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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Insensibility</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/i/insensibility.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/ephesians/4-18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/i/insensibility.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Insensibility</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/i/insensate.htm" title="Insensate">◄</a> Insensibility <a href="/topical/i/insensitive.htm" title="Insensitive">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>Insensibility, in a biblical context, refers to a state of spiritual numbness or lack of responsiveness to God's presence, commands, and moral truths. This condition is often depicted in Scripture as a hardening of the heart, a dullness of spiritual perception, or a refusal to heed divine instruction.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b>Hardening of the Heart</b>: The concept of insensibility is frequently associated with the hardening of the heart. In the Old Testament, Pharaoh's heart is described as hardened, leading him to resist God's commands delivered through Moses. <a href="/exodus/7-13.htm">Exodus 7:13</a> states, "Still, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said." This hardening is a form of insensibility to God's will and power.<br><br>2. <b>Spiritual Blindness and Deafness</b>: The prophets often spoke against the spiritual insensibility of the people of Israel. <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a> records God's instruction to Isaiah: "Go and tell this people: ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes." This passage highlights the people's inability to perceive and respond to God's message.<br><br>3. <b>New Testament Warnings</b>: In the New Testament, Jesus addresses the insensibility of the religious leaders and the people. In <a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a> , Jesus quotes Isaiah, saying, "For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes." This insensibility prevents them from understanding the truth of His teachings and the kingdom of God.<br><br>4. <b>Moral Insensibility</b>: Paul, in his letters, warns against moral insensibility, which leads to a life of sin. In <a href="/ephesians/4-18.htm">Ephesians 4:18-19</a> , he writes, "They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more." Here, insensibility is linked to a lifestyle that is disconnected from God's holiness.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>Insensibility is a serious spiritual condition that can lead to a separation from God. It is often portrayed as a self-imposed barrier to receiving God's grace and truth. The Bible warns that persistent insensibility can result in judgment, as seen in the fate of those who refuse to repent and turn to God.<br><br><b>Remedy for Insensibility:</b><br><br>The Scriptures offer hope for overcoming insensibility through repentance and the softening of the heart. <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26</a> promises, "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." This transformation is made possible through the work of the Holy Spirit, who convicts individuals of their need for God and enables them to respond to His call.<br><br>In summary, insensibility is a condition that hinders one's relationship with God and understanding of His truth. The Bible calls for a responsive heart, open to the leading and correction of the Holy Spirit, to overcome this spiritual numbness.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) The state or quality of being insensible; want of sensibility; torpor; unconsciousness; as, the insensibility produced by a fall, or by opiates.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) Want of tenderness or susceptibility of emotion or passion; dullness; stupidity.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/2659.htm"><span class="l">2659. katanuxis -- stupefaction</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Transliteration: katanuxis Phonetic Spelling: (kat-an'-oox-is) Short Definition:<br> deep sleep, stupor Definition: deep sleep, torpor, <b>insensibility</b>, stupor. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2659.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_insensibility_is_a_vice.htm"><span class="l">Whether <b>Insensibility</b> is a vice?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> OF THE VICES OPPOSED TO TEMPERANCE (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether <b>insensibility</b> is a vice?<br> Objection 1: It would seem that <b>insensibility</b> is not a vice. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether insensibility is a vice.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bonar/gods_way_of_peace/chapter_xi_insensibility.htm"><span class="l"><b>Insensibility</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER XI. <b>INSENSIBILITY</b>. <b>...</b> 6. Is not your <b>insensibility</b> one of your worst sins?<br> A hard-hearted child is one of the most hateful of beings. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bonar/gods way of peace/chapter xi insensibility.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_treachery_fraud_falsehood_perjury.htm"><span class="l">Whether Treachery, Fraud, Falsehood, Perjury, Restlessness <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> AND IN THE FIRST PLACE, OF COVETOUSNESS (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether treachery, fraud,<br> falsehood, perjury, restlessness, violence, and <b>insensibility</b> to mercy are <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether treachery fraud falsehood perjury.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_d/the_patient_teacher_and_the.htm"><span class="l">The Patient Teacher, and the Slow Scholars</span></a> <br><b>...</b> these emotions. There is, first, His scholars' stolid <b>insensibility</b>, which<br> moves Him to anger, to astonishment, and to grief. 'Are <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/the patient teacher and the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gregory/gregory_of_nyssa_dogmatic_treatises_etc/xxviii_to_those_who_say.htm"><span class="l">To those who Say that Souls Existed Before Bodies, or that Bodies <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> that one soul passed through so many changes are really fitting for the chatter<br> of frogs or jackdaws, or the stupidity of fishes, or the <b>insensibility</b> of trees <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/xxviii to those who say.