John 12:40 Cross References - Murdock

⁴⁰ They have blinded their eyes, and darkened their hearts; that they might not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and be converted; and I should heal them.

¹³ For this cause I discourse to them in similitudes, because they see and do not see, and they hear and do not hear, nor understand. ¹⁴ And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, who said: By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and by seeing ye see, and shall not know: ¹⁵ For the heart of this people hath grown fat, and with their ears they have heard heavily, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and should hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should turn; and I should heal them.

¹⁴ Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if a blind man leadeth one blind, they will both fall into the ditch.

¹² that when they see, they may see and not see, and when they hear, they may hear and not understand; lest they should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them.

⁵² For they did not learn by the bread; because their heart was stupid.

¹⁷ And Jesus knew it, and said to them: Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? Do ye still not know, nor understand? How long will your heart be hard? ¹⁸ and ye have eyes, but see not? and have ears, but hear not, nor reflect? (l9) When I broke the five loaves to five thousand, how many baskets full of the fragments took ye up? They say to him: Twelve.

¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; and therefore he hath anointed me to proclaim tidings to the poor; and hath sent me to heal the contrite in heart, and to proclaim release to the captives, and sight to the blind; and to send away the contrite with forgiveness of their sins;

¹⁰ And he said to them: To you it is given, to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; but to others, it is spoken in allegories; that, while seeing, they may not see, and while hearing, may not understand.

³⁹ And Jesus said: For the judgment of this world, have I come; that they who see not, might see; and that they who see, might become blind.

¹⁹ Repent, therefore, and be converted; that so your sins may be blotted out,

³ And the church waited on them, and sent them away; and they travelled through all Phenicia and the territory of the Samaritans, narrating the conversion of the Gentiles, and causing great joy to all the brethren.

²⁶ saying: Go unto this people, and say to them, Hearing ye will hear, and will not understand; and ye will see, and will not comprehend.

¹⁸ Wherefore, he hath pity upon whom he pleaseth; and whom he pleaseth, he hardeneth.

⁷ What then? Israel did not obtain that which it sought: but the election obtained it; and the rest of them were blinded in their heart, ⁸ - (as it is written: God gave them a stupid spirit, and eyes to see not, and ears to hear not,) unto this very day. ⁹ And again, David said: Let their table become a snare before them; and let their recompense be a stumbling block. ¹⁰ Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and let their back, at all times, be bowed down. ¹¹ But I say: Have they so stumbled as to fall entirely? Far be it. Rather, by their stumbling, life hath come to the Gentiles, for awakening their jealousy.

¹⁹ My brethren, if one of you err from the way of truth, and any one convert him from his error; ²⁰ let him know, that he who turneth the sinner from the error of his way, will resuscitate his soul from death, and will cover the multitude of his sins.