Spiritual Blindness

in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn upon them.

Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.

And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled in them that perish: — read the full passage →

And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against Jehovah; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung.

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:

Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.

But he that hateth his brother is in the darkness, and walketh in the darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,

He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their heart; Lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, And should turn, And I should heal them.

And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind. — read the full passage →

For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits, that a hardening in part hath befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in;

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.

for ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light

to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.

but unto them that are factious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, shall be wrath and indignation,

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save them that believe.

And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.

And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light.

but Jehovah hath not given you a heart to know, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.

And as he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. — read the full passage →

Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:

knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts,

He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day.

Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.

Whom hast thou defied and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.

And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David. — read the full passage →

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, he said, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? — read the full passage →

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

He therefore answered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

that they said to you, In the last time there shall be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.

And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things will I do, and I will not forsake them.

For this people’s heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.

Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be: — read the full passage →

but Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. — read the full passage →

But whensoever it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

according as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this very day.

and thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and robbed alway, and there shall be none to save thee.

Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. — read the full passage →

For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and finding him, he said, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?

For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.

who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; — read the full passage →

But unto this day, whensoever Moses is read, a veil lieth upon their heart.

He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.

But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; and they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

he again defineth a certain day, To-day, saying in David so long a time afterward (even as hath been said before), To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

And even as they refused to have God intheirknowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; — read the full passage →

And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David. — read the full passage →

In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. — read the full passage →

He answered, The man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to Siloam, and wash: so I went away and washed, and I received sight.

They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled in them that perish:

to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name: — read the full passage →

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? — read the full passage →

and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. — read the full passage →

For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah said again, — read the full passage →

And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.

Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:

that they all might be judged who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves: — read the full passage →

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: — read the full passage →

saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive: — read the full passage →

hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

For if the word spoken through angels proved stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward; — read the full passage →

to deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. — read the full passage →

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. — read the full passage →

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, — read the full passage →

Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments. — read the full passage →

and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him unto his will.

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.