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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.”

Romans 11:8 BSB
  1. a See Deuteronomy 29:4 and Isaiah 29:10.

Romans 11:8 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 12 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Deuteronomy 29:4 (42 votes) and Isaiah 29:10 (38 votes). 49 other verses point back to it. It links with 22 other books, from Exodus 4 to 1 John 4.

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Which verses does Romans 11:8 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Deuteronomy 29:442 votes

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

  2. Isaiah 29:1038 votes

    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, O seers.

  3. Ezekiel 12:219 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.

  4. Jeremiah 5:2117 votes

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

  5. 2 Corinthians 3:14–1516 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. And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.

  6. Luke 8:1014 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.’

  7. Matthew 13:13–1412 votes

    This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

  8. Mark 4:11–1212 votes

    He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables, so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

  9. Acts 28:2612 votes

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

  10. Isaiah 6:911 votes

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

  11. 2 Kings 17:415 votes
  12. 2 Kings 17:344 votes

Which verses point to Romans 11:8?

The 10 strongest of 49.