John 12:38
So that the words of the prophet Isaiah might come true, when he said, Lord, who has any belief in our preaching? and the arm of the Lord, to whom has it been unveiled?
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John 12:38
So that the words of the prophet Isaiah might come true, when he said, Lord, who has any belief in our preaching? and the arm of the Lord, to whom has it been unveiled?
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John 12:36
In so far as you have the light, put your faith in the light so that you may become sons of light. With these words Jesus went away and for a time was not seen again by them.
John 12:37
But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him:
John 12:38
So that the words of the prophet Isaiah might come true, when he said, Lord, who has any belief in our preaching? and the arm of the Lord, to whom has it been unveiled?
John 12:39
For this reason they were unable to have belief, because Isaiah said again,
John 12:40
He has made their eyes blind, and their hearts hard; for fear that they might see with their eyes and get knowledge with their hearts, and be changed, and I might make them well.
John 12:41
(Isaiah said these words because he saw his glory. His words were about him.)
John 12:42
However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue:
John 12:43
For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.
John 5:44
How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?
John 3:19
And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.
Proverbs 1:29
For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:
Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her! Again and again would I have taken your children to myself as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, and you would not!
John 5:40
And still you have no desire to come to me so that you may have life.
John 8:43
Why are my words not clear to you? It is because your ears are shut to my teaching.
John 8:45
But because I say what is true, you have no belief in me.
John 12:48
He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.
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Isaiah 53:1
Who would have had faith in the word which has come to our ears, and to whom had the arm of the Lord been unveiled?
Romans 10:16
But they have not all given ear to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our word?
Isaiah 53:3
Men made sport of him, turning away from him; he was a man of sorrows, marked by disease; and like one from whom men's faces are turned away, he was looked down on, and we put no value on him.
John 1:10
He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.
John 1:11
He came to the things which were his and his people did not take him to their hearts.
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John 19:24
So they said among themselves, Let this not be cut up, but let us put it to the decision of chance and see who gets it. (They did this so that the Writings might come true, which say, They made a distribution of my clothing among them, and my coat they put to the decision of chance.) This was what the men of the army did.
John 19:36
These things came about so that the Writings might be true, No bone of his body will be broken.
John 19:37
And again another verse says, They will see him who was wounded by their spears.
John 17:12
While I was with them I kept them safe in your name which you have given to me: I took care of them and not one of them has come to destruction, but only the son of destruction, so that the Writings might come true.
John 19:28
After this, being conscious that all things had now been done so that the Writings might come true, Jesus said, Give me water.
John 10:35
If he said they were gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Writings may not be broken),
Acts 13:27
For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prophets which come to their ears every Sabbath day, gave effect to them by judging him.
Acts 13:28
And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death.
Acts 13:29
And when they had done all the things said in the Writings about him, they took him down from the tree, and put him in the place of the dead.
John 18:9
(He said this so that his words might come true, I have kept safe all those whom you gave to me.)
John 18:32
(That the word of Jesus might come true, pointing to the sort of death he would have.)
Acts 1:16
My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,
Acts 3:18
But the things which God had made clear before, by the mouth of all the prophets, that the Christ would have to undergo, he has put into effect in this way.
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John 15:25
This comes about so that the writing in their law may be made true, Their hate for me was without cause.
John 13:18
I am not talking of you all: I have knowledge of my true disciples, but things are as they are, so that the Writings may come true, The foot of him who takes bread with me is lifted up against me.
Matthew 8:17
So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases.
Matthew 26:56
But all this has taken place so that the writings of the prophets might come true. Then all his disciples went from him in flight.
Matthew 1:22
Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,
Matthew 27:35
And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.
Luke 24:44
And he said to them, These are the words which I said to you when I was still with you, how it was necessary for all the things which are in the writings of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms about me, to be put into effect.
Matthew 12:17
So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,
Matthew 13:35
That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.
Matthew 21:4
Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true,
Luke 21:22
For these are the days of punishment, in which all the things in the Writings will be put into effect.
Matthew 2:15
And was there till the death of Herod; so that the word of the Lord through the prophet might come true, Out of Egypt have I sent for my son.
Matthew 2:23
And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.
Matthew 4:14
So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,
Matthew 26:54
But how then would the Writings come true, which say that so it has to be?
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Isaiah 6:9
And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.
Isaiah 6:10
Make the hearts of this people fat, and let their ears be stopped, and their eyes shut; for fear that they may see with their eyes, and be hearing with their ears, and their heart may become wise, and they may be turned to me and made well.
Matthew 13:14
And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:
Matthew 13:15
For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.
Romans 11:8
As it was said in the holy Writings, God gave them a spirit of sleep, eyes which might not see, and ears which have no hearing, to this day.
Romans 11:9
And David says, Let their table be made a net for taking them, and a stone in their way, and a punishment:
Romans 11:10
Let their eyes be made dark so that they may not see, and let their back be bent down at all times.
Deuteronomy 29:4
But even to this day the Lord has not given you a mind open to knowledge, or seeing eyes or hearing ears.
Isaiah 44:18
They have no knowledge or wisdom; for he has put a veil over their eyes, so that they may not see; and on their hearts, so that they may not give attention.
Mark 4:12
So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.
Luke 8:10
And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.
Acts 28:26
Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:
Acts 28:27
For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.
2 Corinthians 4:3
But if our good news is veiled, it is veiled from those who are on the way to destruction:
2 Corinthians 4:4
Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them.
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Isaiah 51:9
Awake! awake! put on strength, O arm of the Lord, awake! as in the old days, in the generations long past. Was it not by you that Rahab was cut in two, and the dragon Wounded?
Isaiah 52:10
The Lord has let his holy arm be seen by the eyes of all nations; and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
Isaiah 51:5
Suddenly will my righteousness come near, and my salvation will be shining out like the light; the sea-lands will be waiting for me, and they will put their hope in my strong arm.
Isaiah 59:16
And he saw that there was no man, and was surprised that there was no one to take up their cause: so his arm gave salvation, and he made righteousness his support.
Luke 1:51
With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts.
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John 10:25
Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me.
John 10:26
But you have no belief because you are not of my sheep.
John 10:27
My sheep give ear to my voice, and I have knowledge of them, and they come after me:
Luke 16:31
And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead.
John 5:45
Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.
John 5:46
If you had belief in Moses you would have belief in me; for his writings are about me.
John 5:47
If you have no belief in his writings, how will you have belief in my words?
Luke 22:67
If you are the Christ, say so. But he said, If I say so you will not have belief;
John 5:36
But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.
John 10:32
Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?
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John 6:37
Whatever the Father gives to me will come to me; and I will not send away anyone who comes to me.
John 6:44
No man is able to come to me if the Father who sent me does not give him the desire to come: and I will take him up from the dead on the last day.
John 6:45
The writings of the prophets say, And they will all have teaching from God. Everyone whose ears have been open to the teaching of the Father comes to me.
John 6:65
And he said, This is why I said to you, No man is able to come to me if he is not given the power to do so by the Father.
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1 Peter 2:21
This is God's purpose for you: because Jesus himself underwent punishment for you, giving you an example, so that you might go in his footsteps:
1 Peter 2:22
Who did no evil, and there was no deceit in his mouth:
1 Peter 2:23
To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:
1 Peter 2:24
He took our sins on himself, giving his body to be nailed on the tree, so that we, being dead to sin, might have a new life in righteousness, and by his wounds we have been made well.
1 Peter 2:25
Because, like sheep, you had gone out of the way; but now you have come back to him who keeps watch over your souls.
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