This is so that even though they see, they will see and yet not perceive. And even though they hear, they will hear and yet not understand. For if they did, they would turn [back to God] again and receive forgiveness.”
Mark 8:18 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Even though you have eyes, do you not see? And even though you have ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Having eyes, do you not see [with them], and having ears, do you not hear and perceive and understand the sense of what is said? And do you not remember? American Standard Version (1901) Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? Common English Bible Don’t you have eyes? Why can’t you see? Don’t you have ears? Why can’t you hear? Don’t you remember? Catholic Public Domain Version Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? Do you not remember, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Having eyes, see you not? and having ears, hear you not? neither do you remember. |
This is so that even though they see, they will see and yet not perceive. And even though they hear, they will hear and yet not understand. For if they did, they would turn [back to God] again and receive forgiveness.”
“God has blinded their eyes [of understanding] and closed their minds. If He had not done so, they would [be able to] see with their eyes and understand with their minds and turn [to God] so He could heal them [spiritually].”
as it has been written [Isa. 19:10], “God gave them a spirit of numbness [i.e., they developed a spiritual insensitivity to God and His word]. [He gave them] eyes to see with [but they would not look], and ears to hear with [but they did not listen]. And they still have this spirit.”
Do you not remember that I used to tell you these things when I was still with you?
Therefore, I intend to constantly remind you people about these things [i.e., those mentioned in verses 5-11], even though you [already] know them, and have been established in the truth you now possess.