Matthew 13:14

American Standard Version (1901)

And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

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  • Isa 6:9-9 : 9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.
  • Luke 8:10 : 10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
  • Acts 28:25-27 : 25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Spirit through Isaiah the prophet unto your fathers, 26 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: 27 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.
  • 2 Cor 3:14 : 14 but their minds were hardened: for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remaineth, it not being revealed [to them] that it is done away in Christ.
  • Rom 11:8-9 : 8 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. 9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, And a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them: 10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, And bow thou down their back always.
  • John 12:39-40 : 39 For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah said again, 40 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.
  • Ezek 12:2 : 2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of the rebellious house, that have eyes to see, and see not, that have ears to hear, and hear not; for they are a rebellious house.
  • Mark 4:12 : 12 that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.

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    13Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

  • Acts 28:26-27
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    26saying, 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:

    27For 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.

  • Mark 4:11-13
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    11And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables:

    12that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.

    13And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?

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    15For 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.

    16But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

    17For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.

    18Hear then ye the parable of the sower.

  • Isa 6:9-10
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    9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

    10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.

  • John 12:38-41
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    38that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

    39For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah said again,

    40He 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.

    41These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him.

  • Mark 8:17-18
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    17And Jesus perceiving it saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? do ye not yet perceive, neither understand? have ye your heart hardened?

    18Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

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    10And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

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    9He that hath ears, let him hear.

    10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

    11And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

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    15He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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    17that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

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    21Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:

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    20Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.

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    18Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

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    9And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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    6This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

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    21And he said unto them, Do ye not yet understand?

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    34And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.

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    45But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

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    23If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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    10And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

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    14that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

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    16(Ommitted)

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