Quotes About Perception

Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kingsí palaces.

He who has ears, let him hear.

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ëHe has a demon!í

He who has ears, let him hear.”

This is why I speak to them in parables: ëThough seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.í

In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ëYou will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

For this peopleís heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.í

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

Arenít all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”

And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus

Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.

But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ëThe weather will be fair, for the sky is red,í

They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

But if we say, ëFrom men,í we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.

You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,

At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.

When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”

Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

so that, ëthey may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.í”

He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.