They do not know nor understand, for He has smeared their eyes from seeing, and their hearts from understanding.
Matthew 13:13 - The Scriptures 2009 “Because of this I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition This is the reason that I speak to them in parables: because having the power of seeing, they do not see; and having the power of hearing, they do not hear, nor do they grasp and understand. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. Common English Bible This is why I speak to the crowds in parables: although they see, they don’t really see; and although they hear, they don’t really hear or understand. Catholic Public Domain Version For this reason, I speak to them in parables: because seeing, they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore do I speak to them in parables: because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. |
They do not know nor understand, for He has smeared their eyes from seeing, and their hearts from understanding.
Hear this now, O foolish people without heart, who have eyes and see not, and who have ears and hear not:
“Son of man, you are dwelling in the midst of a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but they have not seen, they have ears to hear but they have not heard, for they are a rebellious house.
And I said, “Ah, Master יהוה! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not speaking parables?’ ”
“And blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,
As it has been written, “יהוה has given them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see and ears not to hear, unto this day.”