Romans 11:8 (WEB)
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, to this very day.”
Fathers and councils · 2
John Damascene
“…hath concluded them all in unbelief, and this, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, all these must be understood not as though God Himself were energising, but as though God were permitting, both because of free-will and because goodness…” — editor's note: Is. xxix. 10; Rom. xi. 8.
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John Chrysostom
“Yea, and elsewhere also He saith, “God hath given them eyes that they should not see:”and here He speaks in this way, in order that having, as I said before, exercised themselves in these words, they might not be confounded on suffering reproaches and insults.” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 8.
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Cross-references · 11
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Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.
Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.19.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.19.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.19.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.19.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.19.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.19.
Quotes
Romans 11:8 takes up the words of Numbers 32:9 (8 words in common).
Romans 11:8 takes up the words of Judges 9:41 (8 words in common).
Romans 11:8 takes up the words of 2 Kings 17:15 (8 words in common).