Matthew 13:13

Geneva Bible (1560)

Therefore speake I to them in parables, because they seeing, doe not see: and hearing, they heare not, neither vnderstand.

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  • Jer 5:21 : 21 Heare nowe this, O foolish people, and without vnderstanding, which haue eyes and see not, which haue eares and heare not.
  • Ezek 12:2 : 2 Sonne of man, thou dwellest in the middes of a rebellious house, which haue eyes to see, and see not: they haue eares to heare, and heare not: for they are a rebellious house.
  • Matt 13:16 : 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your eares, for they heare.
  • Mark 8:17-18 : 17 And when Iesus knew it, he said vnto them, Why reason you thus, because ye haue no bread? perceiue ye not yet, neither vnderstande? haue ye your hearts yet hardened? 18 Haue yee eyes, and see not? and haue yee eares, and heare not? and doe ye not remember?
  • John 3:19-20 : 19 And this is the condemnation, that that light came into the worlde, and men loued darknesse rather then that light, because their deedes were euill. 20 For euery man that euill doeth, hateth the light, neither commeth to light, least his deedes should be reprooued.
  • John 9:39-41 : 39 And Iesus sayd, I am come vnto iudgement into this world, that they which see not, might see: and that they which see, might be made blinde. 40 And some of the Pharises which were with him, heard these things, & sayd vnto him, Are we blinde also? 41 Iesus sayd vnto them, If ye were blinde, ye should not haue sinne: but nowe ye say, We see: therefore your sinne remaineth.
  • 2 Cor 4:3-4 : 3 If our Gospell bee then hid, it is hid to them that are lost. 4 In whom the God of this world hath blinded the mindes, that is, of the infidels, that the light of the glorious Gospell of Christ, which is the image of God, should not shine vnto them.
  • Deut 29:3-4 : 3 The great tentations which thine eyes haue seene, those great miracles and wonders: 4 Yet the Lord hath not giuen you an heart to perceiue, and eyes to see, & eares to heare, vnto this day.
  • Isa 42:18-20 : 18 Heare, ye deafe: and ye blinde, regarde, that ye may see. 19 Who is blinde but my seruaunt? or deafe as my messenger, that I sent? who is blind as the perfit, and blinde as the Lordes seruant? 20 Seeing many things, but thou keepest them not? opening the eares, but he heareth not?
  • Isa 44:18 : 18 They haue not knowen, nor vnderstand: for God hath shut their eyes that they cannot see, and their heartes, that they cannot vnderstand.

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  • Matt 13:14-19
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    91%

    14So in them is fulfilled the prophecie of Esaias, which prophecie saieth, By hearing, ye shall heare, and shall not vnderstand, and seeing, ye shal see, and shall not perceiue.

    15For this peoples heart is waxed fat, & their eares are dull of hearing, and with their eyes they haue winked, lest they should see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, & should vnderstand with their hearts, & should returne, that I might heale them.

    16But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your eares, for they heare.

    17For verely I say vnto you, that many Prophets, & righteous men haue desired to see those things which ye see, & haue not seene them, & to heare those things which ye heare, and haue not heard them.

    18Heare ye therefore ye parable of ye sower.

    19Whensoeuer any man heareth the woorde of that kingdome, and vnderstandeth it not, that euil one commeth, and catcheth away that which was sowen in his heart: and this is he which hath receiued the seede by the way side.

  • Mark 4:11-13
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    11And he saide vnto them, To you it is giuen to knowe the mysterie of the kingdome of God: but vnto them that are without, all thinges bee done in parables,

    12That they seeing, may see, and not discerne: and they hearing, may heare, and not vnderstand, least at any time they should turne, and their sinnes should be forgiuen them.

    13Againe he said vnto them, Perceiue ye not this parable? howe then should ye vnderstand all other parables?

  • Acts 28:26-27
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    26Saying, Goe vnto this people, and say, By hearing ye shal heare, & shal not vnderstand, and seeing ye shall see, and not perceiue.

    27For the heart of this people is waxed fatte, and their eares are dull of hearing, and with their eyes haue they winked, least they shoulde see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstand with their heartes, and should returne that I might heale them.

