But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may recei
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has c
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the kno
What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowl
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper o
“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hea
But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great
Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is
Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the
They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot u
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Fath
Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have
Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become b
“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying a
After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word
May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.
Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!
Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly
Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their ey
Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand
And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but t
On this mountain He will swallow up the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;
‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiv