Acts 28:26

‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”

Cross References (19)

  • Isaiah 6:9–10 (35)

    And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceivin

  • Ezekiel 12:2 (18)

    “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

  • Isaiah 42:19–20 (13)

    Who is blind but My servant, or deaf like the messenger I am sending? Who is blind like My covenant partner, or blind li

  • Matthew 13:14–15 (12)

    In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing

  • Mark 4:12 (10)

    so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might t

  • 2 Corinthians 4:4–6 (7)

    The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Chr

  • Luke 24:45 (7)

    Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

  • Romans 11:8–10 (6)

    as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very

  • John 12:38–40 (6)

    This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the

  • Jeremiah 5:21 (5)

    “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.

  • Luke 24:25 (5)

    Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

  • Luke 8:10 (5)

    He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parabl

  • Isaiah 29:10 (4)

    For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads,

  • Ezekiel 3:6–7 (4)

    not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had s

  • Psalms 81:11–12 (4)

    But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.

  • Isaiah 29:14 (4)

    Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intell

  • Deuteronomy 29:4 (4)

    Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.

  • Isaiah 66:4 (4)

    So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and n

  • Mark 8:17–18 (4)

    Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or unde