  • Matt 13:9-12
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    9He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

    10Then the disciples came, and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

    11And he answered, & said vnto them, Because it is giuen vnto you, to know the secretes of the kingdome of heauen, but to the it is not giue.

    12For whosoeuer hath, to him shalbe giuen, and he shall haue abundance: but whosoeuer hath not, from him shalbe taken away, euen that he hath.

  • Luke 8:9-11
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    9Then his disciples asked him, demaunding what parable that was.

    10And he sayd, Vnto you it is giuen to know the secrets of ye kingdome of God, but to other in parables, that when they see, they shoulde not see, and when they heare, they should not vnderstand.

    11The parable is this, The seede is the worde of God.

  • Matt 13:34-35
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    34All these thinges spake Iesus vnto the multitude in parables, and without parables spake he not to them,

    35That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, and will vtter the thinges which haue beene kept secrete from the foundation of the worlde.

  • Isa 6:9-10
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    9And he sayd, Goe, and say vnto this people, Ye shall heare in deede, but ye shall not vnderstand: ye shall plainely see, and not perceiue.

    10Make the heart of this people fatte, make their eares heauie, and shut their eyes, lest they see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstand with their hearts, and conuert, and he heale them.

  • John 10:6
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    6This parable spake Iesus vnto them: but they vnderstoode not what things they were which he spake vnto them.

  • John 12:39-41
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    39Therefore could they not beleeue, because that Esaias saith againe,

    40He hath blinded their eyes, and hardned their heart, that they shoulde not see with their eyes, nor vnderstand with their heart, and should be conuerted, and I should heale them.

    41These things sayd Esaias when he sawe his glory, and spake of him.

  • Mark 8:17-18
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    17And when Iesus knew it, he said vnto them, Why reason you thus, because ye haue no bread? perceiue ye not yet, neither vnderstande? haue ye your hearts yet hardened?

    18Haue yee eyes, and see not? and haue yee eares, and heare not? and doe ye not remember?

  • Matt 13:3
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    3Then he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sowe.

  • John 8:43
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    43Why doe ye not vnderstande my talke? because ye cannot heare my worde.

  • Matt 11:15
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    15He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

  • Mark 4:9
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    9Then he said vnto them, He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

  • Mark 4:33
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    33And with many such parables he preached the word vnto them, as they were able to heare it.

  • Isa 44:18
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    18They haue not knowen, nor vnderstand: for God hath shut their eyes that they cannot see, and their heartes, that they cannot vnderstand.

  • Mark 8:21
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    21Then he saide vnto them, Howe is it that ye vnderstand not?

  • Luke 9:45
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    45But they vnderstood not that word: for it was hid from them, so that they could not perceiue it: and they feared to aske him of that worde.

  • Mark 4:23
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    23If any man haue eares to heare, let him heare.

  • Mark 7:16
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    16If any haue eares to heare, let him heare.

  • Luke 18:34
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    34But they vnderstood none of these things, and this saying was hidde from them, neither perceiued they the things, which were spoken.

  • Matt 15:10
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    10Then hee called the multitude vnto him, and said to them, Heare and vnderstand.

  • Jer 5:21
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    21Heare nowe this, O foolish people, and without vnderstanding, which haue eyes and see not, which haue eares and heare not.

  • Rom 15:21
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    21But as it is written, To whome hee was not spoken of, they shall see him, and they that heard not, shall vnderstand him.

  • John 8:27
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    27They vnderstoode not that hee spake to them of the Father.

  • Isa 42:20
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    20Seeing many things, but thou keepest them not? opening the eares, but he heareth not?

  • Rom 11:8
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    8According as it is written, God hath giuen them the spirit of slumber: eyes that they should not see, and eares that they should not heare vnto this day.

  • Luke 8:18
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    18Take heede therefore how ye heare: for whosoeuer hath, to him shall be giuen: and whosoeuer hath not, from him shalbe taken euen that which it seemeth that he hath.

  • Ps 135:17
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    17They haue eares and heare not, neither is there any breath in their mouth.

  • Ps 115:6
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    6They haue eares and heare not: they haue noses and smell not.

  • Matt 15:15-16
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    15Then answered Peter, and said to him, Declare vnto vs this parable.

    16Then said Iesus, Are ye yet without vnderstanding?