Mark 8:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Though you have eyes, don’t you see? And though you have ears, can’t you hear? Don’t you remember?

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  • Mark 4:12 : 12 so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven.”
  • Jer 5:21 : 21 Tell them:‘Hear this, you foolish people who have no understanding, who have eyes but do not discern, who have ears but do not perceive:
  • Acts 28:26-27 : 26 when he said,‘Go to this people and say,“You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive. 27 For the heart of this people has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have closed their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.”’
  • Rom 11:8 : 8 as it is written,“God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, to this very day.”
  • Ezek 12:2 : 2 “Son of man, you are living in the midst of a rebellious house. They have eyes to see, but do not see, and ears to hear, but do not hear, because they are a rebellious house.
  • Matt 13:14-15 : 14 And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:‘You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend. 15 For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’
  • Isa 6:9-9 : 9 He said,“Go and tell these people:‘Listen continually, but don’t understand! Look continually, but don’t perceive!’ 10 Make the hearts of these people calloused; make their ears deaf and their eyes blind! Otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, their hearts might understand and they might repent and be healed.”
  • John 12:40 : 40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and turn to me, and I would heal them.”
  • Ps 115:5-8 : 5 They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see, 6 ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell, 7 hands, but cannot touch, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot even clear their throats. 8 Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them.
  • Isa 42:18-20 : 18 The Lord Reasons with His People“Listen, you deaf ones! Take notice, you blind ones! 19 My servant is truly blind, my messenger is truly deaf. My covenant partner, the servant of the LORD, is truly blind. 20 You see many things, but don’t comprehend; their ears are open, but do not hear.”
  • Isa 44:18 : 18 They do not comprehend or understand, for their eyes are blind and cannot see; their minds do not discern.
  • Deut 29:4 : 4 But to this very day the LORD has not given you an understanding mind, perceptive eyes, or discerning ears!
  • 2 Pet 1:12 : 12 Salvation Based on the Word of God Therefore, I intend to remind you constantly of these things even though you know them and are well established in the truth that you now have.
  • Ps 69:23 : 23 May their eyes be blinded! Make them shake violently!

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  • Mark 8:16-17
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    86%

    16So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread.

    17When he learned of this, Jesus said to them,“Why are you arguing about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Have your hearts been hardened?

  • Mark 8:21
    84%

    21Then he said to them,“Do you still not understand?”

  • Matt 16:7-11
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    82%

    7So they began to discuss this among themselves, saying,“It is because we brought no bread.”

    8When Jesus learned of this, he said,“You who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves about having no bread?

    9Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

    10Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?

    11How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”

  • Matt 13:13-16
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    78%

    13For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.

    14And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:‘You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend.

    15For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’

    16“But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.

  • Mark 4:12-13
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    78%

    12so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven.”

    13He said to them,“Don’t you understand this parable? Then how will you understand any parable?

  • Matt 15:16
    78%

    16Jesus said,“Even after all this, are you still so foolish?

  • Acts 28:26-27
    2 verses
    78%

    26when he said,‘Go to this people and say,“You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive.

    27For the heart of this people has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have closed their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.”’

  • Mark 8:19
    77%

    19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied,“Twelve.”

  • Isa 6:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9He said,“Go and tell these people:‘Listen continually, but don’t understand! Look continually, but don’t perceive!’

    10Make the hearts of these people calloused; make their ears deaf and their eyes blind! Otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, their hearts might understand and they might repent and be healed.”

  • Matt 13:9
    75%

    9The one who has ears had better listen!”

  • Matt 11:15
    75%

    15The one who has ears had better listen!

  • Mark 6:52
    74%

    52because they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

  • Mark 4:9
    74%

    9And he said,“Whoever has ears to hear had better listen!”

  • Jer 5:21
    74%

    21Tell them:‘Hear this, you foolish people who have no understanding, who have eyes but do not discern, who have ears but do not perceive:

  • Isa 44:18
    74%

    18They do not comprehend or understand, for their eyes are blind and cannot see; their minds do not discern.

  • John 12:40
    74%

    40“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and turn to me, and I would heal them.”

  • Deut 29:4
    74%

    4But to this very day the LORD has not given you an understanding mind, perceptive eyes, or discerning ears!

  • Isa 42:20
    74%

    20You see many things, but don’t comprehend; their ears are open, but do not hear.”

  • Luke 8:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

    10He said,“You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand.

  • Mark 6:38
    73%

    38He said to them,“How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said,“Five– and two fish.”

  • Matt 20:33
    73%

    33They said to him,“Lord, let our eyes be opened.”

  • Mark 8:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4His disciples answered him,“Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”

    5He asked them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven.”

  • Isa 42:18
    72%

    18The Lord Reasons with His People“Listen, you deaf ones! Take notice, you blind ones!

  • Ps 115:6
    72%

    6ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell,

  • Mark 4:23
    72%

    23If anyone has ears to hear, he had better listen!”

  • Luke 8:18
    72%

    18So listen carefully, for whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him.”

  • Rom 11:8
    72%

    8as it is written,“God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, to this very day.”

  • Luke 24:16
    72%

    16(but their eyes were kept from recognizing him).

  • Luke 9:45
    72%

    45But they did not understand this statement; its meaning had been concealed from them, so that they could not grasp it. Yet they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

  • John 9:27
    72%

    27He answered,“I told you already and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You people don’t want to become his disciples too, do you?”

  • Matt 15:33
    72%

    33The disciples said to him,“Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”

  • Mark 2:8
    71%

    8Now immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that they were contemplating such thoughts, he said to them,“Why are you thinking such things in your hearts?

  • John 21:5
    71%

    5So Jesus said to them,“Children, you don’t have any fish, do you?” They replied,“No.”

  • Mark 8:23-24
    2 verses
    71%

    23He took the blind man by the hand and brought him outside of the village. Then he spit on his eyes, placed his hands on his eyes and asked,“Do you see anything?”

    24Regaining his sight he said,“I see people, but they look like trees walking.”

  • Mark 8:14
    71%

    14The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod Now they had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.