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Romans 11:8

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 day.”

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ASV

according as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this very day.

KJV

(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.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καθὼςkathōseven asG2531 →
γέγραπται·gegraptaiit has been written:G1125 →
ἔδωκενedōkenGaveG1325 →
αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
θεὸςtheosGodG2316 →
πνεῦμαpneumaa spiritG4151 →
κατανύξεως,katanuxeōsof stupor,G2659 →
ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmouseyesG3788 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
βλέπεινblepeinto seeG991 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ὦταōtaearsG3775 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
ἀκούεινakoueinto hearG191 →
ἕωςhe'ōsuntoG2193 →
τῆςtēstheG3588 →
σήμερονsēmerontodayG4594 →
ἡμέρας.hēmerasday.G2250 →

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Mark 8:18‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?Deuteronomy 29:4Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.Isaiah 29:10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.Ezekiel 12:2“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 hear, for they are a rebellious house.Jeremiah 5:21“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.2 Corinthians 3:14–15But 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.Luke 8:10He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’Mark 4:11–12He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,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.”Matthew 13:13–14This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’Isaiah 6:9And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’2 Kings 17:41So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.2 Kings 17:34To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.Romans 11:10May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”Job 17:4You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.1 John 4:6We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.Exodus 14:4And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.Romans 3:10As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.

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