Verse 15

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.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For dette folks hjerte er blitt tungt, og deres ører er tynget, og deres øyne har de lukket; for at de ikke skal se med sine øyne, og høre med sine ører, og forstå med sitt hjerte, og vende om, så jeg kan helbrede dem.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For folkets hjerte er blitt hardere, de har hørt tungt med ørene, og de har lukket øynene sine; så ikke de skal se med øynene, høre med ørene, og forstå med hjertet og vende om, så jeg kan helbrede dem.

• Norsk King James

  For dette folkets hjerte er blitt hardt, og de har tunge ører for å høre, og de har lukket sine øyne; ellers ville de se med sine øyne, og høre med sine ører, og forstå med sitt hjerte, og bli omvendt, og jeg ville helbrede dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For dette folkets hjerte har blitt hardt, og med ørene hører de tungt, og de lukker øynene for ikke å se med øynene, høre med ørene, forstå med hjertet og vende om, så jeg kunne helbrede dem.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For dette folks hjerte er blitt sløvt, og med ørene hører de tungt, og sine øyne har de lukket; for at de ikke skal se med øynene og høre med ørene og forstå med hjertet og vende om, så jeg kunne helbrede dem.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For dette folks hjerte er blitt sløvt, deres ører hører tungt, og de har lukket sine øyne. Slik at de ikke skal se med øynene, høre med ørene, forstå med hjertet og vende om, så jeg kan helbrede dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For dette folkets hjerte er blitt sløvt; de hører tungt med ørene og har lukket øynene, så de ikke skulle se med øynene, høre med ørene, forstå med hjertet og vende om, så jeg kunne helbrede dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For dette folkets hjerte har blitt hardt, ørene deres er døve, og de har lukket øynene for ikke å se med dem, høre med dem og forstå med sitt hjerte, slik at de ikke blir omvendt og helbredet.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For dette folkets hjerte er blitt sløvt, og med ørene hører de tungt, og øynene har de lukket igjen, så de ikke skal se med øynene og høre med ørene, og forstå med hjertet, vende om og bli helbredet av meg.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For dette folkets hjerte er blitt sløvt, og med ørene hører de tungt, og øynene har de lukket igjen, så de ikke skal se med øynene og høre med ørene, og forstå med hjertet, vende om og bli helbredet av meg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For folkets hjerte er blitt sløvt, og de hører tungt med ørene og lukker øynene. For at de ikke skal se med øynene, høre med ørene, forstå med hjertet og vende om, og jeg få helbrede dem.'

• 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.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Matthew.13.15", "source": "Ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν· μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν, καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν, καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσωμαι αὐτούς.", "text": "For *epachynthē* the *kardia* of this *laou*, and with the *ōsin bareōs ēkousan*, and their *ophthalmous ekammysan*; lest *idōsin* with the *ophthalmois*, and with the *ōsin akousōsin*, and with the *kardia synōsin*, and *epistrepsōsin*, and I *iasōmai* them.", "grammar": { "*epachynthē*": "aorist passive, 3rd singular - was made thick/dull", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*kardia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - heart", "*laou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of people", "*toutou*": "demonstrative, genitive, masculine, singular - this", "*ōsin*": "dative, neuter, plural - ears", "*bareōs*": "adverb - heavily/with difficulty", "*ēkousan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - they heard", "*ophthalmous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - eyes", "*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - their", "*ekammysan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - they closed", "*mēpote*": "conjunction - lest/so that not", "*idōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might see", "*ophthalmois*": "dative, masculine, plural - with eyes", "*akousōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might hear", "*kardia*": "dative, feminine, singular - with heart", "*synōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might understand", "*epistrepsōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might turn/return", "*iasōmai*": "aorist subjunctive, 1st singular - I might heal", "*autous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - them" }, "variants": { "*epachynthē*": "was made thick/dull/insensitive", "*kardia*": "heart/mind/inner being", "*laou*": "people/nation/folk", "*bareōs ēkousan*": "they heard with difficulty/were hard of hearing", "*ophthalmous ekammysan*": "they closed their eyes/shut their eyes", "*mēpote*": "lest/so that not/in case", "*idōsin*": "they might see/perceive", "*akousōsin*": "they might hear/listen", "*synōsin*": "they might understand/comprehend", "*epistrepsōsin*": "they might turn/return/convert", "*iasōmai*": "I might heal/cure/restore" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For hjertet til dette folket er blitt fett, med ørene hørte de tungt, og sine øyne lukket de; så de ikke skulle se med sine øyne og høre med sine ører og forstå med sitt hjerte og omvende seg, så jeg kunne helbrede dem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi dette Folks Hjerte er blevet forhærdet, og de høre besværligen med Ørene, og tillukke deres Øine, at de ikke skulle komme til at see med Øinene, og høre med Ørene, og forstaae med Hjertet og omvende sig, at jeg maatte helbrede dem.

• 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For dette folkes hjerte er blitt hardt, og de hører tungt med ørene og har lukket igjen øynene, for at de ikke skal se med øynene, høre med ørene, forstå med hjertet og vende om, så jeg kan helbrede dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For dette folks hjerte har blitt sløvet, deres ører er tunge å høre med, og de har lukket øynene sine; så de ikke ser med øynene sine, hører med ørene sine, forstår med hjertet, og vender om, så jeg kan helbrede dem.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For dette folkets hjerte er blitt sløvt, og med ørene hører de tungt, og øynene har de lukket, for at de ikke skal se med øynene og høre med ørene og forstå med hjertet og vende om, så jeg kan helbrede dem.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For dette folkets hjerte er blitt hardt, deres ører er tunghørte, og deres øyne har de lukket, for at de ikke skulle se med øynene, høre med ørene og forstå med hjertet og omvende seg, så jeg kunne helbrede dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For dette folkets hjerte er blitt sløvt, de hører tungt med ørene, og øynene har de lukket til. Slik skal de ikke se med øynene eller høre med ørene, og forstå med hjertet, så jeg skulle omvende dem og helbrede dem.

• 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.

• 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.