Matthew 13:14

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In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive.'

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  • Isa 6:9-9 : 9 And He said, "Go, and say to this people: ‘Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive.’ 10 Make the hearts of this people dull, their ears heavy, and their eyes blind; otherwise, they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn back and be healed."
  • Luke 8:10 : 10 And He said, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to others, I speak in parables so that, ‘Though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
  • Acts 28:25-27 : 25 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: 'The Holy Spirit was right in speaking to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah:' 26 'Go to this people and say, "You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive."' 27 For this people's heart has grown calloused; 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.'
  • 2 Cor 3:14 : 14 But their minds were hardened. For to this day, the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away.
  • Rom 11:8-9 : 8 As it is written: "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see and ears that could not hear, to this very day." 9 And David says, "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them." 10 "Let their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever."
  • John 12:39-40 : 39 This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said: 40 "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they would not see with their eyes or understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them."
  • Ezek 12:2 : 2 Son of man, you are living among a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
  • Mark 4:12 : 12 "So that, 'Though they see, they may see and not perceive; and though they hear, they may hear and not understand; otherwise they might turn back and be forgiven.'

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  • Matt 13:13
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    13That is why I speak to them in parables, because although they see, they do not see; and although they hear, they do not hear or understand.

  • Acts 28:26-27
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    26'Go to this people and say, "You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive."'

    27For this people's heart has grown calloused; 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.'

  • Mark 4:11-13
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    11He answered them, "The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything is spoken in parables.

    12"So that, 'Though they see, they may see and not perceive; and though they hear, they may hear and not understand; otherwise they might turn back and be forgiven.'

    13He said to them, "Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

  • Matt 13:15-18
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    15For the heart of this people has grown dull; they can barely 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, turn back to me, and I would heal them.

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

    17Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

    18So listen to the parable of the sower.

  • Isa 6:9-10
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    9And He said, "Go, and say to this people: ‘Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive.’

    10Make the hearts of this people dull, their ears heavy, and their eyes blind; otherwise, they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn back and be healed."

  • John 12:38-41
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    38This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet, who said: "Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"

    39This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said:

    40"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they would not see with their eyes or understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them."

    41Isaiah said these things because he saw His glory and spoke about Him.

  • Mark 8:17-18
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    17Aware of this, Jesus said to them, 'Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you still not understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened?'

    18Do you have eyes and not see, and ears and not hear? And do you not remember?

  • Luke 8:10
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    10And He said, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to others, I speak in parables so that, ‘Though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

  • Matt 13:9-11
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    9Let anyone who has ears listen.

    10Then the disciples approached him and asked, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

    11Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them.

  • Matt 11:15
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    15He who has ears, let him hear.

  • Matt 12:17
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    17This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:

  • Jer 5:21
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    21Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.

  • Isa 42:20
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    20You have seen many things, but you do not observe them; your ears are open, but you do not listen.

  • Rom 11:8
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    8As it is written: "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see and ears that could not hear, to this very day."

  • Isa 42:18
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    18Hear, you deaf! Look, you blind, that you may see!

  • Isa 44:18
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    18They have no knowledge or understanding; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their hearts so they cannot understand.

  • Rom 15:21
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    21Rather, as it is written: 'Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.'

  • Matt 13:34-35
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    34Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not say anything to them without using a parable.

    35This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: 'I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.'

  • Mark 4:9
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    9Then Jesus said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear."

  • John 10:6
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    6Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

  • Mark 8:21
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    21Then he said to them, 'Do you still not understand?'

  • Luke 18:34
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    34The disciples understood none of this. The meaning of the words was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what he was saying.

  • Luke 9:45
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    45But they did not understand what this meant; it was hidden from them so that they could not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

  • Mark 4:23
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    23If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.

  • Matt 15:10
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    10Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand:

  • Luke 10:24
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    24For I tell you, many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

  • Isa 29:18
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    18On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.

  • Matt 4:14
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    14This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying:

  • Mark 7:16
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    16If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."

  • Isa 32:3
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    3The eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen attentively.

  • John 8:43
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    43Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word.

  • John 9:39
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    39Jesus said, 'For judgment I came into this world, so that those who are blind may see and those who see may become blind.'

  • 1 Cor 14:21
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    21In the Law it is written: 'By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me,' says the Lord.

  • Isa 29:11
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    11The entire vision is to you like the words of a sealed book. If it is given to one who can read and they are told, 'Read this, please,' they respond, 'I cannot, for it is sealed.'

  • Matt 15:16
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    16Jesus replied, “Are you still without understanding?”

  • John 9:41
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    41Jesus replied, 'If you were blind, you would have no sin. But now that you claim, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.