Cross references
Matthew 13:14
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled:
‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
Matthew 13:14 has 8 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 6:9–10 (79 votes) and Ezekiel 12:2 (37 votes). 48 other verses point back to it. It links with 16 other books, from Leviticus 13 to 2 Corinthians 3.
Which verses does Matthew 13:14 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Isaiah 6:9–1079 votes
And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
- Ezekiel 12:237 votes
“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.
- 2 Corinthians 3:1423 votes
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.
- Luke 8:1022 votes
He 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.’
- Acts 28:25–2718 votes
They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” …
- Mark 4:1217 votes
so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
- John 12:39–4016 votes
For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
- Romans 11:8–1016 votes
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.” And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. …
Which verses point to Matthew 13:14?
The 10 strongest of 48.