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/of_patience/chapter_ii_god_himself_an_example.htm"><span class="l">God Himself an Example of Patience.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> To us [9020] no human affectation of canine [9021] equanimity, modelled [9022] by<br> <b>insensibility</b>, furnishes the warrant for exercising patience; but the divine <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/of patience/chapter ii god himself an example.htm</font><p><a href="/library/newman/parochial_and_plain_sermons_vol_viii/sermon_vi_miracles_no_remedy.htm"><span class="l">Miracles no Remedy for Unbelief.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the Israelites also; but I am speaking of men in general; and I say, that if the<br> Israelites had a common nature with us, surely that <b>insensibility</b> which they <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon vi miracles no remedy.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_gal_eph_phi_col_thess_tim_titus_and_philemon/homily_iv_titus_ii_5-feb.htm"><span class="l">Titus ii. 5-Feb</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Some indeed it has in common with youth, but in addition it has [1485] a slowness,<br> a timidity, a forgetfulness, an <b>insensibility</b>, and an irritability. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../homily iv titus ii 5-feb.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wesley/sermons_on_several_occasions/sermon_22_upon_our_lords.htm"><span class="l">Upon Our Lord's SermonOn the Mount</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Not those who are sheltered from the shocks of life by a stupid <b>insensibility</b>; who<br> have, either by nature or art, the virtue of stocks and stones, and resent <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 22 upon our lords.htm</font><p><a href="/library/de_caussade/abandonment_to_divine_providence/letter_xv_perfect_detachment.htm"><span class="l">Letter xv. --Perfect Detachment.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The proof and sign of the death of all that is external is a sort of indifference,<br> or rather of <b>insensibility</b> with regard to exterior goods, pleasures <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../de caussade/abandonment to divine providence/letter xv perfect detachment.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/i/insensibility.htm"><span class="l"><b>Insensibility</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) The state or quality of being insensible; want of sensibility; torpor;<br> unconsciousness; as, the <b>insensibility</b> produced by a fall, or by opiates. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/insensibility.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/stone.htm"><span class="l">Stone (290 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> He is there described as "cut out of the mountain." (see ROCK.). A "heart<br> of stone" denotes great <b>insensibility</b> (1 Samuel 25:37). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/stone.htm - 54k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/brass.htm"><span class="l">Brass (168 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It is a symbol of <b>insensibility</b> and obstinacy in sin (Isaiah 48:4; Jeremiah<br> 6:28; Ezek. 22:18), and of strength (Psalm 107:16; Micah 4:13). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/brass.htm - 44k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/understandings.htm"><span class="l">Understandings (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ephesians 4:18 with darkened understandings, having by reason of the ignorance which<br> is deep-seated in them and the <b>insensibility</b> of their moral nature, no <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/understandings.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/insensate.htm"><span class="l">Insensate (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/insensate.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/iron.htm"><span class="l">Iron (104 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. (n.) Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness. 7. (n.) Like iron in hardness,<br> strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, <b>insensibility</b>, etc.; <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/iron.htm - 50k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/insensitive.htm"><span class="l">Insensitive (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/insensitive.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/frost.htm"><span class="l">Frost (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (vi) Frozen dew; -- called also hoarfrost or white frost. 4. (vi) Coldness<br> or <b>insensibility</b>; severity or rigidity of character. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/frost.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/deep-seated.htm"><span class="l">Deep-seated (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ephesians 4:18 with darkened understandings, having by reason of the ignorance which<br> is deep-seated in them and the <b>insensibility</b> of their moral nature, no <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/deep-seated.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/myrrh.htm"><span class="l">Myrrh (22 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It was a custom of the Jews to give those who were condemned to death by<br> crucifixion "wine mingled with myrrh" to produce <b>insensibility</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/myrrh.htm - 18k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/insensibility.htm">Insensibility: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Insensibility (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ephesians/4-18.htm">Ephesians 4:18</a></span><br />with darkened understandings, having by reason of the ignorance which is deep-seated in them and the <span class="boldtext">insensibility</span> of their moral nature, no share in the Life which God gives.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/i/insensibility.htm">Insensibility</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/insert.htm">Insert (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/insensibility.htm">Insensibility (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/i/insensate.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Insensate"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Insensate" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/i/insensitive.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Insensitive"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Insensitive" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>