 11:25
    73%

    25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

  • Zech 7:11
    72%

    11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

  • Eph 4:18
    72%

    18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

  • Mark 8:18
    72%

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

  • Isa 42:18
    72%

    18 ¶ Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

  • Rom 11:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27 For this [is] my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

    28 As concerning the gospel, [they are] enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, [they are] beloved for the fathers' sakes.

  • Ps 135:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16 They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

    17 They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there [any] breath in their mouths.

  • 2 Cor 4:4
    72%

    4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

  • Isa 29:18
    71%

    18 And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.

  • Rom 11:30-32
    3 verses
    71%

    30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:

    31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.

    32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

  • Rom 15:21
    71%

    21 But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.

  • 1 Pet 2:8
    71%

    8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, [even to them] which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

  • Isa 28:12
    70%

    12 To whom he said, This [is] the rest [wherewith] ye may cause the weary to rest; and this [is] the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

  • Jer 5:21
    70%

    21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

  • Rom 9:32-33
    2 verses
    70%

    32 Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

    33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

  • Luke 24:16
    70%

    16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

  • Ps 115:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    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:

  • Rom 10:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

    19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by [them that are] no people, [and] by a foolish nation I will anger you.

  • Jer 11:8
    69%

    8 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded [them] to do; but they did [them] not.

  • Isa 32:3
    69%

    3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.

  • Isa 43:8
    69%

    8 ¶ Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

  • Isa 8:15
    69%

    15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.