Matthew 13:15 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁵ for the heart of this people has become thickened, and their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, lest they should understand with their heart, and turn back, and I heal them.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ For this nation's heart has grown gross (fat and dull), and their ears heavy and difficult of hearing, and their eyes they have tightly closed, lest they see and perceive with their eyes, and hear and comprehend the sense with their ears, and grasp and understand with their heart, and turn and I should heal them. [Isa. 6:9, 10.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ For this people’s senses have become calloused, and they’ve become hard of hearing, and they’ve shut their eyes so that they won’t see with their eyes or hear with their ears or understand with their minds, and change their hearts and lives that I may heal them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ For the heart of this people has grown fat, and with their ears they hear heavily, and they have closed their eyes, lest at any time they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and then I would heal them.'

Matthew 13:15 Cross References

Isaiah 6:10

“Make the heart of this people fat, and their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and shall turn and be healed.”

Mark 4:12

so that ‘seeing they see but do not perceive, and hearing they hear but do not understand, lest they should turn and their sins be forgiven them.’ ”

Zechariah 7:11

“But they refused to listen, and they shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears from hearing.

Malachi 4:2

“But to you who fear My Name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings. And you shall go out and leap for joy like calves from the stall.

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O יהוה, so that I am healed. Save me, so that I am saved, for You are my praise.

Hebrews 5:11

concerning whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.

2 Timothy 4:4

and they shall indeed turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to myths.

Acts 7:57

And crying out with a loud voice, they stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one mind,

Psalm 119:70

Their heart has become like fat, Without feeling; I have delighted in Your Torah.

Revelation 22:2

In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Acts 3:19

“Repent therefore and turn back, for the blotting out of your sins, in order that times of refreshing might come from the presence of the Master,

Hosea 14:4

“I shall heal their backsliding, I shall love them spontaneously, for My displeasure has turned away from him.

Jeremiah 33:6

See, I am bringing to it relief and healing. And I shall heal them and reveal to them the riches of peace and truth.

Isaiah 57:18

“I have seen his ways, but now I heal him, and I lead him, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners,

Isaiah 44:20

Feeding on ashes, a deceived heart turns him aside, and he does not deliver his being, nor says, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

Jeremiah 3:22

“Return, O backsliding children, I shall make your backslidings cease.” “See, we have come to You, for You are יהוה our Elohim.

Jeremiah 17:9

“The heart is crooked above all, and desperately sick – who shall know it?

Luke 19:42

saying, “If you only knew even today, the matters for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.

Acts 28:27

for the heart of this people has become thickened, and with their ears they heard heavily, and they have closed their eyes, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn back, and I should heal them.” ’

Proverbs 16:30

Winking with his eye to plot perversity, Moving his lips he shall bring about evil.