Mark 4:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Mark 4:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Mark 4:12 is a verse from the book of Mark in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Mark 4:12 — KJV
“That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.”
— Mark 4:12 (KJV)
Mark 4:12 in Context — About the Book of Mark
Mark is the action Gospel — the shortest, fastest account, where Jesus heals, delivers, and teaches with immediate authority. Written for believers under Roman persecution, it presents the Son of God as the suffering servant who came not to be served, but to serve and give His life.
Cross-References for Mark 4:12
“For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.”
Shares key themes with Mark 4:12: see, hearing, hear
“For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.”
Shares key themes with Mark 4:12: see, hearing, hear
“And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:”
Shares key themes with Mark 4:12: seeing, see, perceive
“Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:”
Shares key themes with Mark 4:12: seeing, see, perceive
“Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Mark 4:12: may, see, lest
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