"But Sihonª kingª of Heshbonª wouldª° not¹ let us passª° by him: for¹ the LORDª thy Godª hardenedª°¹ his spirit,ª and made his heart² obstinate,ª°¹¹ that¹ he might deliverª° him into thy hand,ª as [appeareth] this¹ day.ª" {Deu 2:30} + "The hearingª° ear,ª and the seeingª° eye,ª the LORDª hath madeª° even¹ bothª of them." {Prv 20:12} + "And he said,ª° Go,²°¹ and tellª° this¹ people,ª Hear²° ye indeed,ª° but understandª° not;¹ and see²° ye indeed,ª° but perceiveª° not.¹ ... Make the heartª of this¹ peopleª fat,²°¹ and make their earsª heavy,ª° and shutª° their eyes;ª lest¹ they seeª° with their eyes,ª and hearª° with their ears,ª and understandª° with their heart,ª and convert,ª° and be healed.ª°" {Isa 6:9-10} + "O LORD,ª why¹ hast thou made us to errª° from thy ways,ª¹ [and] hardenedª° our heartª from thy fear?ª¹ Returnª° for thy servants'² sake,¹¹ the tribesª of thine inheritance.ª" {Isa 63:17} + "A newª heartª also will I giveª° you, and a newª spiritª will I putª° withinª you: and I will take awayª°¹ the stonyª heartª out of your flesh,ª¹ and I will giveª° you an heartª of flesh.ª" {Ezk 36:26} + "¹ He¹ answeredª° and² saidª° unto them,ª Becauseª it is givenª° unto youª to knowª° the¹ mysteriesª of the¹ kingdomª of heaven,ª butª to themª it is²° notª given.ª° ... Forª thisª people'sª heart²¹ is waxed gross,ª° andª [their] earsª are dull² of hearing,ª°¹ andª their²¹ eyesª they have closed;ª° lest at any timeª they should seeª° with [their] eyes,²¹ andª hearª° with [their] ears,ª andª should understandª° with [their] heart,ª andª should be converted,ª° andª I should healª° them.ª" {Mtt 13:11-15} + "Whyª do ye²° notª understandª° myª speech?ª [even] becauseª ye cannotªª° hearª° myª word.ª" {Jhn 8:43} + "Thatª the¹ sayingª of Esaiasª the¹ prophetª might be fulfilled,ª° whichª he spake,ª° Lord,ª whoª hath believedª° ourª report?ª andª to whomª hath the¹ armª of the Lordª been revealed?ª° ... He hath blindedª° theirª eyes,ª andª hardenedª° theirª heart;ª that²°¹ they should²° not²¹ seeª° with [their] eyes,ª norª understandª° with [their] heart,ª andª be converted,ª° andª I should healª° them.ª" {Jhn 12:38-40} + "Saying,ª° Goª° untoª thisª people,ª andª say,ª° Hearingª ye shall hear,ª° andª shall²° notª understand;ª° andª seeingª° ye shall see,ª° andª notª perceive:ª° ... Forª the¹ heartª of thisª peopleª is waxed gross,ª° andª their earsª are dull² of hearing,ª°¹ andª their²¹ eyesª have they closed;ª° lestª they should seeª° with [their] eyes,ª andª hearª° with [their] ears,ª andª understandª° with [their] heart,ª andª should be converted,ª° andª I should healª° them.ª" {Act 28:26-27} + "Whatª then?ª Israelª hath²°¹ notª obtainedª° that² whichª he seeketh for;ª° butª the¹ electionª hath obtained¹ it,²° andª the¹ restª were blindedª° ... Let²° their²¹ eyesª be darkened,ª° that they may²° notª see,ª° andª bow downª° their²¹ backª alway.ª" {Rom 11:7-10} + "Butª even² unto¹ this day,ª whenª Mosesª is read,ª° the vailª is¹ uponª²° theirª heart.ª" {2Co 3:15} + "Having the¹ understandingª darkened,ª° beingª° alienatedª° from the¹ lifeª of Godª throughª the¹ ignoranceª that isª° inª them,ª becauseª of the¹ blindnessª of theirª heart:ª" {Eph 4:18} + "Andª withª allª deceivablenessª of unrighteousnessª inª them that perish;ª° becauseªª they receivedª° notª the¹ loveª of the¹ truth,ª that² theyª might be saved.ª° ... Thatª they allª might be damnedª° who² believedª° notª the¹ truth,ª butª had pleasureª° inª unrighteousness.ª¹" {2Th 2:10-12} + "Inª meeknessª instructingª° those that oppose themselves;ª° if²° God² peradventureª¹ will giveª° themª repentanceª toª the acknowledgingª of the truth;ª" {2Tm 2:25} + "Let²° no manª sayª° when he is tempted,ª°² I am temptedª° ofª God:ª forª Godª cannot be temptedªª° with evil,ª neitherª temptethª° he²²°¹ any man:ª ... Everyª goodª giftª andª everyª perfectª giftª isª° from above,ª and cometh downª° fromª the¹ Fatherª of lights,ª withª whomª isª° noª variableness,ª neitherª shadowª of turning.ª" {Jms 1:13-17} |
