Matthew 13:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

For this people's heart has become callous; 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.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    For 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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    For this peoples hertes are wexed grosse and their eares were dull of herynge and their eyes have they closed lest they shulde se with their eyes and heare with their eares and shuld vnderstonde with their hertes and shuld tourne that I myght heale them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For ye hert of this people is waxed grosse, & their eares are thick of hearige, & their eyes haue they closed, lest they shulde once se wt ye eyes, & heare wt the eares, & vnderstode wt the hert, & turne, that I might heale them.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For 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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For this peoples heart is waxed grosse, and their eares are dull of hearyng, and their eyes haue they closed: lest at any tyme they shoulde see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and shoulde vnderstande with their heart, & shoulde conuert, that I myght heale them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹For this people's heart is waxed gross, and› [their] ‹ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with› [their] ‹eyes, and hear with› [their] ‹ears, and should understand with› [their] ‹heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For this people's heart has grown callous, Their ears are dull of hearing, They have closed their eyes; Or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their heart, And should turn again; And I would heal them.'

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might heal them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    for this people's heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and should turn again; and I would heal them.'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’

Referenced Verses

  • John 8:43-44 : 43 Why do you not understand my speech? Because you cannot hear my word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you wish to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and did not abide in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
  • Zech 7:11 : 11 But they refused to heed, and shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears, so they should not hear.
  • Heb 5:11 : 11 Of whom we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.
  • Ps 119:70 : 70 Their heart is as fat as grease, but I delight in Your law.
  • Isa 6:10 : 10 Make the heart of this people dull, 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 be converted and healed.
  • 2 Tim 4:4 : 4 And they will turn their ears away from the truth and be turned aside to fables.
  • Isa 29:10-12 : 10 For the LORD has poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers has He covered. 11 And the vision of all is become to you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is learned, saying, Read this, please: and he says, I cannot, for it is sealed. 12 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, please: and he says, I am not learned.
  • Isa 44:20 : 20 He feeds on ashes: a deceived heart has turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
  • Isa 57:18 : 18 I have seen his ways and will heal him; I will lead him also and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.
  • Jer 3:22 : 22 Return, you backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come to you; for you are the LORD our God.
  • Jer 17:14 : 14 Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for you are my praise.
  • Jer 33:6 : 6 Behold, I will bring it health and healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
  • Hos 14:4 : 4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for my anger is turned away from him.
  • Heb 6:4-6 : 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 And have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 If they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.
  • Rev 22:2 : 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
  • Mal 4:2 : 2 But to you who fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings, and you shall go forth and grow up like stall-fed calves.
  • Mark 4:12 : 12 that seeing they may see and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
  • Acts 3:19 : 19 Repent therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
  • Acts 7:57 : 57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord,
  • 2 Thess 2:10-11 : 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
  • 2 Tim 2:25-26 : 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, 26 and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.

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    26saying, Go to this people and say, Hearing you will hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you will see, and not perceive.

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