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Mark 4:12 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Mark 4:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Mark chapter 4 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.”
Mark 4:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Mark 4:12
Jesus quotes Isaiah 6:9-10: 'That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.' This difficult text reveals judicial hardening—repeated rejection of truth results in God-given inability to perceive. The grammar 'that...lest' (ἵνα...μήποτε) can express purpose or result. Either reading is sobering: parables function to harden those already resistant, confirming them in unbelief. Yet this isn't arbitrary—it's judicial response to persistent rejection. The phrase 'lest...the...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Mark 4:12
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“Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but don't understand; and you see indeed, but don't perceive.',And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not., וַיֹּאמֶר לֵךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ לָעָם הַזֶּה שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ וְאַל־תָּבִינוּ וּרְאוּ רָאוֹ וְאַל־תֵּדָעוּ׃ ,And He said: Go”
“neither do they consider: for he has shut their eyes”
“which says”
“foolish people”
“and eyes to see”
“yet they didn't believe in him”
“To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables; that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'{Isaiah 6:9},And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.,,,,,,,,”
“you dwell in the midst of the rebellious house”
“it is impossible to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify the Son of God for themselves again”