27 Therefore they answered Jesus, and said, "We cannot tell." And He said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Matthew 21:27 Cross References - TKJU
Isaiah 6:10
10 Make the heart of this people dull, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed."
Isaiah 28:9
9 Whom shall He teach knowledge? And whom shall He make to understand doctrine? Those who are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
Isaiah 29:10-12
10 For the LORD has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes: He has covered the prophets, your rulers, and the seers.
11 And all the vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is learned, saying, "Read this, I pray": And he said, "I cannot; for it is sealed."
12 And the book is delivered to him who is not learned, saying, "Read this, I pray": And he said, "I am not learned."
Isaiah 42:19-20
Isaiah 56:10-11
10 His watchmen are blind: They are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
11 Yes, they are greedy dogs who can never have enough, and they are shepherds who cannot understand: They all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
Jeremiah 8:7-9
7 Yes, the stork in heaven knows her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but My people do not know the judgment of the LORD.
8 How do you say, 'We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us?' See, certainly in vain he made it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: Lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?
Malachi 2:6-9
6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: He walked with Me in peace and equity, and turned many away from iniquity.
7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: For he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
8 But you all have departed out of the way; you all have caused many to stumble at the law; you all have corrupted the covenant of Levi", says the LORD of hosts.
9 "Therefore I have also made you contemptible and lowly before all the people, according to as you all have not kept My ways, but have been partial in the law."
Matthew 15:14
14 Leave them alone: They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."
Matthew 16:3
3 And in the morning, 'It will be foul weather today: For the sky is red and dark.' O you hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky; but can you not discern the signs of the times?
Matthew 23:16-28
16 Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated!'
17 You fools and blind: For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
18 And, 'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is upon it, he is bound.'
19 You fools and blind: For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
20 Therefore whoever shall swear by the altar, swears by it, and by all things upon it.
21 And whoever shall swear by the temple, swears by it, and by Him that dwells in it.
22 And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by Him that sits upon it.
23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law; judgment, mercy, and faith: These you ought to have done, and not leave the others undone.
24 You blind guides, who strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
25 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the platter, but inside they are full of extortion and excess.
26 You blind Pharisee, first cleanse that which is inside the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are similar to whitened sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Luke 20:7-8
John 9:30
30 The man answered and said to them, "Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from, and yet He has opened my eyes.
John 9:40-41
Romans 1:18-22
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who withhold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God has shown it to them.
20 For since the creation of the world the invisible things of Him are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Romans 1:28
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not proper;
2 Corinthians 4:3
3 But if our gospel is hid, it is hid to those that are lost: